I originally wrote a post like this on the company blog, but since then a few things have changed so I thought I would create an updated version.  The times are a bit off – my day is much more sporadic.

9:00am – Gmail

For me there really is no other choice.  Being able to access email anywhere and on multiple devices is essential.  Gmail powers my personal and work email addresses.  And best of all – its free.  That being said, I would more than happily pay for it.

10:00am – Clicky

After emails out of the way, its time to head on over and check the stats.  Unlike Google Analytics, Clicky updates in real-time.  It also has a much better interface.  You do have to pay for it (if you have more than one site), but its well worth the money.

11:00am – Mailchimp

Mailchimp seamlessly manages all my email marketing lists.  It powers the anti-newsletter on this site, my startups newsletter and various other campaigns.  It isn’t the cheapest when you start hitting 10,000+ subscribers.  However, for starting out, the free plan suits most people.  Its good to see more people making the switch from the poorly design Aweber to something much more usable. Make sure you check out the Split testing features which are extremely powerful. (when you signup with the link above, you’ll get a bonus $30 in Credits)

12:00 – Grooveshark

I used to use TheSixtyOne for listening to music, but since they ruined the interface, I’ve found it unusable (and their declining traffic confirms my thoughts).  GrooveShark, although built in Flash, has an excellent interface and works really well.  It allows you to listen to pretty much any song with just your browser.  You can also upload your own music library so its available to you wherever you are.

12:00pm – Google Docs

Google Docs has completely replaced Microsoft office for me.  I can’t imagine having to install Office on multiple computers just so I can access my files.  I also like the lack of features in Docs.  You don’t use 99% of the features in Word and they just create clutter.  The sharing features in docs are also vital for business.

1:00pm – iPlotz

This my tool of choice for designing user interfaces.  iPlotz is a wireframing and mockup tool for software and web developers.  Its very simple to use – just drag and drop.    Its these wireframes which are sent to developers to base their work off.   And everything is done in the browser.

2:00pm – Twitter

Unfortunately Twitter usually gets opened a lot earlier in the day.  I use Twitter as my news reader.  I don’t follow a lot of people on Twitter, instead I put peeps into lists, and use these to find out whats happening.

3:00pm – ZenDesk

ZenDesk is a hosted help desk solution.  Its a pretty nice piece of software.  These days, it gets used less and less for Task.fm support.  So it probably won’t make this list next year.  I’ve yet to find a perfect hosted help desk for startups.

4:00pm – Task.fm

This ones obvious.  Task.fm handles all my appointments, reminders, tasks and wakeup calls.  I prefer to use the email interface of the app, which means I can add reminders straight from my email inbox.  Unsurprisingly over 50% of reminders are created this way on the app.

5:00pm – Google Talk

I try to use IM as little as possible.  Its a fairly unproductive means on communication and I would much rather chat with developers and other staff through email (emails are more thought out and the delay means its easier to manage people).  When I do IM, its usually through GTalk, which runs through Google Mail.

So there you have my list.  Which cloud applications do you use?