· January 6, 2009 at 10:08 am · Online Tools, Software Help
Maybe the problem is not that we do not have enough time, it is we don’t know how to manage it better. Here are nine more applications, both free and paid, that will help you with your time management problems so that you can start the new year off right.
RescueTime - It is a web-based time management and analytic tool for knowledge workers who want to be more productive.
FreshBooks - One of the best tools to easily and quickly track your time and invoice your clients.
Cashboard - Time tracking, invoicing, estimates, and online payments done your way. Cashboard does it all, and does it for free.
Motismo - a simple time tracking solution for creative professionals.
LiveTimer - This is a flexible and easy to use online time tracking service. It can be used by anyone on the Internet to track time for billing purposes or to improve accountability and productivity.
TrackMyPeople -This system is entirely web based meaning you can access your teams data everywhere in the world allowing you to easily track your employees time spent on a project or just analyze a graph for optimization.
Torch - This application allows you to communicate simply with your colleagues, clients and suppliers.
FreeTimeManager - FreeTime was conceived and developed by a team of designers who were looking for a simple yet logical real-time management solution.
BubbleTimer - A personal time management solution that helps you spend your time on what’s most important to you.
If you are looking for more time saving solutions, be sure to check out the previous list of ten application to help you get more time back.
· January 5, 2009 at 6:15 am · Online Tools, Software Help
With the start of a new year, you are wanting to try new things right? One thing we all don’t have enough of is time - so why not manage your time better? Here are ten ways to get more of your time back in 2009.
tick - Want to focus on hitting your budgets? Tick is a simple and friendly time tracking application that will help you do just that.
1time - this tool is a web-based time and expense tracking application that allowse you to easily keep track of projects in real time.
tempo - another time tracking tool, this one also comes with powerful reporting and mobile access.
Santexq - here is the answer to the time reporting, task managing and billing needs of your dynamic business.
toggl - the time management tool you want to use.
Klok - this app is a little different because it is a personal time tracking tool. It can tell you how much time you have spend on past projects, which in turn can tell you how much time you might spend on future projects too.
Paymo - this tool acts as an assistant for anybody working as a freelance adgent out there as well as a time manager.
SlimTimer - time tracking, without the time sheet.
Harvest - this tool lets you and your staff track time, log expenses, and create invoices in one simple, integrated workflow.
Clocking IT - this keeps track of all your tasks and the time you spend on them.
Have another suggestion, tip or application that is helping you get more of your time back this year? Let me know about it.
· January 2, 2009 at 6:08 am · Custom Icons, Desktop
I want to start this year off by putting money in your pocket. Of course by money, I mean pictures of fake coins from video games and by pocket I mean your PC. Think of this as your Mitchelaneous bailout. So without further interruption, here is my release of what I would like to call the Super Mario coin icon pack. Here you have five familiar forms of currency from various Mario games.
+ Download the Yellow Coin Desktop Icon! (.zip)
Here are a few more familiar Mushroom Kingdom forms of currency I have turned into desktop icons:
The icons are compatible with the following sizes: 256 x 256, 128 x 128, 64 x 64, 48 x 48, 32 x 32, 24 x 24, 16 x 16. It is also in both .ico and .png format.
If you enjoyed these, be sure to check out some of the custom desktop icons I have released in the past too here: http://www.mitchelaneous.com/category/desktop/free-icons/
Let’s see the federal government top that!
· January 1, 2009 at 6:50 am · Odds & Ends
Wow, so this is the last best of post for 2008! It was one heck of a good year here at Mitchelaneous - where we saw both subscriber and visitor numbers grow by leaps and bounds. Here is a look back at the best December 2008 had to offer via your number one stop for geek candy, Mitchelaneous.com.
Hope you all have a great new year, and 2009 brings you all the good things you, want, need and love. I’ll keep doing my thing here, day after day - doing my best to deliver you the best random geek candy from around the Web.
Also, be sure to check out the best web hosting podcasts of 2008 too! Great list of great shows!
· December 31, 2008 at 6:45 am · Online Tools
So what needs to be done to make the PDF format better? Here are a few of my opinions, and some tools and services to make those requests come true.
Better PDF Editing Abilities
Need an easy way to edit PDF files without the expensive PDF editor? In the past, I have told you about creating PDFs via Open Office. However, what if you could convert those PDFs to Word doc files to edit instead? Pickup the Free PDF to Word Converter for Windows to get the job done.
Better PDF Browser Support
How about better PDF support for the browser? PDF files are notorious for crashing your modern web browser. So with that said, what tool can you use to make the experience better? A browser add-on named PDF Download. It’s features include:
- Convert Web pages to PDF. (NEW) Convert any Web pages to great looking PDF files, and then save, share, print or archive them.
- View PDF as HTML. View the contents of PDF files faster and eliminate browser problems by instantly converting any Web-based PDF to a browser-friendly HTML Web page.
- Control PDF files in Firefox. Stop crashes and get the upper hand on Web-based PDF files by automating and controlling how your Firefox or Flock browsers deal with them.
PDF Download works with Firefox 2 & 3, Flock 1, and Internet Explorer 7 & 8 (beta) web browsers.
Better Printing Abilities to the PDF Format
Now this one isn’t really PDF’s problem, however I do have a solution. If you are wanting to cut down on the paper you use, printing to the PDF format can save you some cash in the long run as well as conserve that printing paper. All you need to do is grab PrimoPDF for Windows. It will add the ability for you choose “Print as PDF” from any print screen. All you have to do is select it as the printer of your choice.
So what other things bug you about PDF files, or have you found any other solutions to your PDF powered problems? It might not be the best standard in the world, however it can come in handy from time to time.
· December 30, 2008 at 6:51 am · Desktop, Wallpaper
It has been a while since I shared my wallpaper of choice with you all - and this time I do have a good one. How could you say, “No!” to wallpaper that looks like bubble wrap?
That’s right - you can’t. It is just so perfect, yet so simple. The only thing you have to worry about now is keeping people from touching your screen.
You know you feel the urge to pop some bubbles too!
Pick up this wallpaper for yourself at many different screen resolutions at Mandolux.
