I basically tell anyone who will listen to me about how amazing Evernote is. It’s an app and website that keeps track of nearly anything you want it to. A friend who is also obsessed with it once called it an “extension of her mind.” I think that’s pretty accurate. Anything you want to keep track of but might forget — should go into Evernote.
Here’s how I’m using it: Read more
iPhone apps pages (Photo credit: Marc Duchesne)
If you love apps that help you get more done then you’re going to love tonight’s virtual meetup. From 8:30pm-9:30pm eastern, I’m hosting a small virtual meetup to chat about productivity apps! There are only a few slots left so please sign up and make sure you have a Google+ account to participate. We’ll chat about:
Hope to see you there!
Musee d’Orsay Clock (Photo credit: PatrickS)
I’m all about shortcuts and saving time, which is why I absolutely love apps. My co-workers and friends are always asking me which apps I like the best. Here’s a bunch that I put together using a SkinnyScoop.com list generator. Please add the ones that you’ve found that help you be more productive!
Flipboard (Photo credit: DavidErickson)
Magazine reading is my guilty little pleasure. I absolutely love it. Flipping through the pages and looking at all the photos and blurbs makes me so happy. Really — it’s the little things in life 🙂
Anyway — I was talking with a few people during my virtual “Lists & Libations” meetup and one of the women mentioned that she’d love to have one place to read all her news, blogs and favorite sites daily. I told her about Flipboard and realized I’ve never mentioned it here on this blog. It’s my #1 absolutely most favorite app of all time because it’s just like reading a magazine — except you pick the content.
As a news junkie — I like to see what’s going on in the world when I drink my green tea in the morning but I don’t have much time to do it. With Flipboard you can choose to include different feeds or channels depending on your interests. I have a feed set up for my Facebook page, Twitter page, Oprah’s website, this blog, and a bunch of news sites. And as I sip — I flip.
Flipboard is available for iPhone and Android but I really love the iPad version best because it feels like a real magazine. It’s a much easier way to scan through Twitter because you can see all the photos that people post instead of having to click on a link. Everything is laid out perfectly and makes it fun and quick to zip through all your feeds.
Whatever your interest you can find a feed for it — travel, style, cooking, etc. And the beautiful design has won this app all sorts of accolades. I should also mention that Flipboard just hit a milestone — 20 million users! Plus they just added video as a feature. Whoa. So if you haven’t used it already — definitely put Flipboard on your must-have app list!
Mail (Photo credit: Bogdan Suditu)
Have you heard of Manilla.com? It’s a really great way to organize your bills, subscriptions and finances all in one place. Yep — with just one password you can keep track of your frequent flyer miles, magazine subscriptions, utility bills, Netflix accounts, etc. Never get miss a payment or let a coupon expire again. Who doesn’t love saving money and time? Right — no one!
I met with their team at BlogHer12 and I’ll be guest blogging for their site once a month about tips and tricks to be more productive! Check out my first post: “Take Back Your Day and Get More Done.”
The learn more about Manilla.com from fellow List Producer Carley Knobloch of Digitwirl.com click on this video: