With energy prices on the rise, the green lobby gaining increasing momentum, and IT power consumption doing both, energy awareness and efficiency in the datacentre are no longer optional – and yet it needn’t be a chore….

ThinkFree is an increasingly popular web-based productivity suite offering all the must-have features of Microsoft Office apps like Word and Excel via a familiar, easy to use interface.

Desktop littered with instant messaging clients? Spring clean it with Meebo, an integrated instant messaging service that converges most clients on to a single page.

With the economy gamely buffeting its way through continuing turbulence but UK Plc still struggling to maintain altitude and speed, the pressure’s on for everyone to not only fasten their seatbelts, but tighten them. So the last thing anyone needs is engine problems.

Dimdim is a great facility that allows you to host meetings of up to 20 people online, free.

The classic “To Do” list app and then some, Remember-The-Milk (RTM) really is task management with bells on.

Sick of posting web URLs in emails only to have them break once sent, leaving recipients to while away the hours joining them back up again?

Wikis have had their fair share of bad press but, used properly, there is no doubting the power and usefulness of an online reference source that allows users to add, tailor and edit content collectively.