Awesome Apps
There are apps for days and days that do many different things. I don’t see a need for most of them, but a few stand out as exceptionally useful apps. Here’s a list of the apps I use.
Evernote
Many people write about the usefulness of Evernote, and for good reason. I use it to store everything I write. I can access it on any device I use, and it reliably syncs my data, searches through my stuff quickly and effectively, and can be used for free. So, I suggest signing up and giving it a try if you’re looking for a place to store all of your work, random thoughts, interesting article and links, or whatever else you can think of.
Google Drive, Dropbox
These are the 2 cloud file syncing services I use. Both can be installed to your desktop so that they act as regular folders in your computer’s file structure. I save all of my work-in-progress documents to either service (I use Google Drive more regularly) so that I don’t have to remember to move files from my desktop to my laptop at all.
Google Play Books
I use Google Play Books because it is well integrated with the rest of my Google services, and it’s already on my phone. Really though, any popular and well supported e-reader app does the trick. I love this app because I love reading. It’s so much easier to carry your phone than even 1 book. I almost always have my phone, and so when a free minute pops up, I can read anywhere!
Spotify
Free music. It’s great.
GingkoApp.com
This webapp is a very unique way to write. It’s got a cool card hierarchy that I’ve not seen anywhere else before. It lets you get ideas written down and lets you worry about re-ordering sections whenever you want. It’s difficult to explain properly, so I do suggest you try it out yourself if you enjoy writing but hate using most writing programs.
IFTTT
This free service lets you connect all kinds of online accounts and apps and lets you automate many different behaviours. For example, I have connected my Twitter and Instagram accounts so that whenever I post to Instagram, IFTTT automatically posts a Tweet with the picture and description to my Twitter.
Trello
This is a beautiful app. I use it as my project management and to do list tracker. You can create boards that contain lists of cards, which can be picked up and moved around to organize them as you see fit. Definitely give this a try if you’re bad at using typical to do lists, or want something a little more intricate than a pen and paper to do list.