Product & Service Reviews

This section covers product and service reviews. They fall into 4 broad areas: Health, hardware, service, and software reviews. You will see everything from file transfer services to hardware vendors.

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TextExpander: The Productivity Tool Professionals Love

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Discover the power of TextExpander. Boost your productivity by automating repetitive tasks like typing long phrases or URLs. This fantastic tool turns short abbreviations into full-length text snippets, streamlining your workflow and saving you time. In this article, we’ll show you how TextExpander can revolutionize the way you work, and we have a link to save you 20%. So get ready to unlock new levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

Snagit Captures Screens & Your Imagination

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Snagit is an exceptional and reasonably priced screen capture program that works on both Windows and Mac. It fits the sweet spot between simple graphic programs that don’t allow enough features and very expensive programs that add overhead and expense.

Brain.fm: An Innovative Audio Tool for Focus & Productivity

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Struggling with focus or seeking deeper relaxation? Brain.fm offers a scientifically-backed solution: functional music. Discover how this innovative platform combines neuroscience and AI to create personalized soundtracks that enhance your cognitive performance. Explore customizable features like genre selection, neural effect levels, and unique timer settings to optimize your focus sessions and work breaks.

F.lux Reduces Eye Strain & Sleeplessness

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Are you finding yourself in front of the PC too many hours at night or when it’s dark? Maybe you’re doing work or just catching up with friends. The problem is the bright light from the display may be impacting your sleep and causing eye strain.

Taking a Break with StretchWare

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I thought I had been doing a good job of managing my breaks. It turns out I wasn’t and I started to experience neck pain. The pain was aggravated by my bad phone habits and leaning the wrong way towards the PC. The longer I worked, the worse the problem. I needed to rethink my habits and ergonomics. (Includes short demo.)

Master Big Ideas with Heroic (Optimize.Me)

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Are you time-starved? You have too many things to do coupled with too many distractions. This can be a hindrance to personal development. If you feel overwhelmed, you’ll appreciate Optimize. It’s a free service that teaches the key concepts from great non-fiction books in topics ranging from Productivity to Conquering Depression. Best of all, the lessons are easy to fit into your schedule.

Rename Files Like A Pro With RenameMaestro

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I’m not a professional photographer, but I enjoy taking pictures with my smartphone. What I don’t like is the resulting filenames that are meaningless to me, yet appear to have order. Instead of fretting about the situation, I found a great file renaming utility called RenameMaestro. Although you may associate the name “maestro” with music, this software works on multiple file types, ranging from MP3s to photos to PDFs.

Unique Music Service to Help You Focus

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Have you ever had one of those days where you couldn’t remember what you just read? Or, you find yourself working longer, but your productivity is declining. There are many reasons why we’re not effective. Currently, I’ve been bombarded by distracting construction noise. It’s not easy to control your work environment, but one helpful service I found is called Focus@Will.

Blinkist Delivers Key Book Insights in 15 Minutes

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These days, it’s tough staying current with information particularly at the rate at which it’s produced. I’m sure we’ve all felt like we’re falling behind. To gain a competitive advantage, our job or class work demands we read more books, technical papers and trade journals. It doesn’t seem fair that the amount of information we’re supposed to know has exploded, yet we still have the same number of hours in a day. Blinkist can help.

Use Snagx Files & Tags to Easily Manage Your Screen Captures

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SnagIt’s automatic image classification can be a game-changer. It sorts images by date, type, application, and more. But sometimes, it misses the mark. That’s where manual tags come in, offering a finer, more reliable level of sorting when the automatic method falls short.

Eraser File Shredder Deletes Sensitive Data

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Protect your sensitive data from prying eyes with Eraser, a free and open-source file shredder for Windows that securely deletes data from hidden areas of your hard drive. Learn how to use this powerful tool to sanitize your data and keep your personal information safe.

One Simple Way to Send Large Files for Free

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Sooner or later it’s going to happen. You’ll need to send a large file to someone via email, but you’ll get an error because your attachment exceeds the limit set by your email provider. Maybe it’s a video file or a series of photos. In these scenarios, it’s good to know how easy it is to send large files for free with WeTransfer. It’s frustration-free file transfers.