Mike Schmitz

Everything on your to-do list must be completed within the context of time, but looking at a huge list of things can be overwhelming. Sorted takes a different approach to task management by giving you powerful tools to quickly create a plan for your day, including both tasks and calendar events, into a timeline. Click here to view the tutorial.

There’s a lot of great habit trackers for iOS, but the one I like the best is called Productive. It’s a little expensive, but has some awesome features (like Boost Mode) that make forming good habits easy. Click here to view my latest SCO tip video.

Photos on iOS is great for accessing your photos on the go, but managing your library or making batch edits can be a pain. In this tip video, I show you how to make easy edits on multiple photos using BestPhotos for iOS. You find out how to quickly delete photos or mark them as favorites, add location metadata, as well as clean up “accidental videos.” Click here to view the tutorial.

Time tracking is a great way to give your productivity a boost, but manual time tracking is a pain. Fortunately, Timing makes it easy by tracking the time you spend on your Mac (or Macs) automatically! In my latest full-length SCO tutorial, I show you how to make the most of Timing by tracking tasks and projects using automated rules. You’ll learn what kind of insights you can glean from the data it collects and how to use the powerful reporting features to organize and export your time-tracking data. Click here to view the tutorial.