As your team or PLC seeks alternative ways to communicate (aside from SLOW, clunky, outdated, one-way email), consider at the possibilities afforded to you by the free service called Scribblar. It offers a whiteboard that can be marked up, a private room that accommodates audio and multiple users, uploadable documents, and more.
http://www.scribblar.com
To complement your collaborative efforts and make them as portable as your collaborative environment, consider the wealth of free, cross-platform (they work on Macintosh or PCs) applications that run from a flash drive OR an SD card (often used in digital cameras) if your laptop has a card reader slot. These applications, like the OpenOffice Suite, are Microsoft Office compatible. In other words, OpenOffice Writer will save files in .doc format to your flash drive or SD card, then, when inserted in another computer with Microsoft Office installed, the files will open.
The really attractive feature about portable apps (applications) is that they take up NO (0%) room on the computer's hard drive! The web browser leaves NO trace of Internet activity (like cookies, passwords, or History) on the computer to which the flash drive or SD card was inserted and the program run. Likewise with the portable email program. Get the idea?
Free, portable, small, private, and compatible. What's not to love? Get a flash drive or SD card then be prepared to feel the freedom! The larger the capacity, the better. While a 4 GB unit will suffice comfortably , I use an 8 GB drive. They're inexpensive; the latter costing $20.00 or so at Radio Shack.
Download the PortableApps from http://portableapps.com.
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