Productivity tools //

Solo //

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Freelancing Can Be Beautiful

Recently, the team behind Solo asked me to take another glance at their project management app for freelancers. Good news: it’s still a beautiful way to keep track of your freelance projects.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

4 stars

Cost:

$10 per month

Overall Rating:

4.2

Any.DO //

Friday, December 2, 2011

Get Things Done Together

There is definitely no shortage of to-do apps for Andoid and iPhone. Any.DO stands out, however, with a sleek, intuitive interface and social features that makes it easy to add tasks, manage them and share them with friends.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.2

IFTT //

Thursday, September 8, 2011

A Butler for Your Online Life

There are thousands of small online tasks that could be made easier but are too small to attract the attention of developers. Like a butler for your online life, IFTT allows you to program events that occur when certain conditions are met.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.8

Pegby //

Monday, July 11, 2011

The Pegboard, Revamped

There are a score of to-do list apps out there, but some people still wax nostalgic for the old-school corkboard/notecard combo. Pegby caters to those people, allowing you write tasks on virtual notecards and stick them to a virtual board.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

2.5 stars

Cost:

Free-$50 per month

Overall Rating:

4.0

Solo //

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Fly Solo, Stay on Track

One of the major challenges many freelancers face is staying organized and on task. Solo helps you plan and manage your projects so you don’t end up trying to do everything at the last minute.

User Interface

4 stars

Usefulness

3.5 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

$10 per month

Overall Rating:

3.7