Keeping track of webpages when doing factual research can be a tricky task, and although you can use bookmarking and clipping apps, there’s none quite as straightforward as one called AnnoPad for Chrome. AnnoPad focuses on letting you bookmark webpages and adding notes along with them, making it a perfect tool for citing references from the web. While bookmarking tools give you lots of options to save and organize URLs, this Chrome extension makes it simpler by letting you take notes…
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Tweet Context – right-click and tweet anything from the web
If you use Twitter to share bits of information or inspiring quotes from the web, a Firefox add-on has got you covered. Tweet Context lets you select any text from a web page and tweet it by using the context menu — that’s that box that comes up when you right-click on something. Here’s how it works: Install the add-on and it will ask that your restart Firefox. You may use the feature upon restarting the browser. Highlight a text…
Read MoreEpisodify – track your TV shows from your Android phone [Freeware]
Don’t know which episode you left off from your Friends marathon last weekend? Want to know when The Walking Dead airs its next episode? If you have an Android device, you’re in luck — Episodify is the app for that.
Read MoreGinger Keyboard – you’ll never misspell a single word again
As much as we try to be super careful about spelling and grammar when using our smart phones and tablets, we’re only human and are still bound to make mistakes. Which can be a little embarrasing.
Read MoreCheck My Links – scans for broken links in your website so you don’t have to [Freeware]
Running a website may look easy, but there’s a lot of work and re-work that goes on behind the scenes (tell me about it – Ed). When you write for the web, there are countless things you have to consider before hitting that “Publish” button, and sometimes it’s the small details that gets overlooked. In the case of broken links, it’s the readers who are left struggling in the dark.
Read MoreReply Now – stop procrastinating and answer your emails promptly for a change [Freeware]
Other than face-to-face conversation or a phone call, e-mail is probably one of the quickest ways to get in touch with someone. For some of us, it’s our main method of communication, and the faster it is, the better. But no matter how good our intentions, there’s always some reason why we just can’t get around to replying right now. But there’s hope.
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