"The Best Free Service You've Never Used" - that's what Mike Elgan at Earthweb calls Zoho. From his nice article,
I'm not here to convince you to use Zoho as a replacement for Microsoft Office. I want to convince you to try Zoho goodies a la cart. Zoho is packed with so much innovation and surprising coolness, that I'm certain you'll find a better way to do at least some small thing you're already doing.
Better brainstorming and note-taking -- Zoho Notebook enables the creation of pages where you can do just about anything -- embed words, images, audio clips, video, live Web pages, URLs, RSS feeds and documents created by other Zoho applications, and just drag and drop them around on the page. Then you can share, publish or export them into what Zoho calls a "book" or into a Web page. It’s the ultimate online napkin or “back of the envelope” for capturing ideas. [Link to Zoho Notebook]
Better PowerPoint -- By simply importing your PowerPoint presentations into the free Zoho Show application, you'll be able to easily present from anybody's computer. You should be backing up your presentation online anyway – why not back up to a site that will play it, too? If you find yourself in a restaurant and want to make your pitch, you can use the mobile version (www.zoho.com or mini.zoho.com) and run the presentation from your iPhone! [Try Zoho Show now]
Better project management – Most small projects are “managed” without professional grade project management tools. That’s because real project management software is expensive and complicated. Zoho offers a free and simplified version that gives you much of the power of major league applications, but without hitting your wallet or crushing you with a learning curve. [Sign-up for Zoho Projects]
I could go on and on with such examples. The takeaway here is that Zoho is packed with useful surprises. And don't think of it as a replacement for Microsoft Office or an alternative to Google Apps. Think of it as a playground of productivity, where you can browse and pick and choose whatever you like -- and ignore the rest.
Thanks, Mike! And to our readers : you can digg the above article here.
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