Organization
Keeping track of your digital life is tricky. Use these apps to turn your Android into your personal assistant.
 | Pushbullet If you've ever had to email a link to your computer from your phone, Pushbullet is for you. This handy service lets you send notes, links, files, addresses, and even lists between your computer and your Android. You can even push all these between friends. |
 | Google Drive If you use Android, you have a Google Account, and that means you have access to the excellent Google Drive cloud storage service. With Drive, you can easily access synced files across all your devices no matter where you are. Previously, Google rolled the document creation and editing powers of the now departed Google Docs into Drive, but recently it split them out into separate apps called Docs and Sheets. Be sure to pick these up for the full Google Drive experience. |
 | Evernote   Once you start using it, this note taking app becomes a powerful tool for organizing just about everything. Notes can be anything—text, images, audio, or a mix—and are organized into notebooks. One of its killer features is optical character recognition, which makes the text in images searchable. I use it to keep track of the different beers I try and my comic book collection. |
 | Any.do To-do List & Task List At its core, Any.do is a list manager. You can quickly create a shopping list, and have it sync between devices and even share it with others. The app also doubles as a task manager, keeping you on top of what needs to be done. A new feature, called the Any.do Moment, encourages you to take a second and review your plans for the day. |
 | EasilyDo If you're the forgetful type, EasilyDo is your savior. Once you hook the app up to a slew of supported social and calendar services, it suggests simple actions from a unified dashboard. Did you know it's Susie's birthday? EasilyDo will suggest you send her a message or a gift. It makes the little things easier, and proves its worth with saved time. |
 | Mailbox Gmail changed email when it rolled out over a decade ago, but Mailbox might be the next step for electronic mail. This app focuses on keeping your inbox manageable with handy swipe gestures to archive or delete messages. You can also opt to hide messages until you're ready to deal with them later. Mailbox isn't without its quirks, but it might just help you achieve email serenity. |
 | Trello - Organize Anything Trello is a free service that aims to help you organize any project—everything from novels, to home improvement, to dinner parties. Its card-based interface is very mobile friendly, letting you easily add to-do items, pictures, and tags. All your changes swiftly sync between all your devices, and the Trello website. |
 | Asana Trello and Any.Do work great for personal to-do lists and small projects, but Asana is the 800 pound gorilla of task management for teams. While other project management tools focus on collaboration, Asana is all about workflows using check-box tasks that can be assigned to individuals. In truth, the app pales in comparison to the web interface, but it's a fantastically powerful tool.—Next: Entertainment » |
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