Things I’ve Been Using Lately
Gimme Bar
I hate bookmarking stuff. I Click read later and never see it again. My delicious hasn’t been updated in years. Yet I’m constantly looking for ways to remember snippets from the internet. Gimme Bar is a service I think I once visualized, but never got the chance to use. If you’re a visual person, this is a must as it gives an overview of everything you’ve grabbed in a masonry styled architecture that you can quickly skim over. Whole websites can be screenshots contributing to the visual look while saving the link.
Plus it syncs to dropbox, something that is still pending for myself, but the option is there and I can’t wait to use it.
Pinterest users: sorry I can’t compare the two even though they seem to be within the same vein. However, so far having access to Dropbox really sells me on Gimme Bar, plus I’m getting used to the experience of saving with their service.
IFTTT
simply put it makes your services do the work for you. If This Then That is exactly what the title says, If this (action, time, weather, service, or whatever) then that (something from another service happens.)
One way I use it is that I have a tumblr tag I can use on any Flickr upload so it automatically creates a tumblr post of my artwork or photography with a link to the Flickr page. I also use it to text me when the weather is going to be below zero, and another when it’s 8:15am to make sure my ass is in gear in the morning.
Frankly I haven’t used this service enough. I hate logging into multiple services, uploading a photo multiple times or making sure everything is consistent throughout every social media. Highly recommended, more so for the heavy social media users.
