Applications that make you feel a personal assistant

It is a good idea to have a personal assistant who takes care of the annoying details that consume some time of your day. If you have a smartphone, you can find applications that are personal assistants.

In her report to Fast Company, writer Stephanie Fawza said that throughout the year she had been working on research and testing applications that could help increase production. Here are six tasks that free, well-rated apps can handle on your behalf:

1- Classification of emails

The report states that professionals spend about 28% of their day checking their email, and dedicating some of this time to deleting unnecessary messages. And if you use Gmail, you can take advantage of its categories that categorize emails into groups, including basic, social, and promotional messages.

This simple classification will help you to use the "Inbox zero" principle that selects the most important emails, allowing to get rid of less important email message categories, such as newsletters.

Another option that can be used is an app called Edison Mail. This free app categorizes your emails so you can handle important emails first.

It also includes the feature of canceling bulk subscriptions, which can quickly cancel your subscription from those unwanted lists, and it is worth noting that the Edison app has a 4.6-star rating on the Apple Store.

2- Manage your agenda

The author stated that part of the inconvenience caused by scheduling your meetings and appointments is to find the right time for both parties. The "Calendly" app allows people to book an appointment with you based on your free time. Additionally, you can integrate this application with Google, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office 365, or iCloud calendars to avoid double bookings.

3- Organize your next trip

The author recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a conference, where she was surprised by the change in the price of the trip and the hotel in a few days. Meanwhile, she used the Hopper app to help her know if she should book the flight at high rates, and if the cost of the trip would drop.

Generally speaking, Hopper can help you save money by indicating the best time to book a flight or hotel room.

Moreover, organizing information about your flight, keeping pace with numbers, flight confirmation and transportation confirmation details can be confusing. On the other hand, the "Triplet" application helps you to plan your trip, and makes it easy for you to access information related to flight dates, times, location and confirmation codes.

4- Reminding you of the most important dates

There are a lot of options for applications that help remind you of your most important prior tasks, the most prominent of which is "24me" (24me), as this application is a schedule and a list of tasks at the same time, especially that it will tell you what you need to do and the appropriate time for that.

In addition, this application will remind you to pay phone bills, and it will allow you to complete some tasks from within the application, such as making a call, booking a flight ticket, sending an email, or even alerting to warnings before going to your meetings. On the other hand, the "Todoast" application will help in the conduct of your own tasks, and enables you to define your priorities and cooperate with others to complete projects.

5- Voice dictation

The author explained that if you want to take a quick note or write a letter, you can always use "dictation" apps that will help you translate your spoken words into text, which is a great way to record your notes. There are also many options available for free, the most important of which is the application "Otter", which gives you the opportunity to record and take notes of the meeting as it occurs.

In addition, this application enables you to obtain more details about your inquiries; if, for example, you quickly search for a restaurant in a specific neighborhood to attend a lunch meeting, Hound will provide you with a list of free parking spaces.