Awesome Productivity

Lo-cafe’s NotchNook brings the iPhone’s Dynamic Island into MacOS, and then some. It’s a fluid, customizable, and multipurpose tool that pops up when you hover over your Mac’s notch (or the top center of your screen if you don’t have the latest MacBooks). It can act as media playback control, a file tray for quick access, a calendar, and more.

Kosmik combines a web browser with an infinite canvas where you can drag and drop images and text from websites as well as PDF files. It automatically tags the images you drag with the site where they came from. It’s a great way to start researching, get inspired, or just make sure you don’t forget that cool thing that you saw just on The Awesomer.

Our lives are filled with Zoom calls and other video meetings these days. ChonkerKeys are giant keys that offer quick shortcuts for common videoconferencing functions like mic muting, camera, and screen sharing, and light up to indicate status. Choose from the five-key Original or the reconfigurable 11-key Max model.

Lightkey Pro improves productivity by suggesting text and correcting spelling and grammar as you type. The Windows app can predict up to the next 12 words you were going to type using AI tech. Plus, it has dictionaries for more than 60 content domains to adjust to your specific needs. Save 70% in The Awesomer Shop.

Learn to manage your time and priorities better with this series of online courses on productivity, life skills, and leadership. The bundle features lessons on project management, building your discipline, and boosting your motivation, among other useful skills. Another great deal from The Awesomer Shop.

In much of the world, a five-day workweek is the norm, with Saturdays and Sundays as our days off. But is that the best day arrangement for maintaining your focus and stamina? CGP Grey explains how breaking up your weekend into two parts can have significant advantages if you have the flexibility to do so.

2020 has been quite the year, forcing many of us to avoid the office and attempt to work from home. This series of online courses is designed to help you boost your productivity and focus, with training on time management, communication skills, and other techniques that can help you work wherever life takes you.

Working from home means more e-mails and teleconferences. ShoulderTap aims to fill in another communication gap from physical offices – being able to pop over to someone’s desk for a quick question. The MacOS app works with FaceTime to enable instant audio calls based on your colleagues’ availability preferences.