7 kick-ass Internet tools that will change the way you work online !

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Konnichi-Wa my Digital Crusaders !

I don’t know about you, but I always want to improve.

And I always want to improve the way I work online.

If you do too, then enjoy the following post. It will show you the most ass-kicking applications I have discovered so far. They have literally spacerocketed my productivity, and brought endless joy into my digital work life.

If you want to achieve your online goals by changing the way you work, get those programs I use on a hourly basis.

They are all FREE (woohoo!), and they will change the way you work online.

Let’s start right now:

Tweetdeck – Twitter is NOTHING without it

I hated Twitter 2 months ago. Boy, I don’t know what I was smoking back then, but it’s obvious that I use it excessively now. The reason ? I discovered Tweetdeck, which is the best desktop client I have used sooo far. The layout is simple and slick, the popup menu and the alarm sound that goes with it is simply priceless ! And since they added the tweet schedule feature, I can’t help but feel sorry for Hootsuite.

Firefox Prism – it’s soo cool you probably don’t have it (yet)

I don’t know anyone who uses it, and it’s such a shame. Prism is a web application that separates your chosen webpage from the browser and puts it as a link on your desktop. Sounds confusing ? It’s not. Convert Googlemail via Prism into a link on your desktop. Now you just click on the link and directly enter your googlemail account. Use it, it’s sooo awesome.

Focus booster – productivity on steroids

Focus booster is another Adobe AIR application (Jeez, I’m addicted to those!). It’s a desktop client timer that limits your workload to 25 min segments, according to the Pomorodo Technique. This is how it works: You have a goal, let’s say write a blog post, and hit the timer. Now you have a 25 min time limit that puts you on severe pressure (yippieh !). When the bell rings, you got a 5 min break, before you start from new. If you want to be more productive, and you need an invisible kick in the ass, this is the magic you want to use !

VUE – Where art meets planning

I luv drawing mindmaps: They are beautiful, they kick-ass for planning stuff, but they also take a crazy amount of time to create. That’s why there’s mindmapping software. VUE is by far the best, and I have tried maaaaany. It automates the whole process: Connecting bubbles in huge clusters has never been so easy. If you need a cool tool to plan the fast and fun way, use it.

Warning: You may fall in love with it.

It’s hard what VUE is, you have to experience it for yourself ;)

Webkut – the stylish way to capture webpages

I know I could just hit the print button. But I haven’t found it on my laptop yet, and I luv doing computer work the creative way. Webkut is (yet) another desktop client that let’s you take the best (and most customizable) screenshots. Very stylish, but you won’t need it.

Teux Deux – easy and fun day planning for your digital soul

Teux Deux is a stylish and simple planer app. It’s like your old school To Do – list, only digital. It’s much easier to use than Google calendar, and it’s waaay more fun too. Planning your days has never been such a joyride. The only downside: Forget about long term planning, that’s a pain in the butt with this program.

And finally, my ultimate choice. The program that makes me want to kiss angels on the 7th cloud of heaven:

Windows Live Writer – Every Blogger needs this !!!

This magic bringer is one of the most innovative free programs I have encountered so far. The crazy thing: It comes from Microsoft !

Microsoft + Innovation ?

Sounds like an oxymoron. But it’s true with this one: Windows Live Writer is the most ass-kicking offline blog writing program in the history of blogging.

Why ?

It establishes a connection to your blog, puts the layout of your website offline and enables you to write and style your post with a 100% WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet – attitude. See the photo above: It’s an excerpt of my blog OFFLINE and I’m directly writing ON it !

So if you hate writing posts with WordPress or Word, and you hate HTML styling even more, GET THIS PROGRAM. It will literally change the way you blog

Your turn.

Do you use any of these mindblowing tools, or better, do you have some that you want MUST share with me and the world ? Tell me in the comments !

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