How I Work – 109 – Cabin

Cabin is a private mobile network for families that lets you assign reminders, track locations, and chat with your loved ones. It is totally private and secure.
You can keep track of your loved ones by viewing their location at any time and share specific locations and let them know if you’re nearby or running late. You can also remind yourself or family members of important tasks or dates (for example: remind your husband to pick up your daughter from swim practice, or to set the dates for the next family vacation). Further, you can share photos, and notes with individuals or with the entire group.
If you value your privacy and do not wish to be bothered about other groups, you can install Cabin and ensure peace of mind.

How I work – 108 – Glympse

When you are out and have to meet friends, you need to tell them your current location. When you are on your way home, your family needs to know exactly where you are and how you are moving towards home.

Glympse is a simple app that helps you do all that. Just enter the person’s name from your address book and send them your location from Glympse. And you can specify for how long they can track your location. The recipient(s) need not have installed Glympse – they just get a web-link which will show them your current location, for the time period specified. If you are going for a meeting and the attendees are in your calendar, Glympse can send the  message to all the attendees, automatically.

In short, Glympse is a fast, free, and simple way to share your location safely using GPS tracking in real time with friends and family! No sign up required! And, of course, it is free !!

How I work – 107 – TuneIn

TuneIn lets you listen to real radio stations right on your phone. Sometimes you want to listen to the traditional over-the-air radio. Luckily, TuneIn Radio has over 100,000 real radio stations covering everything from music, sports, news, and talk radio, and the app’s customizable Newsfeed shows you what stations are currently on-air. If podcasts are more to your liking, you’re in luck. TuneIn has over 4 million. Get the old-fashioned radio back on your phone – enjoy the art of listening ! This app is free for both Android and iOS

How I work – 106 – Plex.tv

It is always a challenge to organize your media, especially when you have multiple devices. Plex is the tool to use and have a single window into all your personal media. No matter where you are. Plex is packed with features designed to make your media experience easy and enjoyable. Run Plex Media Server on your Windows, Mac or Linux computer and stream to your iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 or Windows 8.1 device. Have multiple TVs in your house? No problem, Plex also works on Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Google TV, Xbox, VIZIO, and many late-model smart TVs. Plex is even available on most network-attached storage devices. So, if you want to play your media on multiple devices, use Plex and literally watch the fun!

How I work – 105 – Math Tricks


Math Tricks is a fun app to improve your mathematical skills. Learn new tricks and tips for faster calculations on the go.
When you learn these tricks, apart from being speedy at work and play, you can also show off your new-found skills to your family and friends.

Great for those in school and college to improve their math skills the fun way ! And if you are at work, impress your colleagues by speedy calculations without the help of a calculator !

How I work – 104 – Smart Tools

Smart Tools is a complete package of 6 app sets. It includes 5 Pro sets for a total of 16 tools. In a word, All-in-One.
Set 1: Length, Angle, Slope, Level, Thread – Smart Ruler Pro
Set 2: Distance, Height, Width, Area – Smart Measure Pro
Set 3: Compass, Metal detector, GPS – Smart Compass Pro
Set 4: Sound level meter, Vibrometer – Sound Meter Pro
Set 5: Flashlight, Magnifier, Mirror – Smart Light Pro
Set 6: Unit – Unit Converter

Work Smart – Use Smart Tools – the best all-in-one for those on the go !

How I work – 103 – TrueDialer


If you enjoyed Truecaller, you will love TrueDialer too. TrueDialer can replace your existing phone dialer with enhanced features. A word of caution – DO NOT uninstall your existing dialer please.


Once installed, this dialer uses a simple and easy to use numeric pad to help find numbers within your phonebook, and beyond your phonebook with Truecaller integration. Truedialer also gives you instant access to relevant information about people you are about to call, and lets you save the information quickly into your phonebook for later use. And the best part? It’s completely FREE!


You have instant access to over 1 billion Contacts through the Truecaller search integration. It helps you search your contacts swiftly and also helps you edit your phone contacts.

Truly an innovative Dialer !

How I work – 102 – Truecaller

If you have been using an Android phone for a while, you should have Truecaller installed on your phone by now. If not, do it now ! Truecaller is the best way to identify who is calling you, even if you do not have the no. in your directory. They boast of having a database of over 85 million nos. from all over the world. It not only goes online and looks up the no., it also displays the name on your screen even before you pick up the call. After the call is over, you can even save the no. directly in your directory. The best part is that you can mark a no. as spam (to get rid of those pesky calls) and the no. will be automatically blocked from then onwards. It will also display if others have marked a no. as spam, helping you decide whether you should pick up a call or not. A must have utility – you will wonder how you managed without it for so long.

How I work – 101 – www.Newslaundry.com

We are proud to be one of the few countries in the world, which can boast of a free media. And our media has fiercely guarded its independence and relied entirely on self-regulation to retain its credibility. However, sometimes it can be biased, cynical or just stupid ! So who will watch them ? Newslaundry does the honors – it keeps track of the press / tv and the entire free media, criticizing, analyzing and sometimes just making fun of them. It is an e-magazine run by Madhu Trehan ( remember Newstrak ?) and her team which sincerely holds a mirror to the journalists of all kinds. Their by-line says “Sab ki Dhulai” which tells it all. Watch out for Clothesline-the weekly critique on news stories, I Agree – a completely refreshing series of interviews. Also their comics and cartoons are hilarious. Watch it for a few weeks and it will grow on you – you won’t be able to do without it – You have been warned !

How I work – 100 – A Century

Today, we are at the 100th instalment of HOW I WORK. All the installments are available on our website http://on-lyne.blogspot.in.  It has been a wonderful journey for me – exploring, sharing and learning all at the same time.

 Now, I need to know, how has it been for you ? Have you been able to put some of these ideas to work ? Has it made you more productive ? Faster ? More efficient ? Which of these ideas impressed you most ? What areas would you rather ignore ? What would you like to see more of ? And what would you like to see less of ?

Bouquets, Brickbats, Comments, all are welcome. Write to me at yazdi@on-lyne.com and let me know how we can make this column more effective and satisfying for you and those around you. Until next time then…