Start the school year off right with these useful web applications and products.  The tools below can help you get organized, take notes, and even track a stolen laptop.

1. Evernote is one of the most popular online note taking applications available. It allows you to easily capture information from your computer, the web or your phone, and makes this information accessible and searchable from anywhere.
2. CiteULike helps you store, organize and share the scholarly papers you are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library. It automatically extracts the citation details, so there’s no need to type them in yourself.
3. Luminotes is an easy to use personal wiki that lets you gather all your notes in one place and link together related concepts.  Features such as automatic saving and revision tracking can be very useful.
4. Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking site where you can save bookmarks and organize them with tags. You can also take advantage of the del.icio.us network which allows you to add other users to your account and keep track of bookmarks left by them.
5. Zotero helps you collect, manage, and cite your research sources and more all from your web browser.  This free downloadable extension for Firefox also formats your citation exports and integrates with Microsoft Word.
6. mynoteIT is an online note taking tool for students including a WYSIWYG note editor, assignment reminders, grade management, to do lists, and more. Students can also share notes with friends and receive feedback through commenting on notes.
7. Zoho Notebook is a feature-laden online note taking application. It provides you a palette where you can type and add image, audio, video, html, urls, RSS, files, and more. Share a whole book, page or just an object on a page by granting read/write permissions.
8. Google Sites is an easy way to create collaborative web sites. People can work together on a site to add file attachments, information from other Google applications (like Google Docs or Google Calendar), and new free-form content.
9. Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service.  This means that no one besides the owner can use Adeona to track a laptop.
10. Backpack is an all around great organizer including note taking, file storage, to do lists, a calendar, and more (requires subscription fee).

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