There are quite a few fun and useful (and even free!) time management apps (web-based, desktop and mobile). It’s really hard to surprise anyone with a sleek to-do list utility nowadays. However new and exciting tools still pop up once in a while.
One of such promising new tools is “MoreDays” which is still in invitation-based beta. (Getting an invite is easy and quick. Just be sure to check your spam box after you apply. Mine got there and I had been waiting for three days before it occurred to me to check it).
The best feature about the app is that it encourages you to use your photos to create tasks, events and contacts.
This is really brilliant: Taking a photo takes a second nowadays. Most of us have decent photo cameras always on hand and we can quickly take photos of anything. So why not use these photos to better manage your time?
Create an Event
The interface is very appealing: To add a task you need to create a title and submit a photo:
Obviously, you can set up (recurring) reminders, add notes and addresses and add as many other details as you need.
Each of your daily tasks and events is thus turned into a collection of memories of what you have been doing, whom you should have met and what were your daily experiences:
It’s like a digital photo album on steroids: it can alert you of new upcoming events and never let you forget about important meetings by creating sticky photo-enhanced visualizations.
More to Be Excited About
While I loved the photo-support feature most of all, there were other great options I liked in the tool:
- You can store all your events and tasks in a map (and soon they will all be visualized on a single map);
- You can synchronize your to-do lists and photos among various devices (laptop, desktop, mobile, etc);
- There are other cool features promised that we still have to see to believe:
Moredays is getting very positive reviews from the press, so let’s hope the app will stick and get developed. So far the team has done a great job; let’s wait for the upcoming features to be introduced!
Sonia Tracy is the content editor for PsPrint and editor of PsPrint Printing and Design Blog. PsPrint is an online printing company, which you can follow on Twitter
Synergy is simple program that does the task of allow you to use one mouse and one keyboard on multiple computers. It also allows you to transfer copy and paste data over too. So if in screen 1 you copy the text “Testing” when you paste in screen 2 it will paste “Testing”. By simply going off the screen it will move your mouse to the next computer there is no need to press any buttons unlike KVM. It is also going to support other draging and dropping features soon such as file drag and dropping. Curently the only problem I have is sometimes on windows 7 when the UAC screen pops up the mouse sometimes stops working.Also it only allows computers around it to be connect sort of. Basiclly what I mean is one computer is 5ft off the ground and the other one is 2ft and to the left there is no way to only have the bottom left corner move your mouse onto the other screen.All in all it is a good program to have handy if you have alot of computers.
Raptr is like all the Instant messaging services you use combined into 1 program. It allows you to connect to facebook, xbox, psn, and many more. Although it does not work with skype 
which I am pretty bummed about because if it did support skype I would probably uninstall skype. It also supports ingame chat which I have not tried out yet though and it also checks what games you have installed and when you play that game it will show you as playing it which is kinda cool. Each game also has its own page like a Facebook page that you can like and write on.All in all it is a good program to have if you have alot of different Instant messaging services.
XbList is a little program that sits in your tray or pinned on you screen that shows you what friends are online and what they are playing. It also supports popup notifications that you can set. You could have a notification every time someone goes online or offline or every time they change games.It is a good program if you like to know who is on Xbox live and who isn’t.The only bad part about this program is that you must login with IE first and that sometimes there is a delay of like 10 seconds but nothing major.
ClipCube is a tiny clipboard history tool that saves all your clipboards history into a little list pictured above. You can easily delete any clipboard data. It also detects if it is a website or not and will either gray or ungray Go to Address if it is a website or not. You also have the option to pin in somewhere on your screen as well as save the time and date any text was copyied.It is a nice and easy to use program that sits in your tray. Although it does not support pictures it is a good program to have.
Give Away Of The Day is a website that everyday has one free program to give away. It could be anything from audio converters to security software. Each program is avaible for free for only 1 day or 24 hours. The only bad part about this is you also have to install it within those 24 hours or it will not be free. Sometime they will ofter a program for free for more then one day or offer 2 programs one day but this is really rare. You can also submit your program to go on their site. They also have another site that gives away a game every day. Although they do not offer a game every day it is still good to get free games sometimes. Check Game Give Away Of The Day out Here.
Phrase express is a quick and easy solution if you find yourself typing the same thing over and over again. Phrase express saves you time by replacing “How many I help you” with @Help or @HM or w.e. you want to replace it with. It allows you to replace text with other text. It also supports calculations as an add on so if i type 5+5 it will solve it for me. Also you can set hot keys with it so for example when I type H while holding ctrl and shift it will Replace H with Hello. This program also learns what you type and will offer you suggestions. So if you are always saying Whats up next time you type Wh it will say press tab to type Whats up. Another neat feature it has is it allows you to input the current time. So when I say see you in 2 hours it will replace 2 hours with what the time will be.One more cool feature is the ability to launch programs, open an email, open a website or open a file by simple typing a phrase. It also supports servers and clients and allows you to share phrases with other users on your network. I use this program all the time and it saves me loads of time.
Below are a list of its features from their website which I summarized above but for a full list go Here
- Organize frequently used text snippets.
- Expand abbreviations as you type.
- Launch programs with text shortcuts.
- Auto-complete repetitive phrases.
- Quick access to the Windows Clipboard History.
- Correct spelling mistakes in any application.
Have you ever need to convert a zip to a 7z or maybe a mp3 to a wav? Well Zamzar is a site that allows you to upload a file or 100mb or less and convert it into any of the supported file types (Check out the list of supported types Here). It is really easy to use and is good when you need to convert a file really quick. There are just 4 quick steps. upload your file, choose the file type you want, enter your email, and click convert. You email is only required so they can send you a link when its done. I love this because if I am running out of my house it will go and convert it for me and then in 10 minutes or less i will get an email from them saying that it has been converted. Also if the file is hosted online you can just put in the URL and it will convert it too. Though I do not think it supports compressed files with passwords.If you need more room to convert files you can always buy a subscription. The lowest is basic and it is 7$ a month and increases you size to 200mb and gives you an online storage of 5gb. So if you need to convert files on the go and then be able to access them then this is the way to go.
Most people dont know that you can develop native iOS applications for the iPhone and iPad by using Javascript. Here is a great tutorial on how to create a native looking iOS application from HTML, CSS and Javascript.
The tutorial includes how to strip away the browser; prevent viewport scrolling and scaling; respond to multi-touch and gesture events; use webkit CSS to get the iPhone OS look and feel; cache the app so it runs without internet access; get a custom icon on the home screen; and have a splash screen load at the start.
Click here to read the full tutorial.
Have you ever wanted to turn your iPhone into a miniature pinball machine? Well now you can! The Pinball Magic case holds an iPod touch or an iPhone and comes with a free pinball app that you play with actual physical controls on the case.
The Pinball Magic features side flippers and even a plunger. All power for the Pinball Magic comes directly from the iPod or iPhone. The only down side is that is costs around $65.
via Mobilefun
