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Juliet, TN 37122 yournerdybestfriend.com Organization Manage Lists Manage Schedules Organize and Store Files Keep Track of Ideas: Solo Edition Create a Mind Map Organize and Store Photos and Video Scan Your Old Photos Get Your Affairs in Order Manage Lists BZ Reminder Pocket Lists Reminder Tool with Missed Call Alerts NerdHerd Favorite Simple To-Do List bzreminder.com pocketlists.com Microsoft To Do Todoist The App that Is Eating Award-Winning My Manager’s Favorite Productivity Tool Wunderlist todoist.com todo.microsoft.com Wunderlist Plan The Award-Winning Task Manager with a Task Manager and Planning Tool Rabid Fanbase getplan.co wunderlist.com 2 Manage Schedules ORGANIZATION Any.do Fantastical 2 (iOS) Simple Task Manager with Day-by-Day Best Apple Calendar App Manager flexibits.com any.do Google Calendar Business Calendar 2 The Calendar to Rule Them All Best Android Calendar App google.com/calendar appgenix-software.com 3 Organize and Store Files Box Google One Business-Focused Cloud Storage System Google’s Cloud Storage System box.com google.com/drive Dropbox Microsoft OneDrive Arguably the Best Cloud Storage System Microsoft’s Cloud Storage System dropbox.com onedrive.com G Suite Sync Google’s Professional Office Suite Extra-Secure Dropbox Alternative gsuite.google.com sync.com 4 Keep Track of Ideas: Solo Edition ORGANIZATION Apple Notes Rocketbook Apple’s Internal Note System Smart Notebook to Save Handwritten On Apple Devices Notes to the Cloud getrocketbook.com Evernote The Past Champion Note-Taking Tool OneNote evernote.com Microsoft’s Note-Taking Tool onenote.com Google Keep Google’s Note-Taking Tool Simplenote google.com/keep A Very Simple Note-Taking Tool simplenote.com 5 Create a Mind Map Bubbl.us MeisterTask Super Simple, Super Free Mind Map Site Task Management Tool with Mind Map bubbl.us Integration meistertask.com Creately Online Mind Map Tool MindMeister creately.com Mind Map Tool with Task Integration mindmeister.com Draw.io Open-Source Diagramming Tool Mindmup draw.io Free Mind Map Site Mindly mindmup.com Mobile Mind Map Tool Stormboard mindlyapp.com Teamwork-Type Mind Maps 6 stormboard.com Organize and Store Photos and Video ORGANIZATION ACDSee Google Photos Image Organizer and Editor with the Best Unlimited Photo/Video Storage with Image Name Recognition acdsee.com google.com/photos Amazon Drive Mylio Amazon’s Cloud Storage System Image Organizer with Facial Recognition amazon.com/clouddrive and More mylio.com Amazon Prime Photos Amazon’s Answer to Google Photos Slidebox amazon.com/photos Mobile Photo Album Organizer Forever slidebox.co Image Storage Tool Designed for Family Legacies forever.com 7 8 Scan Your Old Photos ORGANIZATION DigMyPics PhotoScan Service for Photo Scanning and Video Google’s Mobile Photo Scanner App Transfer google.com/photos/scan digmypics.com Photomyne Photo-Scanning App for Photo Albums photomyne.com 9 Get Your Affairs in Order Everplans SecureSafe End-of-Life Document and Information Super-Secure Online Storage Platform with Organizer “Data Inheritance” everplans.com securesafe.com Giving Docs Online Will Creation for Charity Planned Giving Campaigns givingdocs.com 10 Productivity Focus and Get Things Done Automate Tasks Outsource Work Tasks Keep Your Environment Peaceful Stay Healthy at Your Desk Change a Habit Manage Your Stress Seek Resources for People in Crisis Focus and Get Things Done Be Focused Pomodoro.cc Apple Focus App Simple Online Pomodoro Timer xwavesoft.com/be-focused-pro-for- pomodoro.cc iphone-ipad-mac-os-x.html RescueTime Marinara Timer Software that Tracks Where the Time Goes Online Pomodoro Timer for Groups rescuetime.com marinaratimer.com StayFocusd PomoDoneApp Chrome Plugin for Site Blocking Pomodoro-Type Task Management App nerdybff.com/stayfocusd-app pomodoneapp.com 12 cont. PRODUCTIVITY The Pomodoro Technique® Toggl Kitchen Timer Productivity Technique Time-Tracking Tool for Clients and Projects cirillocompany.de/pages/pomodoro- toggl.com technique 13 Automate Tasks IFTTT Tasker Free Multi-App Automator Android Device Automator Ifttt.com In the Google Play Store Pushbullet Zapier Notification and Sharing Center for Texts, Extensive Multi-App Automator with Paid Files and More Levels pushbullet.com zapier.com Shortcuts Apple Device Automator In the App Store 14 Outsource Work Tasks PRODUCTIVITY Fancy Hands Thumbtack U.S.-Based Virtual Assistants for Small Tasks Freelancer Marketplace for Projects and fancyhands.com Experts thumbtack.com Fiverr Freelance Marketplace for Small Jobs Upwork Starting at Five Bucks Freelance Community for Larger Projects fiverr.com upwork.com 15 Keep Your Environment Peaceful Brain.fm Noisli Music Productivity Tool Background Noise Tool brain.fm noisli.com Focus@Will SoundPrint Personality-Based Music Productivity Tool App to Find Your Quiet Place focusatwill.com soundprint.co 16 Stay Healthy at Your Desk PRODUCTIVITY Duet Display Regular Breaks App that Turns Your iOS Device into a Site that Traps Your Cursor Until You Take a Second Screen Break duetdisplay.com regularbreaks.com F.lux PostureMinder Computer Lighting Adjustment Tool Chrome Extension to Encourage Better justgetflux.com Posture In the Chrome Web Store Healthy Browsing Chrome Extension for Health Reminders In the Chrome Web Store 17 Change a Habit Fabulous HabitShare Science-Based Habit-Forming Tool Social Habit-Forming Tool thefabulous.co habitshareapp.com Habitica Way of Life Gamified Habit-Forming Tool Simple Habit Maker with Easy Updates habitica.com wayoflifeapp.com 18 Manage Your Stress PRODUCTIVITY Calm Sanvello Award-Winning App Designed to Aid Sleep, Mental Health Tool with Clinically Validated Boost Confidence and Reduce Stress Techniques calm.com sanvello.com Headspace Stop, Breathe & Think Meditation and Stress Relief App Meditation App with Custom Solutions headspace.com stopbreathethink.com 19 Seek Resources for People in Crisis #BeThe1To MoodTools Apps Resources for You to Help People in Need System of Apps to Address Suicidal bethe1to.com Thoughts and Depression moodtools.org BetterHelp Online Counseling Service National Suicide Prevention betterhelp.com Lifeline Site for Resources, Crisis Lines, Chat and Crisis Text Line More Free, 24/7 Text Chat When You Need It suicidepreventionlifeline.org Text HOME to 741741 20 Collaboration Manage Projects Collaborate on Files Communicate with Internal Teams Keep Track of Ideas: Team Edition Share Large Files Create Surveys and Polls Manage Projects Asana KanbanFlow Favorite Project Management Tool with Project Management Tool with Pomodoro Robust Free Version Timer asana.com kanbanflow.com Basecamp monday.com Classic Project Management System Flexible Project Management and Team basecamp.com Collaboration Tool monday.com Freedcamp (Almost) Free Project Management System Smartsheet freedcamp.com Spreadsheet-Based Project Management Tool smartsheet.com 22 cont. Teamwork Wrike Project Management Tool that Gets Team Project Management Tool with Gantt Member Buy-In Charts COLLABORATION teamwork.com wrike.com Trello Project Management Tool Good for Personal Task Management trello.com 23 Collaborate on Files Dropbox Paper Microsoft Office 365 Dropbox’s Document Collaboration Tool Office Suite with Collaboration Features dropbox.com/paper microsoft.com/office365 Google Drive Real-Time Collaboration in a Robust Office Suite google.com/drive 24 Communicate with Internal Teams iAuditor Slack Inspection and Checklist Tool Simple Chat System with Monumental safetyculture.com Capabilities COLLABORATION slack.com Microsoft Teams Slack Competitor for Microsoft Business Workplace by Facebook Users Facebook’s Answer to Slack teams.microsoft.com workplace.fb.com 25 Keep Track of Ideas: Team Edition Notejoy PATboard Evernote-Like Note and Document Physical Board for Projects, Tasks and Organizer for Teams Group Notes notejoy.com patboard.com Notion Nerds’ New Choice for Note Taking and More notion.so 26 Share Large Files 7-Zip WeTransfer Free Windows File Compression Utility Easy File-Sharing Service 7-zip.org wetransfer.com COLLABORATION Send Anywhere WinZip Instant File Transfer Classic File Compression Utility send-anywhere.com winzip.com The Unarchiver Free Mac File Uncompression Utility theunarchiver.com 27 Create Surveys and Polls Cognito Forms Survey Anyplace Molly’s Favorite Form Tool Interactive Questionnaires for Increased cognitoforms.com Engagement surveyanyplace.com Google Forms Google’s Free Survey Tool SurveyGizmo google.com/forms Multi-Platform Survey Tool surveygizmo.com Microsoft Forms for Excel Simple Form Maker for Excel Online SurveyMonkey forms.office.com Biggest Online Survey Tool