In my nearly 6 months of working for Dynamic Edge, I’ve learned that there literally is an application and several hundred plugins for just about every function you use on your computer. For those who don’t live, breathe and speak computers, these can be either huge programs, or tiny little bits of code that make life easier for the average computer user.
Some applications you’re probably already using are word processors like Microsoft Word or Word Perfect, spreadsheets like Excel, and media players like iTunes, Windows Media Player or RockBox. But there are countless other applications you probably use on a regular basis and don’t even realize it.
Here are a few of my favorite applications and plugins that I’ve discovered this year:
- Microsoft Outlook – considering it’s just one component of Microsoft’s mega-suite, I’m pretty impressed by how many actual functions you get out of this one application. First, it’s the easiest email system you’ll ever use! Coming from someone whose been an exclusive Mac user for the past eight years, this is a pretty bold statement… if I do say so myself.Beyond that, Outlook has integrated a calendar that makes is simple to organize your schedule, coordinate meetings with coworkers, schedule a dinner date… you name it! You can also use Outlook to invite your staff to events. The best part of all?? You can access your Outlook information on the Web when you’re out of the office network. It just doesn’t get any better than that.
- Object Dock – When I first started working from this happy pink lappy, the thing that I missed the most was my trusted friend: the Mac OS Dock. It wasn’t until, working late one night, I saw it on one of our awesome programmers’ laptop — which I knew was NOT a Mac. Sachin explained that the dock he was using was just an application he downloaded for free. When I went to find it for myself, I learned that there are dozens of docks available… and Object Dock just happens to be the one that I like best.
- Firefox Add-On #1419 – Simply the best plugin ever! This is a great tool to use if you do website work, since it allows you to toggle back-and-forth between web pages displayed in IE and Firefox. To quote another user, “Firefox could be perfect and faultless with this amazing extension! I love it so much!
I’m sure there’s more that I’m not thinking of right now, and you’re probably ready to start downloading at least the last two I just rattled off, so I’ll just leave you with this image (which pretty much makes me the happiest pink laptop user at DE!)
later,
storm
