wrangle the tech!
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Learn about web-based tools to help you manage your day-to-day. Some of these tools have been around for a while, some are still new, but all are helpful! If you're trying to increase your productivity, take a look. Most of these tools are web-based, many are free. Presented at the Hawaii Library Association 2014 Conference.TRANSCRIPT
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Let’s use tech to make our work and personal lives better
• Project Planning
• To Do Lists
• RSS and Blogs
• Automated Shortcuts
• Calendars and Scheduling
• Photo Editing and Graphics/Posters
• Other Helpful Things
• Your Suggestions, Please!
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Total!
Mostly free, mostly web-based.
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Project Planning
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http://davidseah.com/productivity-tools/
Gantt Chart, Daily Task Planners, Concrete Goals Tracker, NaNoWriMo Word Counter!
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https://trello.com/
Create project boards, break down tasks, and assign them.
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www.wrike.comCreate, assign and track tasks. Set priorities, attach files
and create due dates for yourself or others.
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www.pivotaltracker.com/
Trello on steroids. Use this for the very big projects where big goals need
to be broken in to much smaller tasks and/or if you need a lot of information and control over project
elements.
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https://coggle.it/Brainstorm and Diagram!
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https://workflowy.com/
Outlining tool that lets you easily map your ideas in one place. Tag and rank bullet points for easy searching and share your outlines with others for easy collaboration.
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https://evernote.com/
Collect a variety of information in one place. Organize it, tag it, share it.
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www.dropbox.com/Store large files, share them, and keep everything in one
place.
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www.taskforceapp.com/
Add Taskforce App to your Gmail account to turn emails in to tasks. Combine tasks, give them due dates and more.
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To Do ListsTo DoLists
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www.wunderlist.com My all time favorite. Create, edit, and sync to do lists on
your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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www.rememberthemilk.comAnother handy to do list that allows for easy editing and tagging. Create time estimates
and also see how often you postpone tasks!
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web.any.doView lists by due date or project.
Add subtasks, files, and deadlines with ease. Easy to search and sync.
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https://idonethis.com/Track what you’ve accomplished, share it with others.
Celebrate task and goal completion!
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RSS and Blogs
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https://www.bloglovin.com/Quickly scan the blogs you love, find blogs that fit your
interest, see what friends are reading.
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about.flipboard.com/Only on smart phones and tablets. But a beautiful way
to see blog and news content.
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www.feedly.comSee the blogs you read and their most
current posts – my favorite.
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Automated Shortcuts and Notifications
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If This Then That – www.ifttt.comAutomate tasks that help you find info or just get things
done!
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www.zapier.comA bit more business minded but also a wonderfully
effective tool for helping to automate tasks!
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www.getnotifiedapp.comDon’t want to figure out “recipes”? Just type in a sentence
and GetNotified does the rest.
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Calendars and Scheduling
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https://calendar.sunrise.am/Manage multiple calendar accounts, quickly view times in
other time zones, and search your calendar with ease.
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www.doodle.comEliminate the email chaos for meeting planning. Set times
and see what works best for everyone.
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www.whenisgood.netNot as nice looking as Doodle, but shares the
same functionality.
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Time Zones
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whattimeisitthere.infoA quick cross-county look of current time zones.
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everytimezone.comA quick look at every time zone on one page.
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Photo Editing &Images
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canva.comMake and print posters, presentations and more.
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picmonkey.comPhoto editing and poster creation!
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www.thinglink.comInteractive images enhanced with sound, video and more.
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www.balsamiq.comExpress your ideas with wireframes.
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A growing aggregator of free stock –remember attribution!
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commonsensemedia.org/ Age appropriate recommendations by parents.
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Looking for fun, interesting, and cool things to post at your library or on social media?
Create a Dropbox account (dropbox.com)Then email [email protected] – ask to be added to the
“Library Facebook Images” Dropbox.
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www.librariansyellowpages.comYou may be familiar with the Yellow Pages, but the web
version is also handy.
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Other Helpful Things Other helpful things
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https://todaysmeet.com/bit.ly/todaysmeetarticle
Make programs more interactive by creating another way to converse and share thoughts.
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https://import.io/ Turn web content in to a spreadsheet.
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Rescuetime.comLearn more about how you spend your computer time.
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Donothingfortwominutes.comJust take a break for two minutes.
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Hemingwayapp.comReview and edit your writing with the help of
Hemingway!
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justgetflux.comDon’t let your screen keep you up! Flux automatically adjusts your screen to warmer tones as the night goes
on, so you can get to sleep!
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http://icukoo.com/Every time you hit snooze you make a donation to a
good cause! (UK only currently but here’s hoping that it comes to the US)
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Bit.lyShorten long links. See who has shared the same
content. Track the number of time your Bit.ly link is clicked.
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http://e.ggtimer.com/Timers for various activities, right on
your desktop. (Try Pomodoro!)
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https://coffitivity.com/Background noise to help you focus.
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What are your favorites?
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Photo Credits!Slide 1: http://magdeleine.co/photo-keith-misner-n-6/
Slide 4: http://magdeleine.co/photo-todd-quackenbush-n-124/
Slide 14:http://magdeleine.co/photo-jose-manuel-rios-valiente-n-57/
Slide 19: http://magdeleine.co/photo-vincent-n-98-2/
Slide 23: http://magdeleine.co/photo-jessica-lok-n-104/
Slide 27: http://magdeleine.co/photo-jonas-nilsson-lee-n-3/
Slide 31: http://magdeleine.co/photo-giovanni-cioli-n-127/
Slide 35: http://magdeleine.co/photo-little-visuals-n-17/
Slide 40: http://magdeleine.co/photo-steve-richey-n-138/
Slide 44: http://magdeleine.co/photo-tomas-laurinavicius-n-26/
Slide 55: http://magdeleine.co/photo-todd-quackenbush-n-151/