Here’s another list of free or low-cost software and online services that I use and recommend. Everything from word-processing to video production, photo fixing and faxes. Suggestions and feedback welcome – what are your favourite productivity or creativity tools? This list follows the first set on Podcast 23: 10 Great Tech Tools to Make Your Work Easier and there will be more!

• LibreOffice – a free alternative to Microsoft Office, doing most of the same functions.
• Teamviewer – access your mother’s computer screen when she calls for help and you're in a different city :)
• Asana – online project management for teams, eliminating the confusion of email and keeping everyone on the same page.
• Slideshare – put Powerpoint presentations online so people can watch them on the web.
• FaxMate – customers still want to send faxes occasionally, so here’s a simple service that handles your fax number and emails you what’s sent.
• Animoto – turn photos into short compilation videos with a music track. Great souvenirs for a special event.
• Fotoflexer – edit photos online for free. Brighten, crop, resize, add text captions or combine into a collage.
• Chrome Apps – if you use the Chrome browser (Mac and PC), there are lots of useful apps and extensions to add functionality. Ones I use are for Evernote (save a web page to an Evernote file), Pinterest (add a photo on a web page to a Pinterest board), a URL shortener to generate a compact URL out of a long one,  and even a quick Currency converter.
• Camera+ - an excellent iPhone app to brighten and adjust photos. Useful to add shine and light to a photo before you put it onto Instagram or Facebook.
• Jing –  I use Jing to do a quick screen recording and explain what needs to be changed in a design, article or spreadsheet. Or use it for quick explanations for staff about how to fill out forms and use computer functions.