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.
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Wrangle the tech!
1. Wrangle the Tech!
Wrangle the
Tech
Christine Ayar Illichmann
christine.illichmann@librarieshawaii.org
2. 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!
8. 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.
10. 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.
42. Looking for fun, interesting, and cool things to post at your
library or on social media?
Create a Dropbox account (dropbox.com)
Then email ben@benbizzle.com – ask to be added to the
“Library Facebook Images” Dropbox.
50. justgetflux.com
Don’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!
51. 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)
52. Bit.ly
Shorten long links. See who has shared the same
content. Track the number of time your Bit.ly link is
clicked.