Posts Tagged ‘apps’

15 Really Popular Productivity Apps for the iPhone

Most iPhone apps are terrible: they don't do much at all and what they do actually do, is usually the duplicate functionality of a hundred other apps that already exist. Most of them barely even do that very well. I may be a little harsh: while some people I know have maxed out their home screens and filled each and every one up with apps, I only use about eight… Continue reading

November 28 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apps, files, iphone, lists, task management | 16 comments»

19 Free GTD Apps for Windows, Mac & Linux

There are plenty of great, free Getting Things Done apps out there. If you're a fan of David Allen's productivity system but can't do paper and don't have the cash for a commercial program, this is the collection of applications for you. The following is a list of nineteen free GTD apps for Windows, the Mac and Linux. Excuse me if I cheat by adding a web app here and there. iGTD Of… Continue reading

July 30 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apps, freeware, gtd | 26 comments»

7 iPhone Apps to Boost Your Productivity

The iPhone has been out for more than a week and the hubbub has started dying off and the realities are starting to set in. Not to try and put more fuel on the fire of hype, but I always think the point when the Reality Distortion Field effect starts wearing off* is the best time to look at the technology objectively as well as the application options available to… Continue reading

July 21 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apps, iphone | 40 comments»

Create Your Portable Office with a Flash Drive

Portability is one of the many joys of modern computing technology. If you look back not so long ago in the history of the personal computer, the thought of lugging a laptop to Starbucks was unthinkable. Not just because the cheap buggers didn't have wifi in the 90s, but because a laptop back then was probably bigger than your desktop today. As a nerdy kid, I still remember my dad bringing… Continue reading

July 2 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apps, flash drive, portability | 11 comments»