Technology has become a huge part of our daily lives, and I am sure you could pretty easily come up with a list of devices or applications that you simply couldn't live without. But with so much technology out there, I'll bet there are programs out there that can make your life easier or more efficient that you never even thought to go searching for. The software surprises listed below will quickly climb to you must have list once you give them a try.
Ever find yourself typing the same words, phrases or paragraphs repeatedly?
Stop typing things over and over again with
text expansion software. You might not think much about what you type out all the time, but if you really stop to think about it, I'm sure you could find multiple ways to use keyboard shortcuts that would save you time. Anything from inserting signatures in emails, filling out online forms, and writing long responses to customer questions don't need to be more than a few keystrokes away, instantly improving your typing speed and productivity.
Managing invoices is a never-ending process, and if you're doing them all by hand or in Excel you might be spending more time on invoicing than you need to.
Invoicing software like Express Invoice allows you to set up automatically recurring invoices, where invoices can be automatically generated and sent as e-mails or faxes from the program. Express Invoice has other time saving features including mobile access, reminders for payments past due and storing item information to eliminate repeat data entry.
Another way to make invoicing easier for freelancers and other businesses that charge by the hour is using
timesheet software to not only create a timesheet but track the amount of time spent on individual projects or clients.
Every web designer already knows that an FTP client is a must, but not all FTP clients are created equal. I personally couldn't live without
Fling Automatic FTP Software, which can be used to automatically detect and upload changed files to keep files synchronized. Fling can also be used to upload files from your right click menu, so you can upload a change live without needing to open and browse through your files in the FTP client separately.
If you've ever had trouble opening up an audio or video file, then you already know how helpful it can be to have a file converter on hand. With
Switch Audio Converter, you can convert and compress sound files within minutes of downloading. For video files there is
Prism Video Converter, plus
Pixillion Image Converter, for images and
Doxillion Document Converter to convert document types. Combined these software converters can help you get out of just about any file format compatibility problem.
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With the Mac release of Pixillion image converter back in July, and now the first Mac release of Doxillion document converter, all four cornerstones of our converting software suite are officially available for both Windows and Mac, making NCH the place to turn to if you can't open file, no matter the file format or the platform.
