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Note taking applications have been popping up everywhere lately.  I started out using Microsoft OneNote which I still use on a pretty consistent basis.  It only syncs certain pages so I went on a search to find another application that syncs everything no matter what. I found my answer in Evernote.  It has so many cool features that you might as  well check them out yourself.  You can take a picture of a business card or a blackboard on your phone and upload to it Evernote and it reads the text and all of a sudden you never have to take notes again.  Where was this program when I was at Michigan State?

This application has saved me a lot of time and increased my organization.  XMarks (formerly Foxmarks) is an online bookmark synchronizing application that allows you to access your bookmarks from any computer.  It stores your bookmarks online, creates and organizes them onto your computer and works on any browser (IE, FireFox, Opera, Safari, Opera). It also shows you other sites that are related to the current site that you are on.  Provides descriptions on different sites as well.  An absolute must have.

Ever been browsing the internet and just didn't have the time to read an entire article or suddenly had to get up and wanted to come back to whatever it was you were reading?  Well the solution is here.  It's actually been here for quite some time.  ReadItLater works on every browser and also has mobile solutions for your cell phone.  You can download and save pages to view when you are offline which allows you to still get things done without having to pay for an online service at the airport or starbucks.

There are plenty of password management apps to choose from.  I for one have over 100 different logins.  I know I probably only use about 15 on a regular basis but nevertheless I still have them.  I have personally tried a number of these apps.  I was a huge fan of the Norton Password Manager that is no longer in production and now only comes in the Norton 360 program.  I am not willing to pay for a service that I can get free elsewhere.  Then I used RoboForm for about a year.  This program works very well but it did not go with me I could only use it on my one computer.  I believe now they rolled out this feature.  You can't use it in chrome though so I went elsewhere.  Finally I found a solution to all of my problems in LastPass.  This is the best password management app I've come across to date.  It has a solution to all the features I am looking for.  I can use it on any computer that I am either by installing the extension on my browser.  I can also keep it on a USB drive in case I don't want to install it on a computer.  It also works very well with Google Chrome which I am now using more and more regularly.  It's FREE.  It also provides other cool features like generating passwords, creating secure notes, and fills in profiles and credit cards as needed. 

You can download the application and learn a lot more about it by going to the applications website at www.lastpass.com

Yes, that's not a typo either... Google Voice seems to already have a competitor.  I know some of you have not even heard of Google Voice yet.  First there was Skype then Grand Central (Now Google Voice) and now we present to you... Ribbit. I know it sounds cheesy but there is actually a waiting list for their beta launch.  You can also pay to play but before coughin' up the $30 bucks it costs to get we'd wait for the beta version.  Below is a gadget that the site let's you add to your site to enable conference calling.  Don't think it even works without a login but decided to include it for illustration purposes only.

Dial2Do is an organizational tool that allows you to do just about anything you wanted to do from your cell phone.  You can set reminders, check your bank account, post on twitter, it even has a good speech recognition tool that allows you to send voicemail's via voice.  Kinda like having a secretary except this is free.  Found it to be fairly useful.  The interface needs some tweaking but overall shows good potential

website: www.Dial2Do.com.  Here's a video that explains the features of the site.  By the way we aren't affiliated with any of the sites we recommend and take no responsibility for any of these either.