
Keeping track of each and every email in your inbox is impossible. Some messages need to be responded to right away, some require action within the week, and some can be archived and forgotten about entirely. ActiveInbox is a web-app that categorizes your emails based on priority and turns them into actionable tasks that can be accomplished in due time. (more…)
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Toshl is a mobile expense-tracking tool that people can use to keep track of how much money they spend. Sure, you could track expenses with a notepad and paper or with an organized Excel spreadsheet, but using Toshl is a whole lot more fun. The application works on mobile phones – which means you can use it anywhere – and it offers far more security and privacy features than a notebook ever could.
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Shoving an important message or follow up letter in an email inbox is a sure fire way to ensure it won’t get noticed. That’s why smart business owners have been sending actual letters – printed on paper and delivered through the postal service – for years. Now, a web-app called PostalShout lets companies type, print, and send marketing materials to clients in a way that is almost as convenient as spamming an email contact list ...
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Students who know what to expect from college are more likely to graduate in four years or less, which is one of the reasons why the creators behind MyEdu have built a web-app that educates students on the best ways to manage their unique academic careers. Students who don’t have access to experienced guidance counselors or mentors can use MyEdu to get help planning their class schedules, applying for financial aid, choosing the right professors, ...
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Most people agree that the U.S. education system is in trouble. With crowded classrooms, overworked teachers, and a lack of funding in nearly every state, repairing a broken education system can seem like a challenge that’s too big to tackle – or at least it used to be. Instructure is a technology company that has taken this challenge head on and developed powerful tools that educators and administrators can use to improve the way students ...
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Millions of people use Google Contacts, and nearly as many wish there was a way to make the ubiquitous contact management system a little better. Now there is. Rainmaker is an application that improves the way people use Google Contacts. The cloud-based application pulls information directly from users’ social media accounts into the Google Contacts system, eliminating redundancy and ensuring that important contact information doesn’t get overlooked. (more…)
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