With the right tool, completing the task at hand can be made easier. So with that in mind, I have selected a random series of technology tools that you might find useful.
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www.whatsapp.com
My current favourite free app for my phone is called WhatsApp. For those not familiar, WhatsApp allows users to share text messages, photos, videos and calls with one another using WiFi, eliminating SMS fees and size restrictions. When I was overseas, I liked the immediacy of contact; I didn’t have to rely on a third party like Facebook to alert family and friends to my message. And now, with a three-month-old granddaughter on the other side of the world, you can image my delight receiving short videos of her.
www.getpopfile.org
Email spam is a scourge few escape. I loathe the waste of time sifting through trying to find my important messages. I’ve just discovered a online tool called POPFile which allows users to sort incoming messages into categories that they create themselves and to then manually classify emails. The system then learns to classify all your email including those unwanted spamming messages.
www.xmind.net
Visual learners looking for a free study or note-taking tool may want to check out XMind. This ‘mind-mapping’ program, designed for Mac or Windows computers, allows users to create and save a variety of organisational maps, diagrams, charts, and spreadsheets from either their own creations or from a variety of templates. The free version allows the mindmaps to be saved to other note taking tools or shared on social media. The purchased version allows the maps to be exported in a variety of formats including PDF.
www.postleaf.org
Bloggers and web content managers looking for an alternative to current blogging platforms like Blogger and WordPress may want to check out Postleaf. This open-source online publishing tool boasts a sleek interface and responsive admin panel, allowing your online publication to be easily read on a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Free to download, Postleaf utilises inline editing and allows users to add tags and quickly backup material.
- Kate Walker