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10 Productivity Apps
1. ToDo
2. Tripit
3. Analytics Pro
4. Dropbox
5. eBuddy Pro
6. Skype
7. Hootsuite
8. Linkie
9. BugBox
10.Dragon Dictation
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1. Todo 4
• Pros:
– Best tool to manage your
Todo lists
– Easy to use
– Syncs with Toodledo.com
• Cons
– Sync can be interruptive
– Have to force sync if you
keep the app open
– Doesn’t sync with Outlook
tasks
• Price: $4.99
• Also see Toodledo
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2. Tripit
• Pros:
– Must have travel mate
– Manages your itinerary and
can update you to changes
– Track your loyalty programs
• Cons
– Loyalty Program Mgmt only
with Pro account
– Limited Flight status info
compared to FlightDeck Pro
• Price: Free
• Also see TripDeck
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3. Analytics Pro
• Pros:
– Access your Google Analytics
– Easy to use interface
– Detailed graphics
– Manage multiple sites
– Support for google accounts
• Cons
– Can save filtered searches
– Doesn’t show annotations
• Price: $6.99
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4. Dropbox
• Pros:
– Manage your files across
computers
– Connects to your Dropbox
Account
– Can view and edit your
documents (with Connect)
– Mark files as favorites
• Cons
– Never sure what files are
local
– Can’t email attachments
(sends link to document)
• Price: Free
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5. eBuddy Pro
• Pros:
– Iphone app for Live
Messenger, Facebook chat,
Googletalk, AIM + more
– Easy to use interface
• Cons
– Changing profile image is not
easy
– Be great if whatsapp was
available with it.
• Price: $4.99 Pro / Free for
Basic
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6. Skype
• Pros:
– Skype on your Iphone
– Easy to setup and use
– Sound is superb (better than
using laptop)
• Cons
– Requires WiFi
• Price: Free
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7. Hootsuite
• Pros:
– Manage your social media
accounts in a single interface
– Supports Facebook, Twitter,
Foursquare, Linkedin
• Cons
– Streams tab needs work, not
easy to move around
– Stats page only works with
Hootsuite based posted
• Price: Free
• Also see TweetDeck
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8. Linkie
• Pros:
– Manage your bit.ly (URL
shortener) account
– Shows stats on where your
traffic is coming from
– Email data to colleagues
• Cons
– Be great to see graphical
charts
– Only Bit.ly URL’s currently
• Price: 0.99
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9. BugBox
• Pros:
– Manage your JIRA tickets
with your iphone
– Check status on an issue in a
meeting
• Cons
– Limitations with Custom
Fields
– Can only login into 1 JIRA
account.
– Full version is expensive
• Price: Free/$24.99
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10. Dragon Dictation
• Pros:
– Records your message and
convert it to text
– Email, SMS, Twitter, Copy
your message
• Cons
– Not always perfect
– Difficult to clear message /
likes to append
– Can’t set a default email
address
• Price: Free
• Check out MailMe (audio
to email)