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Cool Timesaving Tools and Services

Recommended by Priacta Time Management Coaches

The right tool at the right time saves you hours a day and eliminates a ton of stress. But choosing the right tool is a nightmare. Save yourself the aggravation. Priacta recommends the following tools and services. We've done comparisons, we use them ourselves, our coaches train with them, and we support them.

Cool Software to Save You Time (and Money)

• Get Outlook FREE from Microsoft. (Really.)
• Mozy Remote Backup (Free, Home, and Professional)
• Google Desktop
• Microsoft Image Resizer

Cool Services to Make You More Productive

• Exchange Server Hosting by Intermedia
• MyFax
• Bluehost Web Hosting Services

Options for TROers and Troggers

• Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us)
• Reminders in Public Folders or Outlook 2003
• TRO (or GTD) without Trog Bar

Legal Notices

• Disclaimer

Cool Software to Save You Time (and Money)

Get Outlook FREE from Microsoft. (Really.)

Don't have Outlook? Don't worry. Microsoft is currently offering a free trial kit for Small Business Server 2003 that comes with a free copy of Outlook 2003—a full, registered version with no expiration date. The trial period for the rest of the software is 180 days, and the software cannot be split or resold. All you have to do is pay shipping and handling on the trial CD. Click here to order directly from Microsoft. (It may take a couple of weeks for the CD to arrive.) You can also get Outlook 2007 or Entourage 2004 free with Exchange Server hosting (highly recommended).

Mozy Remote Backup (Free, Home, and Professional)

Mozy backup gives you the peace of mind that only comes with knowing that your information is safe. Mozy offers intelligent, automatic, unlimited backups for a modest monthly fee. It keeps past versions of each file online and fully secure for 30 days, so recovering from your mistakes is a breeze. Options are available for home and corporate users, and there's even a FREE backup service for up to 2 GB of data for home users, though you'll probably need more space if you use Outlook. We use and love Mozy Pro for its ability to back up SQL server databases and monitor backup status across your entire company.

Google Desktop

Google Desktop allows you to search your computer in much the same way you search the internet—easily, quickly, and conveniently. Google Desktop is completely free and helps keep all the files on your computer within easy reach of your fingertips. Click on the Google logo to download and install this wonderful tool.

Microsoft Image Resizer

Emailing typical photo files can clog your Inbox. That's where Microsoft's free Image Resizer Power Toy comes in handy. Download and install it now to make email-friendly images in seconds. (It's also great for resizing your images before posting in our TRO training forum.)
 
 

Cool Services to Make You More Productive

Exchange Server Hosting by Intermedia

Intermedia Exchange Server Hosting for Outlook is a complete, collaborative solution to your business organizational needs. Voted #1 by a wide margin in consumer surveys, Intermedia gives you real-time access to all your tasks, email, calendar, and contacts on your PDAs and laptops with Direct Push technology. Plus, it lets you collaborate with your colleagues quickly and easily, sharing tasks, projects, and ideas with others on your team, and it gives you web access to your Outlook mailbox anywhere, anytime. Outlook 2007 is included at no extra charge. Advanced features like corporate archival services are also available. 30-day risk-free trial. After that, prices start as low as $11.95/month per mailbox (3+ mailboxes). 24/7 customer support with staff you can count on.

MyFax

You don't need a second phone line to receive faxes quickly and easily. With MyFax, you can receive and send faxes no matter where you are. At a reasonable price, you get all the functionality of an office fax machine, plus more. Faxes come straight to your email inbox, eliminating a troublesome collecting point. With prices starting as low as $10 a month, you can't go wrong.

Bluehost Web Hosting Services

Bluehost is impressive and reliable. We rely on them heavily. Their round-the-clock customer service responds quickly and accurately, and they've got some of the best hosting features on the market. Bluehost makes sure your site is up and running and responsive.   Bluehost lets you host an unlimited number of domains on a single account and gives you 6000 GB of transfer space, which makes this the perfect choice for businesses. Installing blogs, discussion boards, and shopping carts for your site couldn't be easier, with just a click of the button. Click here to check it all out.

Options for TROers and Troggers

Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us)

Tag great sites and articles for your own quick reference. Access the list anywhere with an Internet connection. Share your finds with others automatically, and see their recommendations. We recommend Del.icio.us for its fast tagging, low-distraction, no-nonsense environment. Click the icon above to bookmark this page now and see how it works. Marking a page takes only 5-10 seconds once you have a free account.

(TROers and GTDers: Bookmarks are resources—NOT actionable items. If the bookmark has an associated action, type the action in the Trog Bar scratchpad too.)

Reminders in Public Folders or Outlook 2003

Trog Bar makes Reminder Dates more useful than ever. However, Outlook 2003 doesn't show Reminder alerts unless the task/email resides in the Inbox, Calendar, or Tasks folder, and Exchange Server won't show you Reminder alerts in shared public folders. Extended Reminders by Slovak Technical Services fixes this problem elegantly. 30 day free trial. Check it out.

TRO (or GTD) without Trog Bar

Trog Bar with Outlook is great for many people, but what if you have a Mac, can't use Outlook at work, or prefer web-based tasks? No problem. TRO principles apply to almost any planning software or system, including 100% paper planners. Check out our Interactive GTD Software Comparison Table for other tools that support Total, Relaxed Organization and GTD (Getting Things Done), then call our coaches for free advice. We maintain the GTD Software Comparison list as a courtesy to the productivity community and our TRO trainees. We can find something to meet your work style and needs—guaranteed!

Legal Notices

Disclaimer

Of course, while we try to only recommend beneficial and reputable companies, individuals, and websites, we are not responsible for the services, content, security, reliability or advisability of these websites and recommend that you use caution when following links or browsing outside our control. (Our lawyers made us put this part in.)