What apps keep you productive?

niko_orsini

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Hi all!
The title explains everything, I think.
This question is born since I don't know what apps should I use to keep me productive, so I'm curious to know yours.
Thank you! :D
 

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1. Informant Pro - Calendar, Task, To-Do & Contact Management
2. Evernote - Note-taking, web-clipping, thought vault, receipt database, business card keeper
3. Feeddler Pro / Reeder - RSS feed reader apps
4. Twitter - Up-to-the-minute news and other information
5. DataVault - Password & other information storage app
6. Dropbox - Cloud Storage
7. BUDGT - Budgeting app
8. Drafts - Quick note taking app that I usually use in conjunction with Evernote & Twitter
9. Instapaper / Pocket - For extended reading without ads
10. Tapatalk 2 - Best forum app.

​to name a few.
 

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My main productivity apps are Evernote (note taking), Wunderlist (to do), and Dropbox (content storage).

Being cross platform was the main attraction for me. It allows me to access my stuff on my BlackBerry and Apple devices and on my home and work PCs.

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Informant Pro (notes, tasks, calendar)
Clear (quick to do or list maker)
Quick Drafts (great note taking app and then can email or create checklist with it)
 

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1. Informant Pro - Calendar, Task, To-Do & Contact Management
2. Evernote - Note-taking, web-clipping, thought vault, receipt database, business card keeper
3. Feeddler Pro / Reeder - RSS feed reader apps
4. Twitter - Up-to-the-minute news and other information
5. DataVault - Password & other information storage app
6. Dropbox - Cloud Storage
7. BUDGT - Budgeting app
8. Drafts - Quick note taking app that I usually use in conjunction with Evernote & Twitter
9. Instapaper / Pocket - For extended reading without ads
10. Tapatalk 2 - Best forum app.

​to name a few.
1. Informant Pro - Calendar, Task, To-Do & Contact Management
2. Evernote - Note-taking, web-clipping, thought vault, receipt database, business card keeper

3. Feeddler Pro / Reeder - RSS feed reader apps
4. Twitter - Up-to-the-minute news and other information
5. DataVault - Password & other information storage app

6. Dropbox - Cloud Storage
7. BUDGT - Budgeting app
8. Drafts - Quick note taking app that I usually use in conjunction with Evernote & Twitter
9. Instapaper / Pocket - For extended reading without ads
10. Tapatalk 2 - Best forum app.

Additionally would be any.do

SportsCenter for up to date sorts news
USA Today and CNN news.
 
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jagfan2

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MobisleNotes (to-do's, lists and reminders) - syncs with my iPhone, iPad, and PC
Week Cal syncing my Google Calendar
 

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I think the imore thread app keeps me productive when I am bored at home and usually games keeps me busy when I am trying to beat friends score like subway surfer or games like bejewelled blitz but other then that social media is not really for me anymore
 

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Update: Informant Pro (calendar, tasks, notes, contacts), Tweetbot (news, work related stuff), Clear (quick notes), AnyList (best grocery list app), Solar and Intellicast (need to know the weather...esp now for summer storms!) and LinkedIn.
 

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1Password- Password and information storage.
Dropbox- Cloud file storage.
Write- Note taking that syncs immediately with dropbox so I can access it on all my devices. I have it on my iPhone, iPad and my Mac.
Evernote (occasionally)- Note taking. Not my favorite but I use it on occasion to switch things up a bit, not often though.
iA Writer- Word processor. You don't have to worry about fonts and obtrusive toolbars, all you do is write. Makes focusing on writing much easier with a focus mode as well. This is on all of my devices as well as it allows me to pick up right where I left off.
Instapaper- For reading articles off-line.
Downcast- Podcast catcher.
Calendar- Self explanatory.
Mail/Mailbox- Again, self explanatory. However, I haven't fully moved to Mailbox as it is only for Gmail.
Tapatalk- Amazing forum app. If you frequent many different forums this is a must have.
Notability- Best note taking app I have used. Tried others but I always come back to Notability. Only on my iPad but it syncs with my Dropbox, so I can access my notes on my other devices.
CNN- For the news, obviously haha.
Pages- Almost didn't list this but I do use it from time to time for writing papers. But I almost always choose iA Writer. I haven't had the best of luck with syncing from my iPad to my Mac, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. iA Writer always works.


I have some of other productivity apps but most of them I barely use. There are a couple that I wish I used more like Wunderlist and Wordpress but I just haven't taken the time to utilize them. I'm considering starting my own blog about technology and doing reviews so Wordpress is an obvious solution but I just haven't had the motivation to start it (mainly I'm nervous/scared that it will fail). Sorry for the rant.
 

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Box - cloud storage between all my devices
iBooks - for organizing my pdfs
Pages - for new document creation
Reminders - for To-Do lists
Notability - new to this but liking it so far
Notes - notes synced on iPhone and iPad
CloudOn - for editing MS Office files in my cloud storage
Genius Scan - using my camera to scan to pdf
Contacts - work and personal
 

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I use a lot of the apps that were already mentioned but one that I use daily and can't live without is things. Basic and powerful to do app.
 

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Informant Pro for calendar and tasks.
DataVault for passwords (bank accounts, other people's passwords so I can access their accounts when they have problems, etc.)
Evernote for everything.
​ZoomNotes for writing notes and presentations.
 

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Informant Pro for calendar and tasks.
DataVault for passwords (bank accounts, other people's passwords so I can access their accounts when they have problems, etc.)
Evernote for everything.
​ZoomNotes for writing notes and presentations.

Alli, have you used 1Password? Just curious as to what you think about DataVault vs 1Password and why you chose it.
 

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Fantastical - calendar and reminders
Clear - to do
Drafts - note taking
Evernote - note taking
TextExpander Touch - keystroke saver that works perfectly with Drafts
Tapatalk - web forum tool
ScoreCenter - sports scores
Twitter/Facebook - social stuff
 

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Omnifocus - projects management
Reminders - simple to dos
Fing - Network device discovery
vSphere Client - manage VMware ESXi
VMware View - remote access to a virtual machine
Box - centralized cloud storage (50 GB)
Documents 2 - document editing
1password - password keychain
Notes - simple note taking

Few others but I use these on a daily basis.
 

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