Looking at a task list that’s a mile long is just plain depressing, and research has shown that people actually get less work accomplished when they feel bogged down by endless to-dos. That’s why LazyMeter was created. The idea behind the dead-simple to-do list application was to create a system that helped people focus, tracked their accomplishments, and ultimately led them to feel better about life at the end of the day. (more…)

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Our friends over at Appsumo have a new deal being offered from April 11th-14th and we’ve received some giveaways in support of the offer. The Appsumo deal includes a whole year of Freckle’s amazingly simple time management tool for just $49 (normally $129).
In case you haven’t heard about Freckle, be sure to check out our review.
Back to the giveaway, just comment on this post why you deserve a year’s worth of Freckle’s five-user plan for ...

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We reviewed Evernote back in November and loved the robust note-taking application. Since then, it’s only gotten better with the introduction of a powerful bookmarklet for capturing web content on-the-fly and an even smarter iPhone application with offline reading capability. If you’re interested in winning a premium Evernote gift certificate good for a year, just follow AppVita on Twitter by 4/20/09 at midnight GMT to be automatically entered.

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Leaving some extra change in a tip jar at your local coffee shop is nice way of showing your appreciation for the extra service you received. If you take this same approach to the online world, things get a bit more dicey. There are plenty of online payment options such as PayPal but it’s rather cumbersome to use these services for very small transaction amounts. Worse yet, the fees imposed on the recipient will often ...

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If you’re like most of us, you probably have an array of things you own. While we never enjoy thinking about disasters such as house fires or burglaries, the reality is these events happen every day. The website, MyThings helps you stay on top of your belongings by maintaining a database of your “Things” and offering some helpful tools along the way. (more…)

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If you’re a bit of a celebrity fanatic and have some time to kill, MorphThing is definitely worth a look. This simple web application enables you to take any two portraits and merge (or morph) them together. The results can range from a genetic experiment gone horribly wrong to a gorgeous new person, but regardless of the outcome, MorphThing can be loads of fun. (more…)

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