I surprised myself when I actually figured out how much time I spend in “the cloud” as opposed to desktop based software. Here is snapshot of the cloud based tools I use on a daily basis. By the way – my day doesn’t actually look like this. Its much more sporadic and goes well into the night.
7:00 am – Gmail
I have 3 inboxes all provided by Google. One on Gmail and two on Google Apps. Apart from the smart way gmail groups conversations, the search is just killer. Plus im also using gchat more and more.
8:00am – Clicky
after spending an hour (probably more) going through emails, I head on over to Clicky to check up on the latest stats. Clicky is real-time, which is invaluable for me. If im ever feeling bored, I just watch the “spy” stream to see visitors move around the app.
9:00am – FriendFeed
This used to be Twitter. But now I just use FriendFeed as my Twitter client. I have saved searches for keywords like task.fm and I have also built a special room which tracks pretty much every mention of our product. From here I go out and comment on the blog posts, Twitter mentions etc.
10:00am – Task.fm
Obvious I know. I mainly use Task.fm through email to create new reminders but I also keep my to-do list on Task.fm open throughout the day. Plus I get to play with the latest release
11:30am – TheSixtyOne
TheSixtyOne is a music site for hardcore music files. You find Coldplay on their but all the hottest indie bands and some of the best music being released on the internet finds its way there. I use TheSixtyOne instead of Pandora (which is blocked for us Aussies).
1:00pm – WordPress
I have tried other options, but for me nothing beats WordPress for full on (as opposed to micro or tumble) blogging. I write my daily post for iDezy.com and then head on over to this blog to draft up some ideas. I usually take a few days to write a post like this.
2:00pm – ZenDesk
ZenDesk is a hosted help desk. I use it for Task.fm support. Its clean and easy to use which I like.
3:00pm – MailChimp
I try and send out a weekly newsletter for Task.fm (only if we have launched a cool new feature) and Mailchimp does an excellent job at managing this. Its not the cheapest option available, but it does have more features and is targeted towards startups with features like A/B testing.
4:00pm - Twitter
I usually head on over to Twitter to catch any @feint or @taskfm replies that I might have missed on Friendfeed.
5:00pm -Â Google Reader
I don’t use Google Reader as much as I used to as FriendFeed catches many of the rss feeds I subscribe to anyway. I do use reader to keep track of some video podcasts and of blogs that I don’t want to miss a post.
6:00pm – Present.ly
Present.ly is your own Twitter. The WordPress folks (another virtual team) use P2 which is their own version of a private twitter client. I use it to get updates from some of the Task.fm team members. Not all of them use it yet….but they will eventually come around to the idea.
7:00pm – Google Talk
gChat has replaced messenger for me as most people don’t use it anymore. I find my friends use Facebook and the developers use gChat. Most of the developers for Task.fm will wakeup when im supposed to be going to bed – so gChat will be open well into the night.
8:00pm – Google Docs
I use Google docs for various documents related to Task.fm. Being able to quickly share docs is vital when working with a virtual team and the built in chat is a killer feature.
9:00pm – Tumblr
Tumblr is a super simple way to blog. I use it for the Task Tips blog to quickly push out a lot of content. Its not good for long articles but great for short snippets.
10:00pm – iPlotz
iPlotz is a wire framing tool which I use to to create the rouch sketches and wireframes of all Task.fm features. These are then shared with developers.  If you build a web app you need to do wireframes! Funiily enough I also do all my wireframes late at night when im feeling creative.
Props to this great post for the inspiration behind this article.
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