Recently, we asked a few members of our team a simple question:
What’s an app or program you can’t live without?
Here’s a sampling of ten apps and programs considered must-haves by members of our team. Stay tuned for other favorites in future posts!
Launchy
Recommended by: Kyle, Content Team
Launchy is a free open source application launcher that lets you open programs with just a few keystrokes — without worrying about your start menu, desktop icons, or file manager. Launchy works on Windows.
Cozi
Recommended by: Nina, Marketing/Biz Dev Team
Cozi is a free online organizer that helps families coordinate schedules, share memories, make lists, and keep up with appointments. TechCrunch describes Cozi as a social network for a family unit.
Tripit
Recommended by: Sara, Product Team and Chris, Management Team 
Tripit is a travel organizer that helps travelers manage their plans. Travelers forward their confirmation emails to Tripit, which compiles them into a master itinerary.
Texter
Recommended by: Kyle, Content Team
Texter is a free text substitute app that saves you keystrokes by replacing abbreviations (“text substitution hotstrings”) with larger phrases you define. It works in any application you’re typing in. Check out this video for potential uses. Texter works on Windows.
SongKick
Recommended by: Sara, Product Team
SongKick lets you track your favorite artists to be sure you know when they’re playing live. You can also buy tickets, share your “gigography” (the history of live music shows you’ve attended), and share photos and videos from concerts you attend.
Gmote
Recommended by: Andrew, Marketing/Biz Dev Team 
If you have an Android phone, Gmote allows you to turn it into a remote control for your computer. You can use your Android to start and stop movies and music, browse files, use your phone as a keyboard, or stream music from your computer to your phone.
Adium
Recommended by: Robbie, Marketing/Biz Dev Team 
Adium is a free, open-source instant messaging application for Mac OSX that can connect to many different messaging services (here’s the full list). It’s highly customizable, with a clean, easy to use interface.
f.lux
Recommended by: Andy, Content Team
f.lux is a free piece of software that shifts the color of your display depending on the time of day. If you’re sick of being blinded by your computer screen at night, f.lux might just be for you.
Dropbox
Recommended by: Robbie, Marketing/Biz Dev Team
Dropbox is a web-based service that uses cloud computing to let users store and share files and folders across the Internet. Dropbox offers a free and paid version, depending on usage levels. A reporter from PC Mag calls Dropbox “the simplest, most elegant file-synchronization tool [he’s] ever used.”
Evernote
Recommended by: Ian, Video Team 
Evernote is a service (both free and paid versions are available) that allows you to capture, organize, and search for “notes” — everything from a piece of text to a webpage to a voice memo. Evernote works on Windows, Mac OSX, and mobile platforms.
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