Need to make a quick graphic for your blog, social media site or a presentation? Canva lets anyone create graphic design layouts quickly, with minimal design skills. It won’t replace a bona fide graphic designer, but it’s great when you need something easy and cheap. Canva features a lot of predetermined graphic sizes ranging from social media …
Now you can easily capture email signups by SMS with JoinByText. It integrates with several email service providers and marketing automation companies including ActiveCampaign, AWeber, Campaigner, Emma, iContact, InfusionSoft, MailChimp and Publicaster by WhatCounts. After signing up, you get to pick a one-word keyword that people can send to a 5-digit shortcode assigned to your account. …
Cotap provides an easy way to communicate with your colleagues through mobile messaging. It’s a simple and secure app for sending individual and group text messages, without having to worry about collecting personal mobile phone numbers. Cotap automatically creates a directory as coworkers join, so it’s easy to find people when you need to reach them. You …
Slack is a gorgeous (dare I say slick) application for communicating internally within your company or organization. It combine elements of messaging (think Skype and chat) along with file sharing. To me, Slack could (and should) replace a lot of “conversations” that don’t belong in email strings. That, and it creates an internal repository of important files, …
Never worry about losing your house key with KeyMe. In the “what will they think of next” category, KeyMe is an app that lets you scan your keys and then get copies made. If you’re locked out and need a replacement fast, you can get a new key at a local KeyMe-authorized locksmith or at one …
Awesome Screenshot does exactly what the name implies: it lets you take screenshots on your computer. It’s a Chrome extension.There are several features built in that make this a must-have tool. You can annotate your image with simple shapes and even a “blur” tool. You can then share your screenshot via email or social media; and …
ActiveInbox brings a true “Getting Things Done” (GTD) workflow into emails. It works with Gmail and Google Apps email accounts only.Features include the ability to create tasks, calendar items and “projects,” all within Gmail. What’s more, it allows you to easily track responses you are “waiting on” from other people (a key GTD principle). For a …
