Stephen Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

I've had several people write in asking what I use for my own productivity tools.

At first, I didn't think there would be enough material for an entire article.

Then I took notes for a day as I watched

myself work. Asking me about my productivity tools is like asking Amelda Marcos about her

favorite shoes, or asking Charlie Sheen to list his most impressive character traits. There's a lot.

So, let's jump in. Most of my tools are available or have equivalent programs on both Windows and Mac.

There are links to all of these applications in the transcript of this episode, and there will

also be some free coupons and discount coupons for purchasing some of the programs if you

visit soon.

My computer.

I used to own a few Windows machines, but since 2007, I've

become a purely Mac shop. I still run Windows in a virtual machine when needed, but it's almost

never needed. See my episode on how to choose a computer to hear why I settled on a Mac. My Blackberry.

Oh, though it's a cute device, it syncs poorly with a Mac,

and worst of all, I can't delete or file messages from it. That means I handle my email twice

daily, once on the Blackberry and once on the desktop. I tried an Android, and it just wasn't

for me. T-Mobile has the lowest rates and the best customer service

by far, so I won't change carriers, but the instant the AT&T T-Mobile merger is complete,

I am switching to an iPhone. Program Launcher. I use many different programs, as you'll see,

so a program launcher is a must. I have both keystroke-based launchers and graphical launchers,

so I can keep my hands on the keyboard or on the mouse and still launch my next application.

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