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Finding tools and sites that make our working life easier every day.

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CONTENTSDEVICE MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: REVO UNINSTALLER 4PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: IOBIT UNINSTALLER 4PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: APP CLEANER 4BROWSER PROTECTION: UBLOCK ORIGIN 5PASSWORD MANAGER: LASTPASS 5PASSWORD MANAGER: DASHLANE 5

ORGANIZATION FREE TOOLS: MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE 6FREE TOOLS: G SUITE 6NOTE-TAKING: MICROSOFT ONENOTE 6NOTE-TAKING: GOOGLE KEEP 7TASK MANAGEMENT: ASANA 7PLANNING: TRELLO 7

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DESIGN WORK FONTS: GOOGLE FONTS 8FONTS: TYPEWOLF 8FONTS: CREATIVE FABRICA 8FONTS: PIXEL SURPLUS 8ICONS: THE NOUN PROJECT 8STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY: PIXABAY 9IMAGE EDITING: PIXLR 9GRAPHIC CREATION: CANVA 9SCREENSHOTS: WIN + SHIFT + S 9SCREENSHOTS: IRFANVIEW 9VIDEO CAPTURE: POWERPOINT 10VIDEO CAPTURE: WIN + G 10VIDEO CAPTURE: QUICKTIME 10VIDEO CONVERSION: HANDBRAKE 10VIDEO DOWNLOADS: Q DOWNLOADER 10VIDEO EDITING: POWERPOINT 10

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DEVICE MANAGEMENTPROGRAM MANAGEMENT: REVO UNINSTALLERRevo Uninstaller has a free version that allows you to uninstall any application, and remove all the related files and Registry changes. For PC only.

Download: http://knack.link/revo

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: IOBIT UNINSTALLERIObit Uninstaller is an incredibly simple tool for removing applications and fixing changes on your PC. Compare with Revo, and use your favorite. For PC only.

Download: http://knack.link/iobit

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: APP CLEANERThe Mac alternative to Revo and IObit is the App Cleaner - remove apps from your Mac with no traces left over! For Mac only.

Download: http://knack.link/appcleaner

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BROWSER PROTECTION: UBLOCK ORIGINWhile you’re surfing the Internet, downloading malware is a bigger and bigger problem every year. UBlock Origin is a plugin for your browser that stops that from happening. Cross-platform, for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Opera browsers.

Download: http://knack.link/ublock

PASSWORD MANAGER: LASTPASSCreate a master password for your password manager, then LastPass will create unique, secure passwords for every site you frequent. Cross-platform, for PC and Mac, every browser, Android and iPhone.

Register: http://knack.link/lastpass

PASSWORD MANAGER: DASHLANECreate a master password for your password manager, then Dashlane will create unique, secure passwords for every site you frequent. Cross-platform, for PC and Mac, every browser, Android and iPhone.

Register: http://knack.link/dashlane

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ORGANIZATIONFREE TOOLS: MICROSOFT ONEDRIVEEveryone should have a free Microsoft account that’s connected to a free OneDrive account. Microsoft’s free tools and features that are tied to this service are worth hundreds or thousands of dollars a year. For Mac and PC.

Register: http://knack.link/onedrive

FREE TOOLS: G SUITEGoogle’s free tools - Gmail, Google Drive, and dozens of others - are an incredible gift for anyone who registers for a free G Suite account. For Mac and PC.

Register: http://knack.link/gsuite

NOTE-TAKING: MICROSOFT ONENOTEOneNote, connected to your free OneDrive account, is an incredible tool for gathering, organizing, tracking, finding, and reusing information in any format you want. Cross-platform, Android and iPhone.

Download: http://knack.link/onenote

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NOTE-TAKING: GOOGLE KEEPA lightweight tool that’s great for checklists, grocery lists, and other ‘post-it sized’ pieces of information. Web-based, Android and iPhone.

Register: http://knack.link/keep

TASK MANAGEMENT: ASANAThe gold standard for free, online task management software. Browser-based.

Register: http://knack.link/asana

PLANNING: TRELLOBuild Kanban boards for planning, visualizing, and collaborating on projects. This is one of my favorite tools in the world. Browser-based.

Register: http://knack.link/trello

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DESIGN WORKFONTS: GOOGLE FONTSThousands of free, downloadable fonts for any situation. Cross-platform.

Download: http://knack.link/googlefonts

FONTS: TYPEWOLFThis site is a great resource for teaching yourself which fonts compliment each other in your designs. Online.

Read: http://knack.link/typewolf

FONTS: CREATIVE FABRICAOne of my favorite sites for free resources that are emailed to me every day. Fonts nobody else has! Online.

Register: http://knack.link/creativefabrica

FONTS: PIXEL SURPLUSOne of my favorite sites for free resources that are emailed to me every day. Fonts nobody else has! Online.

Register: http://knack.link/pixelsurplus

ICONS: THE NOUN PROJECTAn easy way to create a graphics-rich presentation is to add line-art based icons. The Noun Project is a community-based site for building up a rich library of these graphics. Online.

Download from: http://knack.link/thenounproject

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STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY: PIXABAYDownloading beautiful, royalty-free photography is an important element in the design of presentations, brochures, and more. Online.

Download from: http://knack.link/pixabay

IMAGE EDITING: PIXLRIf you don’t have the budget and/or skillset for Photoshop, the online service Pixlr is user-friendly and free. Online.

Try it: http://knack.link/pixlr

GRAPHIC CREATION: CANVACanva is an incredible service for creating competent graphics - posters, social media, etc. - with essentially no design talent at all! Online.

Try it: http://knack.link/canva

SCREENSHOTS: WIN + SHIFT + SIf you have Windows 10, you can screenshot a segment of the screen by using the keyboard shortcut WIN + SHIFT + S.

SCREENSHOTS: IRFANVIEWI like to screenshot for my work with the arrow on the screen. To do this, you need to download IrfanView. Windows only.

Download: http://knack.link/irfanview

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VIDEO CAPTURE: POWERPOINTPowerPoint now has a tool under the Insert Tab - capture with Screen Recording.

VIDEO CAPTURE: WIN + GOn Windows 10, we have a Gaming Mode option you can access with the shortcut WIN + G. This will let you record your screen, as well! Windows only.

VIDEO CAPTURE: QUICKTIMEOn a Mac, you can capture your screen by opening QuickTime.

VIDEO CONVERSION: HANDBRAKEIf you’re given a video file in a weird or obscure format, you can convert between any two formats with the application Handbrake. Windows & Mac.

Download: http://knack.link/handbrake

VIDEO DOWNLOADS: Q DOWNLOADERI never recommend to anyone to embed a video from YouTube. Instead, download a copy of any YouTube video by putting a link into the site Q Downloader. Online.

Try it: http://knack.link/qdownloader

VIDEO EDITING: POWERPOINTBy selecting your video file, you can trim the file in PowerPoint, then choose File > Export > Create a Video.