Wouldn't it be nice if you didn't have to purchase a bunch of applications to do everyday common computing tasks? Just think of the time and aggravation you could save if you didn't need to install and maintain a bunch of programs on your PC. It is possible, and easy.

A web app is an application that runs on a server on the internet, not locally on your home computer. Web apps are used through your web browser and there is no need to install an app to use it. All of the computing power is done by the server, so these apps wont slow your machine to a crawl like many popular office suites and photo editing programs.

If you have a modern web browser that supports Adobe Flash and Sun Java you should be able to use the majority of web apps.  A high speed internet connection is required to make these apps a productive alternative to natively installed applications.

Google Docs is a suite of applications that can handle a variety of document types.

• Text documents.
• PDF
  
• Presentation
• Spreadsheets
• Forms
• Drawing
• Templates to help you start.

Adobe Buzzword creates documents but it also has tools to allow you to organize, share, and collaberate with others online.

• PDF documents.
• Text documents.
• Role-based access control.
• Document sharing and collaberation.
  
• Runs entirely in Flash.
• Was slow for me.

Creative Office Pro is an office management suite. It provides many useful apps.

• Invoice management.
• Payroll management.
• Client list management.
• Calendar
• To do lists.
• Too many features to list.

Splashup is a fantastic photo editor. If you like Photoshop this is a great free alternative.

• Multiple image editing.
• Pixel-level control.
• Layers
• Filters
• Brushes

Flauntr is another great photo editor with lots of extra features. As a matter of fact there are so many features that I will just list a few. Go take a look yourself to see the rest.

• Great effects.
• Lots of filters.
• Create greeting cards.
• Borders and frames.
• Format for mobile media.

Movavi is a video convertor. Convert for your ipod or cell phone or other device.

• .avi
• .mp4
• .mpeg
• .3gp
• .3gp2
• .mov
• .flv
  

eCalc has both a basic and a scientific calculator. Downloadable versions are also available.