In March, I blogged about my basic tools I use. The article is here: http://lukasbarda.cz/offline-and-happy-nastroje-bez-kterych-se-neobejdu/
Today I want to introduce other little helpers that take online efficiency to a new level.
IN GENERAL
- Use of smart watch for clock, sms/phone notification and alarm clock.
- Send later option in Gmail, attention protection
- Boomerang extension in Gmail, attention protection
- Abbreviations and automation (for me it's OOO in Gmail) or IFFT and Apple Abbreviations
- Access everything on mobile via Search on iPhone
SUBMISSION
- Dictated on PC (https://www.speechtexter.com/)
- Dictation on mobile under the microphone icon on the keyboard
APPLICATION
- Scanbot application for scanning and OCR function on gdisk (recognition of objects and text on images)
- Toggl timekeeping app
- Wunderlist app vs. todo / any.do on To-Do sheets
- Trello for work visualization, kanban boards – https://trello.com/
- Conf / Video calls platform https://whereby.com/
- Streaks paid habit changing app
- Paid application Forest (pomodoro meter) - planting virtual trees
- Video / screen recording:
- Windows: Win + G
- iPhone - native feature
- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hecorat.screenrecorder.free&hl=cs
MINI TRICKS
- Windows Mouse Cursor Pointer (Settings -> Mouse-> Pointer Options -> More Mouse Options)
- Text Replacement on iPhone (General -> Keyboard -> Text Replacement)
- Elimination of blue light - application and dark mode (more in the article: http://lukasbarda.cz/vliv-modreho-svetla-na-nas-spanek/)
- Google Forms
Would you be interested in anything else about the individual instruments? Let me know and I'll elaborate.
And what do you use? What should I not miss on the list? Thanks for the tips!
