Oct 08 2011
Free (or Discounted) Tools to Help Your HFID Mojo
What follows is a helpful list of productivity-saving tools, software, and applications – enjoy!
- Amazon Prime – Students get free 2-day shipping on almost all items for up to 6 months.
- ATT Sponsorship – Unconfirmed but, if you use your Bentley email, you may get a discount.
- Axure – HFID students with a GPA of 3.0+ are qualified for an Axure RP license.
- Book Depository – While not as well known as Amazon, free shipping on all books is sweet.
- Cropper – I use this almost every day for screen grabs or measuring: great tool.
- DownThemAll! – Lets you bulk download all files, links, or images contained in a webpage.
- Dropbox – Synch and share 2+ GB of your files over multiple paltforms and devices.
- Flavors.Me – A simple and speedy portal for all of your online accounts and profiles.
- Find Big Mail – Review and delete your big messages in Gmail, then empty the trash. Done!
- Flickr – Great for collecting or sharing images and screenshots for your projects.
- FreeMind – Brilliantly elegant, functional, and productive mind-mapping software.
- GIMP – The “GNU Image Manipulation Program” is a Photoshop-like graphic editor.
- Gliffy – Create flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, tech drawings, etc. as a team.
- Google Docs – You know it…fantastic for team docs, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Google Reader – Yep, another Google tool. What better way to follow your favorite blog?
- Join.Me – Share your screen and chat in virtual meetings with up to 250 viewers.
- LinkedIn – Establish an online professional bio to keep in touch with colleagues.
- LucidChart – Fun, easy, and fantastic way to simultaneously diagram with your team.
- Xmarks – Save and sync bookmarks across multiple browsers and devices. Awesome.
- Zotero – Collect, organize, cite, and share research sources via your browser.
Did we miss a great HFID tool? Let us know in the comments below!
