Stop, Breathe & Think

e all know that meditation helps us with reduction of stress, improvement of focus and dealing with negative feelings. This app helps you check-in with how you feel & pick a tuned, personalized mindfulness session to improve your day and sleep better. Stop, Breathe & Think recommends daily meditations for beginners and experienced meditators, yoga and acupressure videos based on your mood.

This app helps you tame anxiety, breathe mindfully and sleep better. It could be just a breathing exercise or a 4 minute walk, where the coach talks to you. Before and after you take an activity, you need to fill in your moods, which creates personalized progress reports for you. It also has a kid’s section which allows them to watch interesting videos on breathing and compassion.

The sessions are free and if you sign up for a premium plan, you get many more.

Android:    http://bit.ly/2kbMj5p                  iOS: https://apple.co/2kaKKER

ALL IN ONE CALCULATOR

The All-In-One Calculator is both a calculator and a converter. It comes with 75 different functions (both calculations and converters), plus a scientific calculator. You can convert currency and various types of units, using this app.

In financial calculations, it includes Loan Calculator, Tip Calculator and a Simple / Compound Interest calculator. Health calculators, Date and Time and also Age Calculators are all part of the app.

The app looks really nice and colourful (with over 40 optional themes), and completely free to use. Maybe the only Calculator and Converter you need for your phone!

Android : http://bit.ly/2kb6u3o

Alt News

This is the age of fake news and post-truths. Hence it is imperative that you fact-check before you believe. This fact-checking app by the Indian fact-checking website, Alt News, fact-checks misinformation viral on social media platforms in India.

The app will allow you to look-up images and videos against the database of stories that have already been fact-checked by Alt News and get instant fact-checks. For images/videos that have not been fact-checked yet, you’ll get notifications as and when they get fact-checked.

The fact-checks are prioritised based on the potential negative impact of the fake news. Frivolous content including viral memes, bollywood gossip and funny videos are just ignored since they do not have any major impact.

Now, don’t fall prey to Whatsapp University messages – fact-check before you accept and forward!

Website : https://www.altnews.in/     Android: http://bit.ly/2k7PdrP

Google Go: A lighter, faster way to search

Google Go has all the core Google features, but it offers them in an app that takes up minimal storage space and works well even if you have a weak data connection. The search results are optimized to help you save upto 40% of your data. The best part is that Google Go takes up considerably less space on your phone (it only weighs a little over 7MB) and works well even when you have a spotty internet connection.

You can point your camera to any text and make Google read it. Besides, you can explore the latest trending topics just by tapping Search. You can even tap on “Images” or “GIFs” to find the best photos and animated greetings to liven up your chats.

Whatever you are looking for on the internet, Google Go makes it fast and easy for you to find! Try it today and you will be amazed at the speed and convenience in such a compact package.

Android : http://bit.ly/2Jjjtt8

 

Wrike – Project Management

Wrike (https://www.wrike.com) is a powerful cloud software tool for project management, planning, and team collaboration. Trusted by over 15,000 organizations — including small, mid-size and enterprise Fortune 500 companies, Wrike was included as one of the fastest growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ List for the third consecutive year.

Some of the key project management features include:

Assignment and scheduling of tasks, review activity streams wherever you go, attach existing files and images right from your phone. You can view & adjust projects in List, Board, Gantt Chart or Workload views and track time spent of tasks  and access your personal and shared Dashboards.

A quick and easy project management tool for small and large companies.

Android :  http://bit.ly/2BCyVMD             www.wrike.com     iOS: https://apple.co/31FODkH

GQueues – Tasks & To-Do Lists

GQueues from Google is a full-featured task manager for your Google Account that helps you stay organized, be more productive and reduce stress in your life. It is intuitive, powerful and reliable in all aspects. You may access it from your phone (Mobile app) as well as online from the web. It integrates perfectly with the Google Calendar and any attachments to your tasks can be conveniently stored in Google Drive!

Gqueues allows you to set reminders for tasks with due dates. You may also create subtasks and repetitive tasks. Powerful search functions help you locate your tasks with ease. Creation of tasks is a breeze. You may like to share tasks with your team and perform associated collaborative functions. The Gqueues extension in Chrome also allows you to seamlessly create tasks directly from your mails in Gmail.

Overall an exciting and refreshing approach to create and execute To-Do Lists and Tasks.

https://www.gqueues.com/

Android : http://bit.ly/2qyUoDO      iOS: http://bit.ly/345wpuH

PaperVideo – Digital Classroom

PaperVideo is an ed tech start-up with an audacious goal: the creation and delivery of quality education resources that allow every student in India to gain instant access to excellent teachers and the best curriculum.

Digital Books, Homework, Full length practice tests and Video explanations, all go towards enhancing the learning experience. A Personal Scheduler helps you to be on top of the course and organize your entire program with to-do lists and calendar functionality.

The courses covered are:

  • Grade 8th to Grade 12th(CBSE)
    ● Grade 8th to Grade 10th (ICSE)
    ● Grade 8th to Grade 12th (Maharashtra and other State Boards)

    The sophisticated virtual classroom streams passionate, qualified teachers into your home and empowers students to accomplish their goals by providing an outstanding curriculum and the highest-quality instructors in the industry.

www.papervideo.com

Android : http://bit.ly/35VSNrY

Draw.io

Draw.io (https://www.draw.io/) is an online charting tool. You can make all kinds of tables / charts / graphs / flowcharts / venn diagrams, etc. for business, engineering, software, networks and more. It lets you create any number of professional images, giving you full control over them. You can save your images as jpg, pdf or png. It also allows you to save your work on your desktop, or a cloud storage service of your choice i.e. google drive, one drive, dropbox, etc. You have the option to download the desktop app with the same functionality and create enchanting looking diagrams and use them in your documents and presentations.

Best of all, the service is entirely free. You have the option to contribute though, in various ways, and if you like the service, I think you should!

Nord VPN

Browsing the net from your phone has its own share of risks. Prying eyes, stealing bots, and what not. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) shields you from the perils of such predators. NordVPN app lets you enjoy secure and private internet access in just a single tap – on your smartphone, tablet, or your Android TV.

This app keeps your online activity private from ISPs, advertisers, and other snoopers. It also secures your internet traffic with military-grade encryption so that no one can get their hands on your online data. When you browse the net, it also changes your IP address so that you appear to be browsing from a different location. With servers in 60 countries – you could be browsing from any country without anyone knowing. And, if you hop on to any WiFi network, you can rest assured that your sensitive data is safe – the CyberSec feature protects you from malware, spyware and other malicious content. And all this, without compromising a bit on speed!

Be fast and secure with NordVPN, a small price to pay for safety!

Android: http://bit.ly/2nnTVmT          iOS: https://apple.co/2oTBMh4

National Consumer Helpline (NCH)

This Mobile App is an alternate way to register consumer related grievances on the portal https://consumerhelpline.gov.in. The website was launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs to create awareness, advise and redress consumer grievances and act as a central registry for lodging consumer grievances. As per the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, consumers can approach Consumer Fora at the District, State and National level for dispute resolution. Though all efforts will be made to address grievances made on the portal, if the grievance is not redressed to the full satisfaction, a consumer has choice to approach the appropriate Consumer Fora.

An aggrieved consumer can register grievance by either calling the toll free number 1800-11-4000 or 14404 to talk to an agent to register or register online on the portal or through the Mobile App in which case the consumer gets an userid and password to lodge a grievance.

The app also has consumer awareness material, addresses of various Consumer Fora and other related useful sites.

Android: http://bit.ly/31PlCUs