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Put Things Off to Get Things Done

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:04:41 +0000

The list of To-Do-List apps to choose from has blown up recently and there are many really good ones out there to choose from. So why would we need another one? Well how about trying something a little less uptight. Most apps out there once you put something on the list it nags at you constantly. Who needs that pressure with everything else you have to get done. So wouldn’t it be nice to Put Things Off for a few days and quiet that constant nag?

Ok, enough with the infomercial. I checked out the iPhone/iPod Touch app called Put Things Off and I loved its simplicity and it has a nice design too. Just touch the plus sign in the corner, add your task, select the date and save. Tasks shown for today show up in the Today section and as you complete them touch the check mark. Don’t have enough time today to finish a task, touch the arrow and it puts it off for 3 day(or however long you want). It’s simple and it works. If you’re looking for a to-do-list or something simpler and fun to use I would say give Put Things Off a shot.

Pick up Put Things Off in the iTunes store.

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Huge list of free Mac applications

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:44:09 +0000

This site has an amazing list of free software for Macs. Here are the categories that you will find there:

Productivity Tools; Internet and Communication Tools; Utilities and System Tools; Art, Pictures and Graphics; Music and Sound Creation; Movie, Film and Video; Business Applications; Content Management Systems; Student Information Systems; Programming; Mathematics and Science; Humanities and Sports; Languages; General Education Tools; and Games and Recreation.

I hope you find this website useful. If anyone knows of any other site that has useful or enjoyable applications like this let me know and I will post them up.

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NeoOffice 2.2.1

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:12:58 +0000

Neo Office 2.2.1 was released today. It is a free open source Office Suite for Mac OS X. The software bundle comes with a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs, and is based on the OpenOffice code. I haven’t had a lot of time to try it out but I tried a Microsoft Office 2003, Office:Mac X, and a Power Point document with no problems. It took a while to load the files, but that could be because I am using a 2001 iBook. I will have to try it out on a more powerful computer and dig into the programs a little more later to check out the support for Mac OS X spell checker and Address Book.

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Mac on a Stick

admin — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:48:19 +0000

I ran across this site and had to give it a try. It emulates Mac OS 7.0.1, so now I don’t have to dig out my old Macintosh SE to get my nostalgic Mac fix. Just for fun I painted the thumb drive and gave it some new decals to give it the “Mac look.” I know it doesn’t have the old rainbow Apple logo, but I wanted it to match my iBook. Here is a screen shot of my Apple on a stick.

I think I’m going to play some Tetris!

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Cross-Platform Portable Mozilla Thunderbird

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:29:23 +0000

This is a nice little way to keep your email on a usb drive and take it with you no matter where you go or what operating system (windows or mac) is on the computer that you happen to be using. The Cross-Platform Thunderbird uses the Portable Thunderbird application and a script written by Sam Krupa to make it compatible with Mac’s. It can really be handy for freelancers that have a day job but still want to be able to respond to emails during their breaks. There is also a Cross-Platform FireFox web browser.

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