5 GREAT TIME-SAVING CHROME
EXTENSIONS
WHIP GMAIL INTO SHAPE,
DECREASE LOAD TIMES, STAY FOCUSED, AND MORE.
You
spend almost all day in a browser, yes? Might as well get some work done while
you’re at it. It’s time to turn Chrome into a lean, mean efficiency machine
with these free extensions.
1. MASTER YOUR MAIL
With a
truly mind-bending set of features, Checker Plus for Gmail (link) is
the only extension you need for dealing with your mail efficiently. New
messages pop up in the corner of your browser, at which point you can read,
reply, or archive—all without ever opening the actual Gmail interface. You can
hook into multiple accounts, have your messages read to you, dictate messages
of your own, and a whole lot more. If you’re going to try out a single Chrome
extension, this is the one.
2. KICK ADS TO THE CURB
There’s
no shortage of ad blockers for Chrome, but uBlock Origin is
worth a look if only for how much it speeds your browser up by blocking
bandwidth-sucking ads. Leverage the handful of default filter lists or select
additional lists for more aggressive coverage. With a quick click, you can see
how many trackers have been blocked for a particular site and, if you’re
feeling generous, whitelist sites you’d like to support. Like this one.
3. SMARTEN UP YOUR SCREEDS
Worried
that people might get all judge-y about your writing? Get confident, Stupid! Like a digital English
teacher, Grammarly corrects your grammar and spelling by detecting more than 250 common mistakes.
It works just about anywhere you can write—social media, email, forums, and the
like—and goes above and beyond simply fixing spelling errors, offering up
contextual help and vocabulary enhancement in order to make you a better writer
all around. Skip the endless proofreading and second-guessing.
4. SIGN IN A SNAP
Use DocuSign to
put an end to the nonsense normally involved with trying to digitally sign
something. Hover over Gmail attachments to sign documents in seconds,
right-click Dropbox documents for a quick John Hancock, or upload documents
from your computer. No more printing out Word docs, signing them, then scanning
them back into the digital realm.
5. DITCH THE DISTRACTIONS
I don’t
know about you, but some of us have a hard time concen—I found my pen! It was
in my pocket. Try StayFocusd to
restrict your own access to troublesome time-wasters for set periods of time.
You can block entire sites or specific pages, or only allow certain sites while
blocking everything else. Put the rest of the Internet on ice for an hour or
so.
BONUS
APP!
Better Google Tasks makes
your Google-based to-do list much easier on the eyes, and adds some nice extras
to make the whole shebang easier to use.
BY DOUG
AAMOTH
http://www.fastcompany.com/3054426/app-economy/free-app-friday-5-great-time-saving-chrome-extensions?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fast-company-daily-newsletter&position=2&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=12112015
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