It’s been awhile since my last post on new things I’ve discovered. So here are some things that I’ve collected since then including:
- Sortd: a super useful task list skin for Gmail
- Office Lens: a mobile app that lets you translate photos of documents into editable Word and PowerPoint
- Photopea: a free, online graphics editor for Photoshop (.psd) files
- AppSheet: The quickest, easiest way to create a mobile app.
Sortd Smart Skin for Gmail
Sortd is a Gmail ‘skin’ that transforms your email conversations into a usefule, intuitive task list workspace right inside Gmail!
If you ever lost track of important emails in your inbox despite Herculean efforts to flag, start, and label messages you’ll love how Sortd helps you escape that mess. With sorted you’ll get a new to do / task list view where you can simple drag your emails to organize them is a way that is logical to you. You can even rename them to something better than the email subject line which is another big plus.
The thing I like best about this app is that you can toggle it on and off if you ever want to peak back at the normal Gmail views. Hop on over to http://www.sortd.com/ and give it a look. You’ll be glad you did!
Office Lens
Office Lens is a great app for capturing whiteboard notes and paper documents and saving them into a PDF, email, OneNote, etc. Whle it’s been around for awhile now., a recent update makes it even more usefuly by adding the ability to convert pictures of whiteboard notes and paper documents directly into editable Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.
(Available on iOS, Android, & Windows)
Here is the process for how it works.
Convert a hard copy document into an editable Word document
Convert a whiteboard drawing into a PowerPoint presentation
If you’re curious you can check out these actual examples:
Learn more at https://blogs.office.com/2014/09/16/office-lens-update-allows-create-office-documents-windows-phone-camera/
Photopea
There are a wealth of great Photoshop design assets available on the web. But what if you don’t have the money to shell out for an expensive Photoshop license that enables you to work with them? One good option is Photopea, a free online graphics editor that handles..PSD files like a pro.
AppSheet
AppSheet is one of the slickest, most useful apps I’ve seen lately. It lets non-developers build custom mobile apps. While so many things are moving to mobile apps, getting something up and running can be next to impossible unless you’re an app coding pro.
AppSheet lets non-developers build custom mobile apps quickly and easily – no coding required. AppSheet works by connecting with information you populate in a spreadsheet and then it guides you the rest of the way. With this, you can have a nice, useful app up and running in a flash. And it’s FREE to boot!
Take if for a spin with these sample apps: https://www.appsheet.com/SampleApps
Mike Taylor 