Category: Productivity

Speechnotes – Speech To Text

Speechnotes is a wonderful professional Speech Recognition Text Editor. It gives accurate speech recognition right from your browser. Just head to http://www.Speechnotes.co, click on the microphone button and start dictating. You can then copy and paste the text into any application you want – it could be Gmail or Word. It is that simple. No registration and no payment.

If you wish to dictate directly into any website e.g. Gmail or WordPress, you can buy the paid version for a nominal price. This is a one-time payment and valid for life.

It also has an app which performs the same functions on your smartphone.

A very simple way of dictating to your computer or your phone.

Android : http://bit.ly/2Mf77ER

Measure

Measure helps you with quick, everyday measurements around the house or office — similar to a tape measure. With the Measure app, you can:
– Measure the length and height of objects in the real world ​like​ the size of a rug, the width of a cabinet, or the height of a table
– Switch between imperial and metric units
– Save photos of your measurements for later

Move your phone around the space to find flat surfaces such as tabletops or the floor. Then drag a length tool or height tool into the scene, and adjust it to the right size. Tap the camera icon to snap a photo for later, or tap the trash icon to start a new measurement.  It does take a bit of time to get used to, but once you get the hang of it, it is really great!

Measurements taken with this app are estimates, but very good ones!

Android : http://bit.ly/2uiElIs

Driving Detective

We all know that it is dangerous to talk or text while driving. But invariably when the phone rings or beeps, there is a tendency to pick it up or view the notification while driving.  That is dangerous!

Driving Detective automagically detects when you are in a moving vehicle and toggles Do Not Disturb on, silencing alerts for the duration of the drive. Normal operation is restored after you exit the vehicle and move away from it. Do Not Disturb is an Android feature which gives the user control over alerts, specifically which alerts are allowed to notify the user and when.

Driving Detective does not use any GPS data to detect driving. Detection is done completely on device. Detection stops either by walking a short distance away from the car, or remaining parked for more than 15 minutes.

Drive Safe – always use driving detective!

Android : http://bit.ly/2sS822s

Calculator – GST + EMI

Divine Softech Calculator is one of the best calculators featuring Citizen Calculator, GST Calculator with one click and Emi Calculator all in one single Calculator.

Apart from the basic functions, memory functions and correction functions, the GST portion allows a one-click add-on of GST as per current GST rates in India.

The EMI calculator allows you to find the Loan Amount, EMI for your loan, Time Period of your Loan and Interest rate easily. Just fill in any 3 variables and get the fourth variable instantly. It also generates a full report with the total amount of interest and loan installments, which you can save or share as a PDF.

If you are looking for a robust and easy calculator, this one is worth a try.

Android : http://bit.ly/2rnG25U                 iOS: https://apple.co/2ri8syi (Similar)

Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleepers

AMdroid Smart Alarm Clock is a free alarm clock for heavy sleepers with multiple alarms for Android. It’s smart, fully customizable, free, and wakes you up slowly, naturally, gradually and in a gentle way, even if you have a deep sleep, making your morning better. No more oversleep! This app was designed for heavy sleepers!

It has fully customizable alarm profiles – including recurring alarms, one-time alarms and countdown alarms, with each alarm having its own settings. It identifies public holidays for your country and lets you sleep through! And if you are a fan of the snooze button, you can even insert challenges to make sure you wake up. The app integrates with Android wear and is also location sensitive.

Wake up happy, with this multi-faceted Alarm Clock!

Android : http://bit.ly/2HdHAXb

Pomodoro Timer

The Pomodoro Technique® is a popular time management method developed in the late 80’s. It’s really simple. You break down your work into 25 minute intervals separated by short breaks. These intervals are named pomodoros, the plural in English of the Italian word pomodoro (tomato), after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo (the originator of this technique) used as a university student. The technique has been scientifically proven to improve your productivity and aid assimilation.  

And this app helps you do just that.  Just pick a task you need to accomplish and set a timer for 25 minutes and start working.  When the timer rings, take a 3-5 minute break. And, every fourth break should be long (15-25 minutes).

The lite version is free and helps you with one task at a time while the Pro (paid) version helps you with multiple tasks, history and many more features.

Android : http://bit.ly/2H9Dlf1                iOS : https://apple.co/2EXngai  (Be Focused)

Lock Me Out! Freedom from phone addiction

Are you addicted to your phone? Need to impose self-discipline and just can’t get yourself to do it? Lock Me Out is a powerful app that allows you to lock yourself out of your device!

As soon as you install and run the app,  you will see two rows of big red buttons offering to lock your phone for anywhere from 15 minutes to 3 hours. You can answer calls, read notifications, and use the camera, but that’s it.  You can lock yourself out until X time or lock later,  or schedule regular daily lockouts or even setup automatic lockouts based on your usage.  You’ll even find an option that lets you lock your phone for 30 minutes if your screen time passes 5 hours per day—or if you unlock the device more than 12 times in an hour.

Just Install this app and enjoy some organic, device-free, and distraction-free time!

Android : http://bit.ly/2EWLnGd

SKEDit – scheduling app

SKEDit is a free and easy-to-use scheduling app that lets you schedule WhatsApp messages, schedule SMS, send emails later, schedule posts, and set call reminders. This top-rated Android scheduling app acts like your personal virtual assistant. Put your communication on autopilot with SKEDit, the free 5-in-1 Whatsapp scheduler, SMS scheduler, Facebook Post scheduler, Call scheduler, and Email Scheduler.

Just download the app, and register once.  Then choose your communication service, type in your message and schedule it for a specific date and time. If you want to be just reminded before sending / calling, that option is also there for you!

Install this powerful scheduling app today, to control your tomorrows!

Android :  https://goo.gl/yjVse3

SMS Organizer from Microsoft

SMS Organizer, a Microsoft App, automatically organises your SMS inbox into Personal, Transactional and Promotional category to help you declutter your SMS Inbox so that you never miss an important message. Switch to SMS organizer from your default SMS App to have the smartest SMS inbox experience ever.

You can quickly read your unread SMS only without looking at the read ones. Besides, SMS organiser will send you automatic reminders of upcoming trains, flights, buses, movies and even bill payments in time. You can also create a custom reminder to help you remember important events.

The App has a smart backup built-in; so, the next time you format your phone or switch to a new device don’t worry about losing all your important SMS. SMS organiser will restore all your old SMS in your new device.

This app does not need an Internet connection. All messages and reminder remain with you all the time through limited internet connectivity or signal coverage.

Android : https://goo.gl/PJZH3T

Texpand

Very often, we need to type similar stuff on our phone repeatedly – e.g.  our office address, or email id, etc. It could get pretty boring and sometimes frustrating when you are in a hurry.

Texpand allows you to create abbreviations for any repetitive stuff that you may have to type. Once you create an abbreviation and define what text it will signify, you can just type in the abbreviation and the full text will be automatically inserted. It will work on SMS, Whatsapp or any other area where you use the keyboard. By systematically specifying abbreviations to frequently used phrases Texpand can help you save thousands of keystrokes and several hours per week.

The free version allows you to create upto 10 abbreviations which is more than sufficient for most users. Install Texpand today and you will wonder how you managed to do without it for so long!

Android : https://goo.gl/pWXMPn         iOS : Inbuilt