App Essentials: Calendars 5 by Readdle
Platform: iOS Cost: $6.99 For my Productivity App of the Week, I have selected an application that I use on a daily basis. Calendars 5 by Readdle is a way for me to easily monitor and use materials and resources from calendars and task lists on a variety of accounts. Coming in at $6.99, the app is a bit steep for a calendar, but one that will pay out in the long run when you can visualize all of your calendars from a single interface. I have been using the Calendar apps since they first came out on iOS back when I had an iPhone 3Gs. It has been my companion in moving between jobs,...
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Platform: iOS Cost: $1.99 Well folks, it is true, I believe in the Tomato. In my quest over the past few months to find the tools and resources that work for me, I stumbled across the Pomodoro Technique. My love affair started when I was working on optimizing the HabitRPG workflow and installed the Chrome Extension. During the setup phase, there is a button to enforce Pomodoro sequences. Having no experience with it, I jumped on Wikipedia and learned as much as I could. As things progressed, I found myself using it more and more, and in need of a way to monitor my Pomodoro time while...
read moreApp Essentials: Tempo (Calendar)
Platform: iOS Cost: Free In my productivity series, I am pushing my own boundaries – which is definitely the purpose of testing apps. When I first got an iPad, I used the standard apps for everything. After three years, I finally made the transition to third party applications. My first calendar was on Calendars 5 by Readdle, and that has been remarkably hard to beat – and remains as my go to Calendar. Tempo gives Calendars a run for its money with some integrations and features that I am greatly impressed with – enough so to make the switch. The App As you...
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