Productivity is a major issue for anyone, particularly a small business person. I have found some great tools over time that really help me streamline and manage what I do on the Internet and our computers. I thought I would share some of my favorites here.
Passwords – RoboForm
I have so many passwords to remember, as I’m sure do many others. The one tool that I wouldn’t be without is RoboForm, particularly RoboForm2Go.
This little application will store your passwords in passcards on your computer, or your usb data stick. I personally use RoboForm2Go on my usb data key, so I can take my passwords where ever I go.
You can organize your passcards into logical groupings too. I have Affiliate Networks, Social Networks, Banking etc as some of my groups.
Better yet – the passcards also act as bookmarks – so if you’re like me and forget the web address, all you need to do is click on the RoboForm passcard and you’ll be taken straight to the website. (No more worrying about my browser bookmarks!).
RoboForm also allows you to credit PROFILES – and use those profiles to autocomplete forms. Fantastic function when signing up to Social Networks and the like. The other day, I used that exact function and save myself hours!
Download free copy of RoboForm here (this link will automatically launch the download of Roboform) and you’ll get 10 Passcards. Or you can purchase a licence for unlimited RoboForm Passcards.
DownThemAll For Firefox
I LOVE this plugin! If you use Firefox, it really is a must. This neat little plugin, or addon, will allow you to download all items on a page with literally one click of the mouse.
This is really helpful when you purchase a digitally delivered course or product and there are heaps of files that make it up.
I use this regularly, and will often just start the download process and move on to other tasks. The download process is quicker too, because of the way DTA! breaks the downloads into smaller chunks and ‘knits’ them back together.
Find out about DownThemAll here.
Download Manager for Internet Explorer
I don’t use IE unless I’m testing site compatibilities, so my recommendations are very limited.
However, I have previously found Free Download Manager (FDM) a useful tool that hooks into Internet Explorer. Operating in much the same way a DownThemAll, FDM is a good alternative if you don’t use Firefox.
GoodSync – File Synchronization and more
GoodSync is a file backup and file synchronization application which can automatically analyze, synchronize and back up your files locally – between desktops, laptops, servers, external drives, and Windows Mobile devices, as well as remotely through FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and more.
Now I use GoodSync to synchronize my RoboForm Passcards between my two data sticks (one is a backup of the other) and my Dad uses GoodSync to backup his company data from their server to a backup server, every night.
GoodSync just runs in the background and makes sure your files are backed up.
You can download a trial copy of GoodSync simply by clicking here (the download will start straight away) or you can find out more about GoodSync here.
Why not share some of your fave tools to help improve your online experience?
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