Some useful (and free) tools for any modern professional

In my experience as a student and a writer during my co-op term, I have come across a few handy online tools that are useful to any modern professional.

Don’t you just hate it you leave an important document or file on your home or office computer, and you need it immediately, but it is impossible for you to run and grab it?

Solution: logmein (https://secure.logmein.com/)

It requires you to install the platform on any computer that you may need to remotely access. But once the program is installed, you get real time access to the computer from anywhere in the world.

Working in a group with many people on a project…

Solution 1: Google Docs (http://www.google.com/google-d-s/b1.html)

Google Docs allows for you to work on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and drawings from any computer. It gives you online storage as well as real time collaboration with colleagues around the world.

Solution 2: Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com/)

It is not just an online back up for any important files, but helps to enable file sharing between groups of people. You start with 2GB of storage space, but you can always get more as your friends and family get their own accounts.