Evernote
Evernote is a great tool to sync notes, photos, reminders/alarms, and attachments across various platforms and devices. I primarily use it exactly for just that. I currently hold no bias to brands or operating systems. Having said that, I own a Samsung Note 3/Android 5.0, an iPad/iOS8, Mac Book Pro/OS X 10, and a custom built Desktop built to run OS X 10/Windows7/Windows 10. It has proven essential for me to be able to seemlessly sync important things such as notes and reminders and various other things to all of the devices for later access, from any device anywhere. I had originally found this application when Evernote was giving out Beta downloads through xda-developers.com back in 2008. Below are some screen shots showing how easy the user interface is on all platforms including a link to their specified download.
Evernote is a great tool to sync notes, photos, reminders/alarms, and attachments across various platforms and devices. I primarily use it exactly for just that. I currently hold no bias to brands or operating systems. Having said that, I own a Samsung Note 3/Android 5.0, an iPad/iOS8, Mac Book Pro/OS X 10, and a custom built Desktop built to run OS X 10/Windows7/Windows 10. It has proven essential for me to be able to seemlessly sync important things such as notes and reminders and various other things to all of the devices for later access, from any device anywhere. I had originally found this application when Evernote was giving out Beta downloads through xda-developers.com back in 2008. Below are some screen shots showing how easy the user interface is on all platforms including a link to their specified download.
Windows 7 Evernote Client
OS X Yosemite Evernote Client
iPad/iOS 8 Evernote App
Samsung Note 3/Android 5.0 Evernote App
DropBox is another great web-based, multi-platform, syncing tool I use regularly. I started using this a few years back when I needed to send a file that exceeded most email providers size limit of 25mb. I had heard of Dropbox before, through word of mouth but had never actually used it. Once I created an account it became a necessity I never knew I needed. Dropbox is really unique in the fact that there is no upload limit when uploading from the computer based client, but even if you don't want to use the client, you can still upload up to 10gb of data through their integrated upload tool on their website. On top of this; really up until Google Drive/Docs and Office 365/OneDrive came around, DropBox was one of the only other integrated online storage sites that lets you share these files/documents via a URL link site generates for you upon request. This link can then be sent to anyone so they can access and download that specific file without having access to the rest of your stored content. It also has some really great features on the mobile side of things. The most notable feature about their mobile app is their auto upload feature for photos. This is as it states: it uploads the photos I take in real-time for immediate review. Lets say on my grandmothers computer, just by going to the website and logging in. This has proven beneficial as it reduces the need to connect my phone to a computer to transfer photos. Below again are some screenshots of Dropbox in action across several platforms. When you install the client, it just adds a folder into windows explorer (PC) or finder (Mac). This allows you to easily drag and drop files into the folder for automatic upload to Dropbox.
Windows 7 DropBox Client
Windows 7 Web Interface
OS X Yosemite Client
OS X Yosemite Web Interface
Ipad/iOS 8 DropBox App
Samsung Note 3/Android 5.0 DropBox App
Google Play Music is also another Web Tool I found a couple years back. I found it due to it being part of the update package for the Android OS. Google Music, at the time, was the only interface that would let you upload up to 25GB of your own music collection to an online server; and then let you sync that content across any device with an Internet connection. This was mind boggling to me as I am a music fanatic who doesn't like to waste the space on my phone just for all of "my" music. The amazing thing about Google Music is that it also lets you download your content to your devices (limited to 10 registered devices under your linked gmail account) giving you access to your music offline. Google play also has a subscription service that lets you listen to online radio similar to Pandora. It seems Google is using better algorithms than Pandora to select what plays and what should match your style, but you can give it a try yourself as google offers a 30 day free trial of their paid music service (becomes $9.99/month after the trial expires). Some may not consider this a Web productivity tool, but I do. My music is my life. It helps me study and research as well as clears my head for thought. Not so much nowadays, but there was a time where I was always reinstalling fresh versions of windows own my computer for various reason and I used google music as a data migration tool. I can strongly say today that had I not had Google Music 2 years ago, 25gb worth of good music would have been lost in the sands of time. Thankfully though 20 years from now if I haven't acquired dementia and can still remember my Google credentials I'll be able to still have access to what I currently value so much today.
Windows 7 Web Interface
OS X Yosemite Web Interface
iPad/iOS8 Google Music App
Samsung Note 3/Android 5.0 Google Music App
These are just a few of the Productivity Web Tools I use on a daily basis. They may not tailor to everyones needs but greatly help in the digital life that I lead.
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