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How to Process PDFs Faster with Custom Services

How to send PDFs anywhere as soon as they’re created

A large part of going paperless means replacing tree-based paper with digital paper—PDFs. One trick that will really streamline your digital paper workflow is to take a PDF from one application and immediately open it in another app. Here’s how.

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What Does Your Week Look Like?

One small change can make your calendar much more helpful

Your calendar is one of the most important productivity tools that you have, showing you a map of your productivity landscape. Are you using a folding map or a GPS to find you way?

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Focus on the Internet You Need with a Dedicated Browser

Increase Your Focus and Productivity By Accessing Only the Internet You Need

Web apps are useful, but they can open you up to a universe of distractions. Load just the Internet that you need with a custom desktop app.

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Keep Email Out of Your Inbox

Four Tips to Make It Easier to Get to Inbox Zero

Getting to Inbox Zero can feel like you’re shoveling the sidewalk while it’s still snowing. Here’s a four-part approach to tame your inbox before you even check your mail.

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Search Paper Books with Google Books

How to Find Information Hiding in Your Paper Books

Paper books aren’t going away any time soon. Here’s how you can use Google Books to make them as searchable as their digital counterparts.

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Searching Evernote

How to use Evernote’s powerful search capabilities

There’s no point to archiving information if you can’t find it again. Evernote can help you save what’s important and find it again when you need it.

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Do More Up Front

Take the time to let results happen automatically

When you find yourself thinking “there has to be an easier way”, there probably is. You just need to pay the price to get there.

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OmniFocus on your Wrist

The Most Focused Version of OmniFocus Yet

OmniFocus for Apple Watch is the most focused, tactical version of OmniFocus yet. Get things done without taking your phone out of your pocket.

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Get Notified of Important Email Messages

Let the computer watch for important messages so you don’t have to

Don’t waste time constantly checking email “just in case” you got an important message. Your email client can help.

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Four Apps for Capturing Paper with Your Phone

Never leave information trapped on paper again

Here are four apps to help you digitize paper and get it into your productivity system, any time, any place. All it takes is the phone you have in your pocket.

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