The Top 100 Web Sites of 2010 - Classics: Apps
Bing
If you've only Googled, it's time you spent a day with Bing. You might find this Microsoft search engine has a lot going for it, including perhaps the best video search around.
Check out PCMag.com's Microsoft Bing review.
Box.net
You want to share documents? Free or paid, individual or business, Box (which used to go by Box.net) is the site to check out for using the cloud (read: the Internet) to store your stuff, secure your stuff, and share stuff with others. It has collaborative tools, file syncing, works with Google Docs, and you can access it on a smartphone.
Dimdim
If you want to have an online collaborative meeting, and you don't want to install software or deal with Java apps, check out Web-based Dimdim. It might actually make a work meeting fun. Almost.
Check out PCMag.com's Dimdim review.
Drop.io
If you need to send someone a huge file or files (that amount to less than 100MB), drop it or them on Drop.io. You'll get an URL to send out for easy downloading by others. You can password protect the file, and make sure it disappears in a day, a week, or a year. Upgrade and you can take even more control of your drops.
Flickr
Yahoo's picture storage and sharing site remains a favorite due to its ease of use and easy uploading via multiple methods. The recent updates to the interface, such as adding photos to a map, make it even more useful.
Check out PCMag.com's Flickr review.
Google Docs and Spreadsheets
Do you still rely on desktop-based apps (read: Microsoft Office) for all of your word processing and spreadsheet needs? It's time to embrace the cloud. Google Docs and Spreadsheets brings a full-featured office suite experience to your browser, with the sort of dynamic experience we've all come to expect from Google. Best of all, Docs and Spreadsheets allow for multi-user collaboration, and since your docs exist online, you can access them anywhere with a browser.
Check out PCMag.com's Google Docs review.
Meebo
If you need quick access to instant messages from any browser, or you want full featured messaging as good as you'd get with desktop-based multi-protocol client software, then you go to Meebo. It's that simple.
Check out PCMag.com's Meebo review.
Mint.com
If you need help managing your finances, give Mint.com a try. This Intuit-owned site lets you keep track of your bank accounts, credit cards, loans, investments, and more, all in the same place. And best of all, the site is free to use, so it won't cost you, well, a mint.
Check out PCMag.com's Mint.com review.
Picnik
A site so good, Google went and bought it, Picnik is an online image editing, sharing, and storage site. It also integrates shopping, like letting you buy prints of your edited pics on merchandise. It's free and easy to use; power users will find the extras worth the yearly price tag of $25 .
TinyChat
We loved TinyChat last year because it had a quick-and-dirty way of setting up instant Web-based group chat. And we still like that. Now, if you've got cameras all around, up to 12 people can simultaneously broadcast to the group, as well.
Yahoo Mail
Anyone with a Yahoo account has access to this free Web-based e-mail service, which is one of our favorites. The improved interface features tabs for toggling between your inbox, what's new with friends on other Yahoo services, and easy access to apps, such as Flickr and Drop.io, that work with Yahoo Mail.
