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"Appy" New Year

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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Simplifying is a resolution for many of us going into 2013, so we rounded up 10 “simplicity” apps to help you make it a reality. Each one is designed to declutter and free up space in everyday life.  

  1. CardMunch: Snap a photo of a business card to auto-transcribe contact info to your address book and sync with LinkedIn.
    http://www.cardmunch.com
  2. Evernote: Declutter your life with this straightforward app to organize notes, images, and voice-reminders across all your devices.
    http://evernote.com
  3. Instapaper: Save news articles to read when you have time—even on the subway (no 3G or WiFi required).
    http://www.instapaper.com
  4. Dragon Dictation: Dictate emails and text messages with this easy-to-use voice recognition app.
    http://www.nuancemobilelife.com
  5. Mint: Manage your spending, savings, investments, insurance, and soforth, with this personal-finance app.
    https://www.mint.com
  6. Remember the Milk: Keep to-do lists updated and synced across different platforms (Google Calendar, Outlook, and so on) with this elegant task-management application.
    http://www.rememberthemilk.com
  7. Dropbox: Sync and access media and files of any size across multiple devices such as your Mac, phone, and PC.
    https://www.dropbox.com
  8. Notability: Ditch the pen and notepad for a simple note-taking app that includes annotating PDFs on the go.
    http://www.gingerlabs.com
  9. FlightTrack Pro: Get real-time details for international airport arrivals/departures, your plane's current location, and weather delays.
    http://www.mobiata.com/apps/flighttrackpro-iphone
  10. Key Ring Reward Cards: Save the barcodes from your loyalty and reward cards in one handy app for in-store scanning.
    http://www.keyringapp.com/home
About the Author

As a globally recognized futurist and expert on innovation, Lisa Bodell ignites new thinking at every event with high energy, humor, and audience engagement. She is an award-winning author and CEO of futurethink, serves as a global council member of the World Economic Forum, and has helped thousands of senior leaders ignite innovation at companies including Bloomberg, Pfizer, and Lockheed Martin. Rated as a top speaker at Google’s client events, Lisa brings her message to nearly 100,000 people each year in more than 30 countries. She wrote the bestselling book  Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution, which won the 2014 Axiom Best Business Book Award and was voted Best Business Book by USA Book News and Booz & Co. Her new book, Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters, will be released October 2016. Lisa has appeared on NPR, FOX News, and in Fast Company, The New York Times, and WIRED. She is a frequent contributor to strategy+business, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. Lisa is an adviser on the boards of the Association of Professional Futurists, and Novartis’ Diversity and Inclusion Board in Basel, Switzerland. Lisa has taught innovation and creativity at both American and Fordham Universities. For more innovation news and ideas, follow Lisa on Twitter at @LisaBodell.

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