Outlook + Twitter = OutTwit

Ah ha! My newest favorite app is OutTwit. This sweet little app allows me to actually keep track of all those cool people I'm following by sorting them into their own folders in Outlook. It also lets me tweet right from Outlook, which--as a freelancer--is always open on my computer. I can send a quick tweet without having Twitter opened up in one of my precious tabs (and I always seem to have a lot of them open--at this very second I have eight of them), and it automatically updates my Facebook page.

Whoops! Now my secret is out! You all now know that I don't really Facebook all day long.

Yep, it's true...I log into Facebook maybe once a week.

The best part of OutTwit is really the sorting of my friends' tweets, though. So many of those I choose to follow are writers themselves, and they tweet such awesome information.

Some of the jewels:
@AnneWayman Stop Censoring Yourself! Videos About Writing http://bit.ly/TTK1X

@blog__tips Your Blog vs. The World: 7 Steps To Winning The War for Attention http://bit.ly/qolUf

@DebNg Better Paying Opportunities for Bloggers? http://bit.ly/5tPzk

@FreelanceWJ New Blog Post: Are You Passionate About Your Writing Career? http://tinyurl.com/on3jk7

@jssicadavis Glossary for Writers – Writing an Article: Writing Terminology ...: Slant, Byline, Hook, Lede, Nut Graph, Body, .. http://tinyurl.com/orsnj7

@problogger quick tip: use the word 'Discover' rather than'Learn' in your titles: learn sounds like work, discover sounds easy/fun

Cozi

I downloaded this new app last week called Cozi. It is a pretty cool online organizer that includes a customizable shopping list, a family calendar--complete with text or email reminders to any or all family members, a screensaver, a family journal, and more. I've been using it for a week, and I have decided that I absolutely love it. I love the fact that I can set reminders for events way in advance, and that those reminders are sent to everyone's phones. I love the shopping list, that if I forget it--I can call an 800# and have it sent to my phone. Awesome.

Anyway, I wanted to share.

*Disclaimer--I am not affiliated with Cozi in any way, shape, or form other than the fact that I use it.