Apps to help productivity while working from home
Working from home for many has always seemed to be that fantasy where you’re in your PJ’s drinking coffee and answering your morning emails. What you thought would be a dream has turned out to be your worst nightmare; various free apps can make earning a living from home much more comfortable.
If you are looking for a great conferencing app to help you keep in touch with your team then Zoom video conferencing app is your answer. Zoom will allow in screen sharing and cross-platform IM (instant messaging). The best part about Zoom is it’s free to download, and you can invite as many as 100 people in a video conference.
Available on iOS, Android, and Windows
G-Suite Apps (Google Docs, Hangouts, Drive)
Looking to coordinate and share files? Then G-Suite can help you out with Google Docs, Google Hangouts, and Google Drive can help make your life a lot easier.
Available on Android, iOS, and Windows
The Microsoft’s Teams app is something many businesses are familiar with as it is included with the Office 365 suite. The free version for small businesses and home users works great allowing users to chat, video meetings, file storage, and other application integrations.
Available on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android
Just as the name sounds, this app tells you to take a break. You can configure the time of your breaks and the period of the break as well. I think some people have been preparing for this app their entire life. 😉
Available on Android and Windows
If you haven’t heard of Dropbox then please leave this page there is no hope for you, lol kidding. Dropbox is a well-known file hosting service that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software.
Available on Android and iOS
For Mac users Serene is one of the best apps to block distracting websites, apps, and it also helps organize your day around one goal that matters.
Available on Mac
Slack is one of the best chat room designed to allow team communication for your whole company. Intended to replace email as your primary method of communication and sharing. Slacks workspace allows you to organize your communications by channels for group discussions or can allow for private messages to share information, files, and more in just one place.
Available on Android and iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Windows Phone
Have you ever wanted to be Chromoting (remote connecting with Google) into your work computer from home? Well with Chrome Remote Desktop you can remotely control another computer through a proprietary protocol. Access your computer securely from any device and screen share with teammates for stronger collaboration.
Available on Android and iOS, Chrome OS, Linux (beta), OS X, Windows
If you need help installing and configuring any program including the applications listed above feel free to give Wise I.T. a call 949-682-9473 (during the COVID-19 pandemic we will be available to remote connect to your PC or Mac system)