These applications aren’t just for the office, no. They are not the main productive game changers either. These fellows sit on the sidelines and cheer, while you get your efficiency game on.
Focus Lock
Take a look at what’s grabbing your attention while you work: notifications from Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, built-in games, Whatsapp, Viber, Messenger, we can go on. But on a day when you need to get things done, some distractions you simply cannot afford. And for that, this handy little app comes in. Focus Lock, for a period of time you set, will lock off the apps which bug you most during work. It even has the option to give “breaks” during which you can take a breather. Problem is, it’s only available for android.
Google Keep
Out of the hundreds of note apps out there, this continues to excel at keeping Lois Lane’s grocery list in top form. Simplicity at its best, you can keep notes, checklists and set reminders on Google Keep in an instant. Notes can be colour-coded according to priority or how you find it pretty, and you can access them all from the web version of the app as well. Google Keep seriously effective to start off the day with, especially for us who love to keep things simple.
Sunrise Calendar
No, wait! This one’s different. It has special…nothing. But that’s the best part. It syncs with your accounts instantly and gives a sweet view of your month’s tasks, one which you would love just to look at. We know there are numerous replacements, but this one caught our eye, pretty well.
Mint
Six days into the month and your pockets are already feeling a slight chill from their barren grounds. And naturally, you have no idea where the money went either. Happens to us all, till Mint into the picture. Well, you guessed it, it’s a personal finance tracking app, and an easy one at that. If you’re handling office finances, it helps immensely to separate it from other sources to keep things in perspective for you.


