Productivity

How to collaborate with your team using Spark

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ April 2, 2020

If you’re a Spark email user, then you already know and appreciate its terrific features. But if you’re new to the app or are thinking of giving it a try, Spark offers some wonderful collaboration features you can take advantage of for business. We covered some of these features before, but there are even more now.

To help you make the most out of using this email app for your team, we’ll show you how to collaborate with Spark.

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The best free distraction-free writing apps for Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ April 1, 2020

There are several terrific writing apps available on the Mac App Store for focused writing. But if you don’t want to shell out the cash just yet, try one of these free tools for capturing your articles, stories, or essays.

Writing with a distraction-free tool allows you to concentrate on what’s most important, your words. So whether you’re just giving this a try to see if you like it or don’t need extra features that the paid apps provide, this list of free focused writing apps is for you.

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The best free Mac apps to help you focus when working from home

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ March 25, 2020
Focus Apps for Mac - Focus To-Do Timer

When you work from home, there are a lot of distractions. And while you certainly have interruptions in a physical office or workplace, those you have at home are just a bit different. So if you aren’t used to working at home every day, you need to prepare for these disruptions.

To help you readjust after an interruption and concentrate better on your work, we’ve assembled a list of Mac apps to help you focus. These apps use different techniques and combinations of them such as the pomodoro timer and Eisenhower Matrix methods.

If you need some assistance getting used to working in a home office, these apps should help.

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