Big List of Online Productivity Tools

[...] productivity app in one place? Well, now there is! I’ve started LifeDev’s very own Big List of Online Productivity Tools. However, it is by no means complete. At [...]

How about a section for RSS readers?

Under to do lists, Remember the Milk is missing.

Hey Doug. I initially left them out on purpose, but I can add them. It’s not a bad idea, the more that I think about it.

Ok, added RSS readers AND personalized start pages.

Good list! How about a section for maintaining a blog, or services for bloggers? Things like adsense, sitemeter, MyBlogLog, Blogger, WordPress, google analytics, etc.

Hi Leo.

Well, that is a thought. I think I’ll save that for another time tho… I kind of want to keep this one strictly for productivity.

It’s a great idea though :)

What ever happened to scrybe?

Just for the sake of accuracy, FreshBooks has completely redesigned it’s time tracking service…it’s now pretty sweet for invoicing AND time-tracking.

Good to know Mike. Thanks for the update.

Thanks Glen. For what it’s worth I did a quick and dirty screencast of the timesheet redesign. Worth a look for anyone interested:

http://freshbooks.com/newTimesheet/

http://www.hivesminder.com gives nice to do list and Google calendar integration

Sorry. The address should be http://www.hiveminder.com, that gives nice to do list and Google calendar integration.

Thanks John. I added it :)

Great list! Do to my travels, I’m often in places without on-line access. Has anyone seen a list of off-line productivity tools that I could check out? Thanks!

to-do lists: toodledo, zirr.us, and for GTD tools – simple gtd. sorry if these are repeats.

nina,

Actually, I didn’t have any of those on there. Great suggestions!

How about reviewing some standalone online presentation tools that can export
powerpoint files.

That’s an idea, except I don’t really have much expertise with them. :)

I noticed on a previous post that someone was looking for off-line productivity tools. I found a great tool from portableapps.com. has open source software that will fit on a thumbdrive, ipod, etc. Has the full Open office suite, anything you need. great interface and it all runs on whatever you put it on. there is a basic package, then you can add what you want. I know you wanted on line stuff. but sometimes you cannot be on line.

You should consider adding http://www.dailytodo.net to your To-do section. It offers something a little different – tasks that need to be completed on a regular basis, i.e. daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.

Great List! As MindMapping Tool i would recommend http://www.mindmeister.com

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L8R lets you send email later. Works with your own email account.

Don’t know where you’d categorize it, but I swear by Jott. For a To Do List my fav is Toodledo. It can handle recurring events, email input, priorities, grouping, etc. It’s about the most complete I’ve seen.

I agree with #20. The to do list will compliment this list very well.

In response to numbers 20 and 25 it should be noted that Toodledo also does repeating tasks very well, but it is not limited to only simple repeating tasks. It’s much more comprehensive.

Hello, I would like to propose http://www.bloove.com, here you can manage contacts in your mobile (Nokia or Sony Ericsson) via web.

Hello, I would like to suggest that you add http://www.myticklerfile.com (MyTicklerFile) to your list as it allows you to monitor/manage your productivity via reminders, tasks and projects.

This is an interesting list… you might also want to check out http://www.taskbin.com and add it to your To-do Lists… TaskBin is basically a group tasks management tool for managing all your task in a Group and a team environment…

You may want to check out http://www.purposegames.com

It’s not a game site per se, but rather a marketing tool. At least that’s how we use it for our winery, as we created a game for our customers and put it on our site and they get to spend time with our brand while learning about the wine districts we import from.

I am a dedicated user of Ghost Action, which is a wonderfully elegant Mac to-do list application. It’s GTD all the way, very clean- does everything I need it to do and no fancy frills to get distracted with.

This is a very nice list of online tools. Also, I thought http://www.imaginationcubed.com would be a good site for drawing collaboration.

Hi,
awesome list, more of those.

Unfortunately, I’ve found one mistake. You have wrong address to the GoPlan. It’s Goplan.org, you have it as Goplan.com which is not working.

I’m sorry, I’ve made mistake too. Correct link to GoPlan is http://goplan.info/

We developed workloops.com to help keep our office organized, it’s a great reminder service, just assign a task to someone and it reminds them until they report on status or complete it.

Hello,

For implementing GTD you might try out this new application for time management and productivity,

http://www.gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use

checklists, schedules and a calendar.

Hope you like it.

As with the last update, now Gtdagenda has due date for tasks (you’ll see in the calendar on the right if you have tasks due today), task notes, and Email & Print support.

Hi Glen,

Another tool for time tracking is Fanurio http://www.fanuriotimetracking.com It’s a useful application, with a user-friendly interface.

Here is an all the all in one you are looking for…

http://positiveware.com

Time, Budget, Project and Billing all in one!

GTD *focused* online tool :

http://www.taskwriter.com

Anyone looking for a very simple CRM solution should check out PipelineDeals.com

Its the perfect sales collaboration tool.

They also have a very slick iPhone application.

http://www.pipelinedeals.com

You can even checkout DeskAway – it was mentioned in the latest Mashable 270+ tools for business list.

Helpful…
Surprised to see OS online

http://wipeelist.com/ should def be on there! IT ROCKS! :D

I would like to suggest http://checkvist.com, online outliner and task list for groups. Great tool for brainstorming – very fast data input due to typical “natural” keyboard shortcuts for working with hierarchical lists.

Recommend to add a good service – http://www.5pmweb.com

I would suggest two other freewares

free to do list software: http://www.fruitfultime.com/products/free/softw…

free note taking software: http://www.fruitfultime.com/products/free/softw…

Though I know most of these tools, other were simply an eye opener for me. Thanks a lot!

I believe http://www.littlehacks.com should also be on the list. We just launched it couple of days ago.

Hi Glen,
How about time efficiency tools? People watch informational videos all the time (oprah and ted.com comes to mind) and you can improve your mind in less time using MySpeed.

And will love to read about any time efficiency tools you or your readers can come up with. I need them!

Celina

You might want to consider adding online collaboration software company HyperOffice to your list. It is one of the best known office suites in the market and the oldest (they've been around since 1998).

also checkout http://www.mindjet.com for mind maps…

… and awesome online colab tool http://www.netviewer.com (free for personal use)…

Hi Glen,
What a useful page!
You should add a section for online lists of online productivity tools, and add yourself on it ;)
Check out this WebOS – I find it useful and exciting: http://g.ho.st

Nice List! Our Time Tracking process was a good one, but with http://www.hourdoc.com we suddenly found how much time and energy we had been wasting on things that could be done automatically and with much better accuracy than through manual data entry. They offer free application to companies less than 50 employees.

Nice List! Our Time Tracking process was a good one, but with http://www.hourdoc.com we suddenly found how much time and energy we had been wasting on things that could be done automatically and with much better accuracy than through manual data entry. They offer free application to companies less than 50 employees.

I think the list could be updated with new applications. For example these days many managers implement monitoring software within their company to increase productivity.

HyperOffice Collaboration Suite includes to-dos, calendaring, document sharing, online collaboration, web meetings, mobile collaboration in a single solution. How about that?

Nice list! If you are looking for something more than the simple project management tool and less complex than the hi-end ones, check out DeskAway (http://www.deskaway.com) . It is a great collaborative tool.

Nice List! I think, online collaboration tools like Taroby http://www.taroby.com , Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com can also be added to this list! I’ve stumbled upon another cool tool which enables unified communication & collaboration – http://www.Unifiedinbox.com – All messages at one place – Coming soon!

Also check out http://www.TimeOP.com – automatic time and productivity tracking integrated with project management.

http://www.nirvanahq.com – GTD Tool

Hi Glen,

I’m surprised http://Dooster.net isn’t on the list. I work for a creative type whose business really developed over the last two years but we were getting into such a mess last autumn and hearing about the online collaboration products we had a look and despite all the options and choice settled on Dooster.net. It’s been fantastic for our organisation and I would recommend Dooster.net 100%.

I’m using http://thinkery.me as my personal and searchable brain dump.