Monday, October 4, 2010

My Favorite Web2.0 tools.

Web 2.0 is:

  • All the online applications that can be accessed from any computer that has an internet connection.
  • The beginning of moving from having a PC (personal computer) to being able to turn any computer into your personal computer. 
  • A great way to increase productivity


Dropbox is:
  • A web 2.0 tool that allows the user to have a folder on their computer (the dropbox) that can be accessed from any other computer through the internet.
  • If 2 computers both have dropbox installed by the same user, whatever is dropped into one box is automatically synchronized to the other box.
    • The downside for me is that my desktop has a very small harddrive. I wish I would just be able to access the file on my laptop instead of it putting it on the desktop's drive as well

Tokbox is:
  • The web 2.0 way of doing Skype.
  • Pros:
    • Able to acces it on any computer that has internet access, no need to install software.
    • It allows the use of video conferencing for more than 2 users (Skype only allows video for 2 people).
    • Easy to use, you just have to log in.
    • I've tried it once or twice and it seems to have less trouble with bad connections and bad video or audio reception. 
  • Cons:
    • Skype can run in the background, Tokbox needs an open web browser. I like my web browser less cluttered.
    • Far less Tokbox users than Skype users. 

I like it! Great tools, with much potential for increased productivity. I'm just a bit concerned that there's so many tools out there that I will start to forget which ones I'm using and why. But I'm sure there's a tool for that too ;)

1 comment:

  1. Interesting observations on Tokbox. May end up using this tool for some groups in our Virtual session.

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