Jay Cross‘s Top Ten Tools 2007

TOP 10 TOOLS 2007 &2008
Jay Cross

Jay is the Founder ofInternet Time Group.  He is also the author of "Informal Learning: Rediscovering theNatural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance".He is a champion of informal learning, web 2.0, and systemsthinking.  You can find out more about Jay and his workat.jaycross.com
Jay‘s Top Ten Tools asat 1 January 2008
Firefox -- it‘s my window on the world
Google Search  -- it‘s my universal finder and research tool, both online and on my hard drive
Skype -- a great (and free) alternative to the telephone
WordPress -- the best blogging tool I‘ve found
Google Docs -- for writing, sharing, storing, presenting; I have given up MS Office entirely
Google Reader -- for managing RSS feeds
Ning -- build an online community in 20 minutes
Adobe Connect -- my 24/7 office
pbWiki -- mainly for archiving goodies, somewhat for collaboration
Adobe Dreamweaver -- a powerful yet powerfully simple way to create webpages
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Jay‘s Top Ten Tools as at 3 July 2007
Firefox, because it‘s my gateway to the web, and it keeps getter better and better. Hoo-ray for Open Source
WordPress, because it‘s my main means of communication with the outside world. Also Open Source and always getting better.
Gmail, because I can reach it from anywhere with a web connection and its storage is nearly endless
Google, not just the search engine, but alsoGoogle Docs (perfect for collaboration), Google Reader, (does all my RSS now)Google Calendar,Google Groups andGoogle Talk
PowerPoint, because it‘s a simple and quick way to create graphics. (The presentation part is secondary for me.)
Ning, because it enables anyone to set up a viable community site in minutes.
flickr, because I take a lot of photos and could not keep them organized before
Picasa, because it‘s a rapid way to touch up photos
QuickTopic, because I can set up a private discussion thread in next to no time.
del.icio.us, because it lets me keep my bookmarks on line and look at everyone else‘s.