I have always strive to keep things organized and in arm’s reach. People expect, with the rise of the Web 2.0 boom, that services should be fast, easy on the eyes, accessible on desktop/web/mobile systems, free/cheap, and have a reliable up time. With the tools that are available now, I have completely replaced the need to use (snail) mail and feel that now, more then ever, I can exist in a true service cloud. Below I have compiled a collection of sophisticated online services that can increase the level of simplicity and zen in most everyone’s life:


  • Daily organization (notes, weather, other): www.google.com/ig (must have homepage)

    • Google also has an amazing calendar, notebook, and doc/presentation/spreadsheet services
  • Bookmarking: Delicious.com
    • For those who are new to social bookmarking, it allows bookmarks to be saved directly to an online account. I would recommend getting the Firefox toolbar for faster access. Also note that you can add igoogle gadgets that sync with your delicious to display different categories of links that you have bookmarked.
  • Misc Data backup: https://www.getdropbox.com/ (2gb free)
  • Photo backup: Google’s Picasa Web (250mb cap I think…need to find a better service here!)
  • Documents: convert to Google Docs or store in a data backup (see above)
  • Music backup and streaming: lala.com (syncs music to an online locker that can streamed or downloaded)
  • Videos: obviously youtube.com
  • General needs
  • Fast news lookup: originalsignal.com, addictomatic.com, or of course digg.com
  • What others have I missed? Please comment if you have another service that has made your life that must easier!

Other great links to read on this subject: top 80 sites and best of web

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