{"id":1893,"date":"2012-11-27T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2012-11-27T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:04:54","slug":"the-best-cloud-applications-to-keep-you-working-smarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/the-best-cloud-applications-to-keep-you-working-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Cloud Applications To Keep You Working Smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all use apps on our phones, tablets, everywhere.\u00a0 That\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0mean we are using the right ones, or productive ones at that.\u00a0 Applications sometimes aren\u2019t enough on their own, but when taking advantage of the cloud they can completely overhaul the way you work. Here are some applications that help me work smarter, and are prime examples of using the cloud properly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2eUku.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"58\" \/>Pixlr<\/strong> \u2013 Pixlr.com is an online photo editor.\u00a0 Think of it as a free version of Photoshop you can use online without downloading anything.\u00a0 \u00a0It is a fantastic tool to edit or create images from any PC while on the go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/h7Czs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"96\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 HootSuite\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 A Social Media dashboard that manages your Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, WordPress, and more all in \u00a0 \u00a0 one?\u00a0 Not too good to be true.\u00a0 Also, HootSuite recently acquired Seesmic, a cloud based twitter app, one of the most used \u00a0 applications for twitter users.\u00a0 Now if only Tweetdeck would use the cloud..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lCB0I.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"36\" \/>Evernote<\/strong> \u2013 I have mentioned Evernote\u2019s usefulness many times in the past, but it\u2019s worthy of mention again.\u00a0 It is multiplatform, multi-device cloud based note taking application.\u00a0 It is my saving grace in meetings, and great for shopping lists or to-do lists. My fianc\u00e9 can update groceries on the list at home and I can see the updated list at the store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/A3hHd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"43\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dropbox<\/strong> \u2013 Another repeat, but it definitely warrants attention.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t do my job efficiently without being able to access my files from multiple locations.\u00a0 I don\u2019t just work at one computer.\u00a0 And I don\u2019t just work from one location either.\u00a0 Dropbox is an online back up\/File storage that allows 2GB of free storage.\u00a0 I use it to access my blogs and files wherever I am and on whatever device I am using.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/n7VP7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"71\" \/>Soundcloud<\/strong> \u2013 Allows you to upload audio files like music, speeches, and lectures and stream them online. You can make the files public or private and share the links with others.\u00a0 Great for sharing audio material or showing off your new band.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kpfx6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"55\" \/>Mint<\/strong> \u2013 Mint.com is a free accounting software that is managed online and through your mobile devices.\u00a0 It helps you manage your finances all for free and from anywhere.\u00a0 Just create an account and start simplifying your life.\u00a0 Over 10 million other users have already started using it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>These are just a handful of fantastic apps out there, but start here and you will see significant improvement in your work.\u00a0 What Cloud apps have helped you improve your work? Let us know about them in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all use apps on our phones, tablets, everywhere.\u00a0 That\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0mean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[508],"tags":[838,721,681,794,839,840,841,392,842],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}