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Old 02-14-2012
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Default What are the top 3 business productivity software/apps you use?
I've been brainstorming different ebook idea giveaways and I think I've settled on creating an ebook for Top 10 productivity software or apps to use in 2012.

I'm trying to collect suggestions from different sources and compile them into a list based on the most popular ones and create the ebook from that.

So for those of you on this forum, what are your top 3 productivity software or apps you use for your business and/or personal lives? You can give more than 3 suggestions if you like.

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Microsoft Office 2010 - need I say more.
Drop Box - Store anything in cyber space and retrieve it from any where.
XMind - Best brainstorming tool I have ever seen.

Those are the choice of the day.
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Never heard of Xmind before. I'll look into that.
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EverNote, DropBox, Teamwork PM, Skype would be my votes :-)
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Thanks. I'm still looking around for PM software. I haven't settled on anything yet.
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Microsoft Office 2010, Dropbox, Invoice Expert, and of course, Hootsuite.
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Interesting software. Will have to do some research......
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Here is my list:
· Online File Sharing (Free): Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com/)
· Time Tracking/Invoicing/Project Management/Collaboration: myIntervals (http://www.myintervals.com/)
· Accounting/Bookkeeping Program (free): FrontAccounting (http://frontaccounting.com/wb3/)
· VoIP / Efax: RingCentral (http://www.ringcentral.com/)
· Calender Sharing (free): Google / Google Apps (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/b...m=google%20app)
· Calender Sharing (paid): OfficeCalendar (https://www.officecalendar.com/Default.aspx)
· Multiple Outlook Calendar/Contacts/Tasks Syncing Program: gSyncit (http://www.fieldstonsoftware.com/software/gsyncit3/)
· Dynamic DNS Service: TZO (http://www.tzo.com/index.html)
· Payments / Invoicing: PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/)
· Webforms: JotForms (http://www.jotform.com/)
· Telephone Conference (free): InstantConference (https://www.instantconference.com/conferencing-account-login.aspx)
· Online Meetings (long term free trial): Banckle Collaboration Suite (http://banckle.com/apps/default.html)
· Remote Access Program (free & paid): LogMeIn (https://secure.logmein.com/)


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Thanks. I'm still looking around for PM software. I haven't settled on anything yet.

Try myIntervals. It is a wonderful PM. Variety of functions, reasonable cost. http://www.myintervals.com

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We're using:

ClientSpot (collaboration)
Asana PM
MS Office Suite
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