Some very useful online services for students. Even if you are not one, it’s worth taking a look at these.
Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’
Superb Shortcuts Involving Windows Key
The Windows key on your keyboard need not remain neglected anymore. Learn these shortcuts and make the most out of it.
Great Tools to Help You Form New Habits Easily
Struggling to form a new habit? Check out these cool tools that’ll aid you in forming new habits quickly.
For Microsoft Outlook Users – Upgrade Your Time Management Skills!
Are you a heavy user of Microsoft Outlook? You might want want to consider this book to help improve your skills for managing time and work.
Reviewing Effective Time Management: Using Microsoft Outlook to Organize Your Work and Personal Life
Cool Tools to Remind You to Take Breaks
Forget to take breaks and spend long hours in front of your computer? Well, that’s not a healthy habit and you should use one of these cool break reminders.
Tableau Public – Brilliant Data Visualization Tool
Tableau Public is a commercial tool which allows you to create amazing charts out of any data set. They offer also a free version which you can download an use at any time. With it, you have access to all features, except the possibility to save the charts on your computer. However, they do get stored on the Tableau Public servers and you can embed them into blog posts or share them online with anyone. If you are a blogger, crunching and sharing lots of data, you should definitely consider it.
Tableau Public Download Page (requires e-mail address to download & free account to use)
Mind Mapping for free with XMind
I’m pretty sure all geeks visiting our site work on different types of projects. One effective tool to define the deliverables of a project is to create a mind map. After trying out lots of mind mapping software, I’ve found a favorite – XMind. It does all the basics right, looks great, can save to different formats and it is open-source.
Write for 10 Minutes About Anything
Recently, I ran into a cool website called Write for Ten. It’s a project with one rule: write for 10 minutes about anything. Apparently, this helps develop a habit for writing, helps put ideas into words and helps you avoid procrastinating! Check it out!
