Web alternatives to desktop software

It is incredible how web based applications have evolved, web based applications are in a stage that they can certainly be complete alternatives to desktop software.

Web based applications have several advantages over desktop software, some of these advantages are:

*Most of them are free to use.
*You do not need to install nothing.
*You can use them anywhere.
*They are safer than desktop applications
*etc.

you would be amazed to see all the smooth applications web developers have managed to create using technologies such as: Flash, Javascript, Java, Perl/PHP/Python/Ruby.

Since I'm a huge fan of web based applications I have decided to make a list of the best web applications that can completely replace desktop software.

http://www.picnik.com/
Picnik is an amazing photo editor you can use for free, it is a web based alternative to Photoshop and paint.

http://www.mediaconverter.org/
Media converter will help you convert your media formats.
Most desktop media converters are shareware, Mediaconverter.org is totally free so go nuts!

http://snipshot.com/
Snipshot is another great alternative to Photoshop.

http://pastebin.com/
Some times is necessary to send snips of information, but it could be very annoying if you have to mail it to some one or send them a txt file, that is why pastebin is the perfect alternative to notepad, you can paste anything and pass the randomly generated link!

http://bubbl.us/
Bubbl.us is the best brainstorming application I have come across, it is extremely easy to use.

http://www.meebo.com/
You might have already heard about Meebo, Meebo is an online alternative to many chat clients, including yahoo chat, MSN messenger ,etc.

http://docs.google.com/
Google docs is the best web alternative to Microsoft Office and Open Office, I feel extremely comfortable using it and it is ten times easier to share your docs.
web alternatives to desktop software