5 GREAT EVERYDAY TIME SAVERS
MAINLINE THE NEWS, GET A
WORKOUT IN, AUTO-TYPE PASSWORDS, AND MORE.
Shave a few minutes here and there off your daily
routine, and before you know it, you’ve got plentiful bonus minutes! For free!
Spend them as you please. I might suggest sleeping and/or TV time, but get
creative. They’re your bonus minutes.
Get a quick injection of current events with Yahoo News Digest (Android, iOS). Every morning and evening, you’ll
get a summary of the top stories going on around the world, delivered with
extra context such as related videos or Wikipedia snippets. This may very well
be the least amount of effort you can exert in order to stay informed.
It’s hard keeping everyone in the loop, and constantly
texting each other back and forth all day doesn’t seem to help matters
much. Cozi Family Organizer (Android,iOS) does most of the heavy lifting for
you, synchronizing your family’s disparate calendars into one color-coded
mega-calendar that sends out weekly agendas via email. You also get shared
shopping and to-do lists as well.
You may *think* you don’t have time to work out, but you
have seven minutes, don’t you? Come on. You have seven minutes. Take 7 Minute Workout (Android, iOS) on those days when you can’t get a
full workout in. You’ll blast through 30-second sprints of bodyweight
exercises, spaced out by 10-second rest periods. There are multiple routines to
choose from, with clear instructions and helpful videos that showcase correct
technique.
The Robinhood (Android, iOS) stock-trading app is lauded for its
commission-free trades, but it’s also got an excellent interface that makes
checking, buying, and selling stock slick and quick. You can keep an eye on the
market with real-time data; the app even changes colors, depending upon whether
the market’s open or closed.
Think about it: how much time do you spend typing
passwords each day? Dashlane (Android, iOS) makes quick work of your credentials,
corralling the usernames and passwords for all the sites in a high-security
vault behind one master password. When you visit one of your sites, Dashlane
will spring to life, auto-filling the appropriate login boxes so you can get
going without doing any tedious typing.
Use Waze (Android, iOS) to get to and from work as quickly as
possible, thanks to intelligent routing that’s based on real-time traffic
conditions
BY DOUG AAMOTH
http://www.fastcompany.com/3055210/app-economy/free-app-friday-5-great-everyday-time-savers?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fast-company-daily-newsletter&position=2&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=01092016
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