Cool Web Designers Online Tools

As web designers, we are tethered to the Web by necessity. Therefore, it is a boon to have online tools that make our business and personal lives more efficient. I have listed a couple of truly useful new free (aaah . . . free . . . love that word) tools below that you may find of value . . . even if you are not a web designer!



Since I juggle three phone lines, the service below is a wonderful asset, and it is a free service! Google is offering a new service named Grand Central, that provides you with one central number that is not tied to any specific phone. When someone calls the Grand Central Number, it will ring all of your phones, home, cell, work and so on. If you then pick up any of those phones, Grand Central will tell you who’s calling and you can choose to accept or not. Cell phones may come and go, but this service insures that you always have one number that is constant and can be used to access you even if you phone-based numbers change. Great idea . . . and free!



Vyew is an online meeting and collaboration service that allows you to interact online with customers, clients and business associates. With Vyew you can give a presentation to a hundred people online or post a document you've been working on for review by your colleagues at their convenience. Vyew is extremely flexible allowing you to bring online collaboration and conferencing into your workflow on your terms. The basic service is free.