WordPress.com offers free blogs with optional paid upgrades, and a full set of features that make it a great blogging option.
Blogger.com has offered free blogs since 1999. With a nice feature set and clean interface, it quickly became and has remained one of the most popular blogging sites online.
An Apple MobileMe account (formerly .Mac) is a great way to sync essential data on several computers or devices and to back up files. A MobileMe account costs $99 per year and gives you online access to your bookmarks, contacts, calendars, email, with 20GB of storage.
"What the Font?!" is a great tool that can help identify fonts. Just upload an image or enter an image URL and let "What the Font?!" do the rest, telling you what font is being used.
The Color Scheme Generator is a great online tool that helps you create color sets for graphic design projects. Just select a color from the wheel or enter an RGB value to start, and the generator gives you a set of 4 or more (depending on the settings) colors that work well together, including the web hexadecimal values.
Notable is an excellent web-based application for providing and sharing feedback on website designs, code and content. Through a simple, clean interface, users can capture web pages, take notes on specific areas of the design or code, and collaborate with their team or clients.
Highrise, created by 37signals, is an online system designed to manage contacts and communication with clients. The simple interface makes it easy to track the status of projects and interaction with contacts. Since the system is online and not downloadable software, all information is accessible from a web browser and can be shared with co-workers or sub-contractors.
Basecamp is an excellent online software package that makes project management and collaboration easy. Created by 37signals, the entire Basecamp system is accessed and managed online, so none of the software or data is actually stored on your computer. You can share the project management with your fellow freelancers or an entire company.
