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What web apps do you use? As in, apps that you use daily or weekly? I asked this question to a few people tonight at Refresh Phoenix and at most people only named 1 or 2 sites.

You tell me and I might tell you.

Define web app?

Absolutely none. While high-speed connections are the norm for me, I just don't see the point of needing to be online to do my work. Similarly, I don't like the idea of handing over my data for another company to mange.

I use Google Docs. Not for work, though. I use for things like spread sheets that I share with my fiance(like wedding checklists and things). Definitely not for work or private data.

Google Reader
Google Mail

Last.fm is kind of borderline

Gmail
Google Docs

And.. that's it.

My understanding of web app would be a valuable web 2.0 service...?
In that case,

- Occasionally Google Docs
- Gmail
- Facebook.com
- Mint.com
- ListRankr.com
- Twitter.com
- 9rules.com

Go web2.0!

Does anybody use any to do list apps? I personally use Todoist.com and like it quite a bit.

I use Orchestrate from 8apps for my to-do list.

I don't use any of them. gmail is the reason that media defender's emails are now on the bittorrent networks. I don't think they're secure and I like to have my work on media I own and have in my possession.

I know it's just a semantic difference really, but I hate going to several different websites to get things done. I want to have it all in one place, easily accessible.

In reality it's not different from opening separate applications, but there's a layer of abstraction there that I find difficult to be pleased with.

Example, I've tried using various web apps for todo lists and GTD like management of tasks... never liked any of them, but I use iGTD on my desktop and I like it fine.

Oh, here's a good one I forgot about: Blinksale.com probably my favourite web app because I set it up once and it's doing the work for me.

Backpack and Facebook are the only ones I use regularly. I use Basecamp and Goplan from time to time but neither of them really meets my project needs. I try out new web apps all the time, I just don't keep using them. Mint.com looks sweet but I don't want to enter my account details, I'd rather handle it all manually (security paranoia) and they don't have that option.

Web apps to me are defined by the ability to be productive with an online application, so Facebook and any other social site are out of the question. In all honesty I don't use anything that is a web app, maybe my wordpress dashboard, my web based email that's hooked into my domain. Other than that, nadda...nothing, zip...zilch.

Nothing beats lugging around a ultralight notebook and using full apps on there as opposed to something that might have security risks or lags and slowdown due to network congestion.

I have:

Backpack
Gmail
Google Reader
Facebook
Flickr
LinkedIn
Vitalist

While I agree there are some concerns about the privacy of the information you trust to some online service provider, I also find it gradually harder to keep doing things offline.

It makes sense to use online tools when you need them for both personal and professional activities - you could log in from both home and work.

I use only Gmail on a weekly basis. I can't stand Google Docs and Spreadsheets - the html gets messed up very, very fast. I've used Campfire once, and then I ran screaming back to Windows Live Messenger. Meebo for chat if I'm on a machine that doesn't belong to me, and does not have a chat program.

When working on projects I tend to backup my files to Omnidrive. Love them. 1 gig free space, makes Yahoo briefcase bite the dust

I use:

Gmail
Google Docs
Google Calendar
Basecamp
Highrise
Flickr
Facebook
LinkedIn
Mint (the financial app)
Last.fm

Basically most of my productivity happens on the web, minus Textmate, Photoshop, and iTunes.

Freshbooks
Facebook
Google Tools - reader, docs, analytics, everything...
Simple CRM

I use basecamp at work for project management and for freelancing. I use google apps calendar/mail/gtalk/reader for communication, news and scheduling. I use tada for to do's.

I use clicky for traffic analysis (sometimes google) and I use delicious for bookmark management. I use linkedin for networking, mint for financial analysis and I use 9 rules to waste time on the internet.

I'm sure there are others I use and have forgot about but these stand out most to me.

I forgot about kuler, I use kuler and colourlovers a lot.

I use web apps for alot of my work and in my spare time too. The main ones i use are:

Facebook
Backpack
Basecamp
Delicious
8Apps
Gmail
Google Calendar
Google Docs
Flickr
Zshare - For file sharing, does that count as a webapp?
LastFM

The 37Signals Apps: Basecamp and Backpack as well as all the others they create are great. I can't praise them enough. So simple but so so useful. I like 8Apps to but for some reason none of my friends get my invites so i havent properly used Orchestrate yet. Their social network side of things seems a little on the inactive side also.

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