Difficulty: Straightforward
What you need: An Evernote account and a web browser
Why you need it:
“Evernote allows users to capture, organize, and find information across multiple platforms. Users can take notes, clip webpages, snap photos using their mobile phones, create to-dos, and record audio. All data is synchronized with the Evernote web service and made available to clients on Windows, Mac, Web, and mobile devices.” – CrunchBase
Difficulty: Involved
What you need: An account on MyPlate and a smartphone (optional).
Why you need it:
“Calorie-counting websites have long been common, but in recent years the sites have ramped up their food databases and added better tools to make it less tedious to monitor what you eat. In addition to calories, some websites let individuals know what’s on their plates in terms of cholesterol, carbs and other nutrients.” – Alina Dizik in the WSJ
Difficulty: Straightforward
What you need: A Kindle and Instapaper
Why you need it:
“Reading on the Kindle’s non-reflective, e-ink screen is easy on the eyes and great for longer content. Instapaper provides Kindle-compatible files, easily transferred at no charge via USB [or wirelessly], containing the Text versions of your saved pages in any folder.” – Instapaper Site
Difficulty: Piece of cake
What you need: F.lux for Windows or Mac
Why you need it:
“Unfortunately, cell phones and computers, which make our lives more productive and enjoyable, may be abused to the point that they contribute to getting less sleep at night leaving millions of Americans functioning poorly the next day,” Russell Rosenberg, the vice chairman of the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) – Reuters
