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To do lists. 2016 Self Love Planner | Blessing Manifesting. Get love notes in your inbox! Don't miss any of the fun stuff happening on Blessing Manifesting! Join the sisterhood! Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party. Lifetick - Online goal setting made simple. Mindbloom. Use Tech to Get Organized: The 100 Best Tools, Websites, Apps and More.

This post is #3 in DailyTekk’s famous Top 100 series which explores the best startups, gadgets, apps, websites and services in a given category. Total items listed: 100. Time to compile: 8+ hours. Follow @DailyTekk on Twitter to make sure you don’t miss a week! As an IT Director, I can personally appreciate how hard it can be to stay organized in today’s world. Fortunately, I’ve been able to find and utilize some incredibly helpful technology to keep my life in order. Also read: 100 Incredible Infographic Tools and Resources (Categorized) I think different people will use these tools in different ways. Make sure to check out ... There’s more to this article! Lifetick - Online goal setting made simple. Viaddress is now Viabox | The Global Leader in Package Forwarding. Gratisography: Free, use as you please, high-resolution pictures.

Photo Pin : Free Photos for Bloggers via Creative Commons. Collector of the Finest Free To Use & Public Domain Clip Arts. Zendone | a beautiful productivity tool for Getting Things Done® Super easy Planning, Task and Project Management. Filemail.com - E-mail large files - fast, easy and secure! Skylight. Checklist.com Free Checklists for wedding, baby, moving & more. ThinkFree Mobile. 10+ Best Apps For Your Dropbox. If you’ve been using Dropbox for a while, you may not have noticed that a whole ecosystem of applications have been built up to use the service. Over time, these apps have sprung up to fill all of the little holes Dropbox left unfilled. There are apps now for just about everything. It’s possible to sync Google Docs to Dropbox, automatically send Gmail attachments to Dropbox, play music in a browser from your Dropbox music files, encrypt your Dropbox, easily host a website or blog in Dropbox, collect URLs and web clippings to Dropbox and to automate file syncs between all of your social networks and Dropbox.

You can even view all of your Dropbox files alongside your Google Docs, Box files and FTP files in the one web interface. If you want to know the best apps to do all of these things, then read on. 1. Let People Drop Stuff In Your Dropbox DropItToMe is a service which allows you to set up a URL specifically for your friends and clients to use for uploading things to your Dropbox. 2. 3. Donedesk. Nozbe.com - GTD Getting Things Done Online Web iPhone iPad Android Application for time management and productivity. About.com:

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Se — Save Now Organize Later. Dlvr.it : feed your blog to facebook, twitter and google+ Box | Secure content-sharing that users and IT love and adopt. Syncbox - the way data should be. Embedly makes your content more engaging and easier to share | Embedly. ActiveInbox: Make your Inbox your Donebox. Organize your resources in an online binder - LiveBinders. KustomNote - Custom note taking templates and forms for Evernote. The Best Uses for IFTTT's Feed Channel. Personal Brain and Getting Things Done (GTD) - TheBrain Technologies Message Board. I have the "GTD system" thought which has main lists such as Projects( in my case "10K Projects"), Actions (in my case "Reports"), Waiting and calendar connected to it as children.

Higher level horizons of focus such as 50k life, 40K visions, 30K goals and 20K areas of focus are not children of my main "GTD system" thought because they aren't really used as much on a day to day basis as a working part of the system. I could of course still always check them whenever I want though. I have a thought "My Six-Level GTD Model" which has all horizons of focus from life purpose down to next actions. It is a native Personal Brain mind map saved as an attachment to a thought (I use my script for this functionality) I have additional lists which aren't a part of standard basic GTD system as described in the GTD book. But they are all very useful and David Allen also uses similar additional lists himself too (I know from listening to some of his interviews and webinars).

So this is my home thought. The Cleverest Ways to Use Dropbox That You're Not Using. The Top 10 Best Dropbox Services, Addons and Hacks. Everyone from heavy Dropbox users to those who are wondering just what the fuss is all about with this cloud syncing business should be able to find something useful to them in this list. If you’re unfamiliar with Dropbox it’s a sync service that keeps one folder, the drop box, on your computer in sync with the Dropbox server and any other computers or mobile devices that you have Dropbox installed on. It’s a fantastic way to keep a selection of files handy no matter where you are. This is a collection of 10 of the most useful Dropbox services, apps and hacks that take Dropbox beyond convenient and into the realm of necessity. Note that this list focuses specifically on addons and tweaks rather than applications that feature Dropbox integration.

We’ll take a look at those another time. Keep browser addons in sync with Dropbox Use Jotform to allow people to send files to your Dropbox with a form Airdropper let you set up a custom webpage to send and receive files with Dropbox. IQTELL - Everything In One Place Productivity App. Overview. Rooms intelligently organize all your stuff.

Your inbox can become a tangled mess of stuff. It's constantly filling with a stream of new messages, saved messages, forwarded messages, contacts, web links, embedded images, links to items in the cloud, all kinds of attachments: documents, spreadsheets, presentations—and plenty more. Yikes! Now, there’s a way to intelligently extract and convert the contents of your inbox into neatly organized, structured and shareable content. It's automatic and it's magical. Rooms are the workspaces where your new content assets live—the places you store your stuff. ccGenie creates an array of content assets and groups these into your Rooms as Documents, Conversations, Notes, and People.

You can have several Rooms and you can belong to many. Reserve your ccGenie Room right now or read on to learn more. Nudge Tracks All Your Health Information in One App. 6 Awesome Visualization Tools to Bring Out Your Inner Graphic Designer. They say a picture is worth a thousand words—but online, a chart or infographic could be worth a thousand backlinks. What’s that you say? You’re the farthest thing from a graphic designer? No problem. Here are seven of our favorite online visualization tools that make all that data creative, fun and engaging. Dipity Dipity is an online tool that lets you create interactive timelines. With a free account, you can add up to 150 different events, but you’re limited in the design and branding of your timeline.

Easel.ly Easel.ly lets you create your own infographic from among dozens of stylish templates, including Venn diagrams, bar charts, “road maps” and social charts. Easel.ly is currently in beta, meaning there may be some bugs or other issues crop up—but it’s free to use, and of this writing, over 400,000 infographics have been created through their service. Gliffy Want to create a chart without all the fuss and flair? iCharts LovelyCharts Piktochart Canva Bonus Site.

8 ways OneNote is better than Evernote. Every time I’ve tried Evernote it has been a disappointment. OneNote is far more flexible and feature-rich. Of course, both Evernote and OneNote have multiple different app versions that vary in features and quality across each operating system and platform. Because of that variance, OneNote on Windows Phone 8 may be better than Evernote on Windows Phone 8, or Evernote on Apple’s iOS may be better than OneNote on Apple iOS.

For the sake of simplicity, we’ll mainly look at what would be the most powerful OneNote and Evernote clients; the Windows Desktop versions of both apps. Both OneNote and Evernote have apps available on Windows desktop, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Android, iOS and within any web browser. Evernote also has versions available for Mac OS X and Blackberry though. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Onetastic. Onetastic is a free multi-purpose addin for Microsoft OneNote 2010 and 2013 Documentation for Macro Language is now available. Click here to check it out. To learn more about Onetastic, watch this intro video: Want to learn more? It's Free! Onetastic is absolutely free! Download Now Explore awesome features of Onetastic Macros Automate routine tasks with macrosSearch & replace, Sort, Table of Contents... Macroland Download, rate, review and enjoymore macros at Macroland Learn more > OneCalendar View your OneNote pageson a calendar view.

Image Utilities Crop or rotate your images and printoutsor select and copy text from them. Custom Styles Customize styles in OneNote just likeyou can do so in Microsoft Word Learn more > Favorites/Shortcuts Access your favorite pages from a menuor pin shortcuts to them on your desktop Learn more > 19 Free Presentation Tools To Wow Your Audience. Flow Chart Maker & Online Diagram Software | Lucidchart. DecideAlready - Decisions made easy. Free Online Whiteboard and Collaboration Tool - Scribblar.com.

My Life Organized. Gallery | Create Infographics | Visual.ly. The Quick & Dirty Guide to Personal Wikis. Personal wikis were a big fad for productivity geeks for a while, but that seems to have toned down a lot through 2008. Wikis are still incredibly useful, and can make you more productive. You can think of a personal wiki like a bit of a catch-all binder. Whether you want to manage personal information, use it as a freelance web-worker, or to manage your corporate work, this article will introduce you to a few of the options out there and kickstart you with some ideas for getting productive using your wiki. Personal Wikis You Can Use This is by no means a comprehensive list, so if you have a favorite wiki, let us know about in the comments section.

Luminotes is a personal wiki with both free and paid options. Wikispaces offers free public wikis, and private wikis that cost between $5 and $20 a month. @Wiki is completely free and offers WYSIWYG, file importing and multiple authors. Wikihost is another free service that provides private and public wiki options. Getting to Know Wiki Markup. 5 Best Free Personal Wiki Software. Here are 5 free personal wiki software that let you create your own desktop wiki, and keep notes. 1. Linked Notes One of the free personal wiki software that you can use to organize your notes is Linked Notes. It is a free desktop wiki software that will help you make your notes synchronized and chronologic as you prefer it to be. Whenever you have difficulties organizing different notes that you have, Linked Notes will be a great help. Sponsored Links Linked notes offers a variety of features that you can possibly exploit. You can read our review of Linked Notes, and download it here. 2.

Another wiki software that you can use is Zim. Zim is a great tool to keep your To Do list or idea recorder for you to follow and work on. You can read our review of Zim, or download Zim here. Also Read: 15 Best Free RSS Readers for Windows 3. Another free wiki software that you can use is WoaS or Wiki on a Stick. Wiki on a Stick can be used as a personal notepad by individuals. 4. 5. Link to This Page: Compare them all. Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotat. DropTask - Visual Task Management for Individuals and Teams. Fractal Planner: The personal task management software that works the way your brain does. Zimilate. Pintask. My things | thinkery. TagSpaces - Organize Your Files.

Gs | Visual organization for creative minds. Fruux | Contacts. Calendars. Tasks - Always in sync. Toodledo : A to-do list to organize your tasks. Time-tracking software. OverTask. GQueues - Manage tasks & to-do lists with your Google Account. Zen Apps: Desktop Tools to Organize Your Brain :: Articles :: Th.

Great believers in the power of organization to drive productive creativity, we’re always on the look out for new (and preferably free) tech applications that can help us stay on track, improve focus, or just waste less time on the unimportant stuff. Here, we run down a few recent faves that are helping us magnify our ability to make ideas happen: Evernote. A one-stop system for visual filing. Recently, I decided to completely digitize my personal files using Evernote.

Receipts, medical files, and old business plans have all been imported into notebooks, while my myriad of magazine pulls have been similarly organized into a quickly accessible visual database (that’s entirely personalized). The iPhone app is pretty stellar as well, and great for getting a quick pic of things that need to be remembered on-the-go – everything from artworks seen in passing to apartment listings.

[BA] Pathfinder.A turbo-charged version of the regular Mac finder. TASKK - Task management with a brain! Listography. List your goals on 43 Things. 10 Goal Setting and Tracking Tools to Keep You Motivated. Yesterday, I provided some tips for getting into the goal-setting mindset, including the importance of lining up support. Your support can take the form of a coach, colleague, friend or even a goal setting and tracking tool.

This post provides a few options for you to explore if you are looking for a goal tracking tool to help keep you accountable. Achieve Planner Achieve Planner is time management and life planning software for Windows that helps you get organized, get focused, and make better use of your time. You can work with multiple projects and goals without feeling overwhelmed, plan your time for maximum productivity, and feel more focused and productive while you work toward your goals. Declare-It Declare-It is an online application that helps you easily create, track and be held accountable for your goals. Get Goaling Get Goaling is an online tool to help you set goals, plan actions and make progress.

GoalEnforcer GoalPro Goalscape GoalsOnTrack Lifetick MyGoalManager.com. WorkFlowy - Organize your brain. 5 Task Apps for Visual Thinkers. Most productivity tools and reviews focus on very linear, left-brained thinking. What if you’re a visual thinker and looking for a tool that suits your needs? Pen and paper, a massive whiteboard, or post-it notes can work for the right-brainers out there, but they’re also not necessarily very practical in this digital age, where you might need to access your tasks on the go, keep notes and track progress on them, or share them with someone else. Features to look for: If you’re looking at trying a digital app to help manage your to do list, and you’ve struggled with productivity tools in the past, here’s a few features that you might want to look for before you try yet another app: Color coding: This is such a simple feature that so many tools are lacking.

My top 5 picks for task management for visual thinkers: KanbanPad Sporting an adorable mascot and a colorful design, KanbanPad is my favorite out of the kanban style task tools out there. Price: Free Trello Thoughtboxes Weekplan Teamweek. Dropbox. Liiist. Ditching Evernote? Check Out 5 Free Web Clipping Alternatives. Perish the thought.

Why would you ditch Evernote? The one de facto tool that can take care of capturing, annotating, tagging, and organizing all the information that’s out there. If I am sounding too gung ho about this software, I am definitely not alone. Evernote has lots of uses to crow about. But then the web space of web clipping tools and information managers is not Evernote’s alone. Online note-taking, web clipping tools are must have tools to keep in our browser toolset. The five web clipping alternatives have their own good points in the way they catch and keep the information for us. Clipmarks Clipmarks allows you to clip just the things you want instead of saving the entire thing as a complete file.

Clipmarks installs itself as a button in Firefox and Internet Explorer. You can add your own tags and a title to each Clipmarks Clip. Clipmarks keeps count of your clips with a character meter. Read our past coverage on Clipmarks here and here. Marro (Beta) Scrapbook Microsoft OneNote. Pinboard. Do It (Tomorrow) To-do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: Todoist. Automate the Web - Zapier. Mynd | Scissorsfly. My things | thinkery. GQueues - Manage tasks & to-do lists with your Google Account.

Pocket. RescueTime : Time management software for staying productive and happy in the modern workplace. 8 Online Goal Progress Tracking Tools.