2020 - Top Ten Productivity Tools for Information Workers

1. Trade IT

2. Microsoft To-Do

2.1. Useful To-Do App

2.2. Works with Outlook

2.3. Integrates with MS Planner

3. DropBox

3.1. Share files with external stakeholders

3.2. Keeps external users out of your corporate domain

3.3. Popular, so familiar to many

3.4. Just seems to work

4. Seth Godin's ShipIT Notebook

4.1. Great Quality Notebook

4.2. Includes helpful prompts to get your project done and delivered!

4.3. Benefits of writing over typing

4.4. Get it at MOO

5. Grammarly

5.1. Checks spelling, grammar and writing style

5.2. Chrome extension for blog posts, social media, etc.

5.3. Much better than standard spell check

5.4. Saves lots of time proofing when you are working to a deadline

5.5. Saves some howlers if you struggle with spelling or grammar!

5.6. Works with MS Word & Outlook too

6. IFTTT

6.1. Automate Tasks based on conditional statements

6.2. Great for posting content to Social Media

6.3. Lots of ready made recipes to use

7. Snagit

7.1. Capture and Edit Screens

7.2. Does scrolling screen captures

7.3. Create How-To Sheets and Training Docs

7.4. Video Capture

8. Mind Mapping with MindMeister

8.1. Mind Mapping

8.2. Project Planning

8.2.1. Agile

8.2.2. Traditional Waterfall

8.3. Brainstorming

8.4. Business Planning

8.5. Event Planning

8.6. Marketing Campaign Planning

8.7. More About Mindmeister

9. Microsoft OneNote

9.1. Freeform Notes

9.2. Outlook Integration

9.3. Draw/write and Record notes

9.4. Syncs Across Devices

9.5. Integrates with Teams

9.6. Search across multiple notebooks

9.7. Get with Office 365 or Free Version

10. Microsoft Teams

10.1. Create teams across departments and even countries

10.2. Integration with SharePoint

10.3. Great for ad hoc project meetings

10.4. Manage and curate project docs/tasks/plans

10.5. Works even for solo-preneurs

11. Affinity Photo

11.1. Quickly Crop & Resize Images

11.2. Fast Cut-outs

11.3. Supports lots of graphics formats

11.4. Simple to use for basic editing tasks

11.5. Supports Layers

11.6. Windows & MAC versions

11.7. No Subs - one off Purchase