If you’re like me and the millions of other iPhone owners out there, chances are you’ll spend a lot of your time perusing the App Store to find the best new apps to assist you in seemingly every part of your day.
A good app is often one that helps you do something more productively than you did before you had your iPhone. But with more than 100,000 apps currently available to download from the App Store, the amount of time it takes to find those apps means you’re probably being counter-productive just by taking the time to look!
So I thought I’d save you a bit of your precious time to tell you about a few that have made my day-to-day life at the office a little easier.
LogMeIn Ignition (£17.99)
When I explained what this app did to a colleague the other day, he didn’t believe me. Not surprising because being able to see and control your office computer while you’re anywhere in the world is pretty impressive. Open up files, access your work emails or just spook out someone else who’s in the office when you’re not there. All you need to do is register your computers at LogMeIn.com and you’ll be able to access them over WiFi from anywhere in the world. It’s certainly not cheap, but it’s very, very clever…
Awesome Note + To Do (£2.39)
This one pretty much does what it says on the tin. It’s an app that allows you to make notes and keep tabs of your to-do list. Nothing spectacular in that, you might think, but often the best apps are the simplest ones. And this one just feels easy-to-use and enjoyable in its simplicity. You can tailor the look and feel to suit your personality too, if you so choose.
iXpenseIt Lite (Free)
For those like me who have trouble keeping up with expenses is iXpenseIt Lite, the stripped-down but still very useful version of iXpenseIt. Monthly expenditure and expenses are made a whole lot easier and you can even store photos of receipts. It’s pretty easy to use and there are enough features in the Lite version for you to resist buying the full version.
Daylite Touch (Free)
For those with a Mac and business productivity manager program Daylight, Daylite Touch will let you keep an eye on all areas of your business. Its features include a to-do list, a calendar with push notifications, the ability to manage your own projects with an overview of what members within your team are working on at any given moment. The userface is well-designed and, although you’ll have to pay for the Daylite software if you don’t have it on your Mac already, it does an awful lot for a free app.
