A Short Note On Web Based Applications

A web based application is a software package that can be accessed through the web browser. The software and database reside on a central server rather than being installed on the desktop system and is accessed over a network.

Web based applications are the ultimate way to take advantage of today's technology to enhance your organizations productivity and efficiency. Web based application gives you an opportunity to access your business information from anywhere in the world at anytime. It also facilitates you to save time and money and improve the interactivity with your customers and partners.

It allow your administration staff to work from any location and sales staff to access information remotely 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With a computer connected to the Internet, a web browser and the right user name and password you can access the systems from any location.

Web-based applications are easy to use and can be implemented without interrupting your existing work process. Whether you need a content managed solution or an e-commerce system, it can be develop a customized web application that fulfills your business requirements.

Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of web browsers and the convenience of using a web browser as a client, sometimes called a thin client. The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity, as is the inherent support for cross-platform compatibility.

Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions.

Here, I am trying to list some free web based applications which are very helpful for you to process your daily work. If you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, home user etc. these applications may be of use. Just take a look...

1. Google Calendar: It is a contact- and time-management web application offered by Google.

2. Horde groupware: It is an open source web application for our email needs.

3. Phonevite: Sending reminders and alerts, with your own voice, is easy and simple using Phonevite. With this tool, you can send free phone reminders and alerts to yourself and/or your friends in 3 quick, easy steps.

4. Google Docs: You can import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch. Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time. All you need is a Web browser.

5. Crazyegg: Crazy Egg will help you improve the design of your site by showing you where people are clicking and where they are not.

6. Windows Live OneCare safety scanner: It is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC.

7. Hooeey: It is a personal web application that records all web links that you browse and lets you use them in a fun and productive way.

8. Vuzit: Vuzit is a web based document viewer you can embed in any web page.

9. Codepaste: It provides an easy and convenient way to send/share PHP, C++, Javascript, Java, CSS, Actionscript and HTML code with others. Copy and paste the code and enter the email where you want the CodePaste to send it. CodePaste then nicely formats the code and sends it over.

10. Sprout Builder: It is the quick and easy way for anyone to build, publish, and manage widgets, mini-sites, banners and more.

11. Infoencrypt: This is service for securing your messages in an easy way. All you need is only to enter a message text of your message and encryption password. The password will be used for both encryption and decryption. Anyone who intercepts the encrypted message without password will not be able to read original message.

12. Premier Survey: Free survey software for online surveys, web surveys, email surveys. Free Online survey software for customer satisfaction surveys, employee satisfaction surveys, market research surveys.

13. Primo Online: It provides a super-fast way to create PDF files online, without the need to install any PDF software. Simply upload your file, enter your email address, and server-based PDF creator will quickly convert it to PDF and deliver it straight to your email inbox.

14. Adobe Buzzword: It is a new online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others. It looks and behaves like your normal desktop word processor, but it operates inside a web browser, so there’s no installation required.

15. ShrinkFile.NET: It is a free resource to compress your text documents, images, PDF files and other data online, because some computers don’t have WinZip or WinRAR installed. ShrinkFile.net will host the uploaded content at a static URL for one week, allowing you to share the file with family and friends.

16. Awesome Highlighter: It lets you highlight text on web pages and then gives you a small link to the highlighted page.

17. CreativePro Office: It is the most complete set of online office management tools to manage your team, clients, projects, invoices, events from one web-based application.

18. Hide My Ass: An anonymous free proxy service aimed at hiding your online identity. You can use this service to hide your IP address and bypass your work/school web filter with ease.

19. RescueTime: It is time management software that helps individuals and businesses understand how they spend their time, and provides tools to help them spend it more productively.

20. Picnik: It makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.