Easily Take a Screen Shot of Your iPhone
Received this tip from a girl at work (@jessicaroselee). To take a screen shot of your current screen on your iPhone, all you have to do is press the “home” key (the big button on the front) and the power key (on the top) at the same time. The screen capture is then placed in your photo album and is ready for sharing.
This can come in really handy if you need to tell a friend how to get somewhere (such as a restaurant) by snapping a shot of Google Maps. You could also use it to quickly make a list of all the apps you use and place it in Evernote as a reminder.
Make Upload Windows Jump to Your File
If you’ve ever uploaded a picture to Facebook or tried to attach a file to an email using the “add attachments” button, you know it can be a pain using the tiny pop-up file uploader window to navigate through your folder structure to the file you want. If you’re on a Mac (and some versions of Windows) you can make this process much quicker by dragging the file to the upload window.
The next time you want to upload a file, keep the folder it is in next to your browser window (or on the desktop). When the upload window appears, simply drag the file over top of it and drop. The upload window will automagically snap to the correct folder and highlight the file. All you have to do is click the upload button.
FollowUpThen: Free, Fast and Simple Email Reminder
FollowUpThen is a boost to anyone’s productivity toolbag. If you always find yourself making notes to follow up on emails you send to friends, family members, or clients, then you should try FollowUpThen.
This easy-to-use service allows you to simply add a new recipient to any email in either the CC or BCC fields such as [email protected]
After the specified time has passed, you will automagically receive an email reminder to follow up to that email. You can even have reminders go to the other recipients of that email.
And best of all, FollowUpThen is a free service. To read more about FollowUpThen or read use cases, visit the website.
Create Quick Reminder Alerts with Online Timers
Ever find yourself needing to create a quick reminder but can’t justify creating an iCal or Outlook event? Quickly pop open a browser window and type a reminder right into the URL bar using online timers like TheTinyTimer.
Simply type in “thetinytimer.com/” and then an increment of time. You can type anything from 2m (for 2 minutes) to 3days2hrs20mins15sec. It is very intuitive. Just don’t include any spaces.
You can also do dates: thetinytimer.com/Nov3.
I often find myself needing to create a reminder for a short period of time to remind myself to do something. For example, I may be surfing the internet and really want some hot pockets. If I am reading something rather involved, I may forget to go check on them.
To avoid any forgetful mishaps, I type thetinytimer.com/15min into my browser window. A timer is automatically created with a visual countdown and sound alarm. When the time is up, a notification appears on the screen and an alarm sounds. You’re even presented with a fun fact or literary quote (see screenshot below).
If it is a reoccurring event, you can save the URL to your browser’s bookmarks. This will allow you to quickly access them any time you want.
Other features include the ability to customize the alarm sound and interval, change the fun fact message genre, upload your own alarm sound, and change the display of the timer. Also, you don’t have to worry about accidentally closing the window as TheTinyTimer will give you an alert message asking if you really want to close the window.
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