Me - I love all these new services and software which is coming out every day now. And I'll try anything.

Some of my work is with new technology. But I am still involved in research in education and training where many are less confident using computers and software.

The applications making the biggest impact in collaborative projects are the combination of skype and Google Documents. Skype is invaluable in allowing small group meetings on line - combining chat and audio. And Google documents allows us to easily share our work. Yes, I know wikis are more powerful. But the Google docs interface is familiar to most users and gives them confidence.

This morning I had an hour and a half meeting with colleagues form Austria and Poland. In the old days we would have had to travel for two days to have that meeting.

I'd be interested to know what other applications and services readers feel have that degree of maturity and ease of use for adoption in non techy communities and practice.

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