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The Age of APPSHow to make your life easier in 5 ways using your SMARTPHONE

By – Eeshan Srivastava

Created by Eeshan Srivastava

0. Buy a GOOD Smartphone

• I’m not saying buy an iPhone! :/

• PLEASE don’t buy anything more than 5 inches of screen size – Trust Me! You don’t need it!

• At least 2 GHz of Processor – You need it for more than Games

• Make sure that the OS (Android or iOS) is upgradable to at least the next version

• 2 GB RAM – For a smooth experience

• 8 MP Camera – You will discover your photography skills only if you have a good camera

• BATTERY – Bigger phone, bigger battery and there’s the tradeoff!

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1. CALENDAR

• You’ll feel more Organized if your phone keeps track of your appointments and meetings

• SYNC IT! – Most Probably with your GMAIL or iOS Account

• Good Alternative Calendars:

• Sunrise Calendar

• CAL by Any.Do

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2. NOTES

Unless you try it, you’ll never realize how powerful this feature can be.

SYNC IT! Everywhere!

Popular Notes Apps:

Evernote (Recommended)

Google Keep

OneNote (Not bad at all)

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3. PHOTOGRAPHY

• You can’t dish out your DSLR every time you need to capture that fleeing moment. Use your phone!

• Again, SYNC IT! – With the cloud – Google, iOS, Yahoo

• Camera Apps: Instagram, Camera 360, Default Google and iOS Camera Apps

• Photo Editors: Photo Editor (Aviary), Autodesk Pixlr

• Backup Apps: Google Photos, OneDrive, Flickr, Dropbox

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4. LEARNING A kaleidoscope of information at literally

your fingertips! Learn anything you want at any time. It’s much faster too!

Read books, learn math, develop a new skill, speak a new language.

My favorites:

Duolingo – Learn languages

Khan Academy – Learn Anything

Amazon Kindle – Read away into your dreams

TED – as they say – be inspired

StumbleUpon – from randomness comes knowledge

DIY – Do it yourself!

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5. FITNESS

• Run, Walk, Cycle, Workout – do anything that moves your body and burn calories. Keep it organized by tracking the information. You’ll need it in the long run.

• Most popular apps:

• Running (By Nike) – the quintessential Instagram favorite!

• Strava – Cyclists love this one

• Google Fit (Warning: pedometer apps drain battery)

• Fitocracy – Social network for fitness freaks! How about that!

• MyFitnessPal – log your calories – it’s more important than you think when you want to lose or gain weight

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MORE Useful Apps:

Splitwise – if you’re a student on a low budget and sharing stuff with roommates, then this app is a god send

Pinterest – rich content for people with an eye for art and everything else

8tracks – if you don’t like paying for Spotify, this a free alternative

QuizUp – another good learning app

Uber, Lyft – let’s face it, these apps are convenient

Yelp – if you like food (and other local stuff) and you’re in the US

Zomato – if you like food and you’re in India

Talking Tom Cat – well…you never know when it will come in handy!

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Apps you don’t really need

Facebook – Read between the words. You need it! But you don’t really need it!

Dating Apps – please…evolution would not have happened if our ancestors relied on something like this

More messaging apps than you can handle – keep it down to just a couple – WhatsApp and Skype included

Games – depends on how much time you have

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Remember

Your smartphone is just a tool to get your work done faster and make your life more organized

It was not invented to take control of your lives

Be smart and be happy!