What tools do you use to work smarter?
 

What tools do you use to automate your tasks? The idea of working smarter these days is an absolute necessity, especially if you are a solo operator, so I would like to know what tools are you currently using to help maximize your time and increase your ROI?

My computer

android gte .
PC autohotkey

my wife.

an iMac...

custom scripts.....

Outsourcers

Anything free off the web, I'm cheap!

It really depends on what you are doing.

Excel is one of the main tools I use.

+1 for excel, I freaking love this program and use it heavily and would be lost without it. Word is another standard I lean on and the last one would be ultraedit (just a text editor). those three are up and running on my PC from the time I turn it on until I shut it down.

I'm excel retarded. I use it but at a very basic level. Should probably spend some time to dig into it.

Adderall

so was I and I still am to some extent, but if you ask around your bound to find someone who is an excel guru who can help you out with it, maybe write a couple of formulas that you're looking for... once you have used those a couple of times like that it becomes addictive, at least it did for me.

I used to think it was stupid... rows and columns to infinity but geesh, it can do a lot.

my guru sent me this formula a while ago when I asked her about a specific thing I wanted done... it blew me away LOL
=VLOOKUP(D4183,Sheet1!$B$2:$E$485,4,FALSE)

i code my stuff

Definitely my smartphone to check emails on the road, find destinations, local business and the multitude of other apps.

Basecamp

Win automation
Ultraedit
Openoffice
Excel
Some custom scripts
Links organizer
Arylia
Filezilla
Total commander
Google drive (google form is awesome!)