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I’ll admit it—sometimes I daydream about flinging my iPhone out the window. I know my device should be turning me into a productivity powerhouse, but it often ends up doing just the opposite and being a major source of distraction. If you think about it, we face an unusual challenge: we’re the first generation to have personal devices constantly by our sides, yet we’re ill equipped to handle the luxury. Take me for example. When I take my phone out to write an email, I’ll often resurface ten minutes later, a picture of a bulldog in a hamburger costume staring back at me as I aimlessly scroll through my Instagram feed. What did I get my phone out for again? Right, the email. When I open the Mail app, I’m…

Our iPhones and iPads are powerful productivity tools. These 10 tips will help you harness your device’s power by teaching you how to get the most out of its Mail, Notes, Calendar, and Reminders apps. 1 Prioritize Emails from Specific Contacts Use Apple Mail’s VIP feature to group messages from specific contacts into a folder and receive notifications when they email you. In the Mailboxes view of the Mail app, tap Edit and select VIP, then tap Done. Tap the info icon next to the new VIP mailbox and tap Add VIP to designate contacts as VIPs. Now you can find all your important emails in one place. Next, tap VIP Alerts to enable VIP notifications. Turn off other Mail notifications in Settings > Notifications > Mail so you only…

When we think of today’s advancements in technology, we tend to think about how technology is destroying the natural world, not bettering it. We think of how industrial development leads to deforestation, and how avid consumerism and excess waste pollutes the environment and takes a toll on natural resources. And in a lot of ways, we're right. After all, according to a 2014 study published in the journal Science, the Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, and we’re the ones to blame. We are experiencing a human-driven loss of many of our favorite species, with a third of all vertebrates and 45 percent of invertebrates now classified as endangered—with amphibians taking the brunt of the blow. Fortunately, scientists haven’t given up hope for our planet, suggesting that a greater…

Name: Conner Carey Title: Feature Web Writer Years at iPhone Life: 1 Apple Products Owned: iPhone 6s, iPad Air, and Apple Watch Sport Office Quirk: I have a prominent laugh; my coworkers say they need a laugh track of me to play in the background of the company podcast. Plugged Crown Headphones ($99.99) The Crowns are the most comfortable headphones I’ve ever worn; my ears have never been so happy. They, of course, provide great sound too. And although the headphones aren’t Bluetooth enabled, you can connect the audio cord to either of its plush ear cushions. Kuke Battery & Storage Case ($46) This is the thinnest and sleekest iPhone battery case I’ve ever seen. But the best part is that it’s not just a battery pack: it doubles as…

Donna, Editor in Chief: I dread deadlines as much as the next person, but they’re the best tool I’ve found for measuring and meeting my goals. Especially with longer-term projects, breaking up the work into manageable chunks helps me get where I want to go. Conner, Feature Web Writer: To-do lists can seem more overwhelming when you’re keeping track in your head. If I feel like I have too much to do, I write down a list of what needs to be done. If it still feels like too much, I choose which tasks can be done another day. David, CEO Using the Slack app in our office has cut down on unnecessary emails while allowing us to communicate more effectively. Plus, the Giphy integration is endlessly entertaining. Hal, Founder…

Weekly Poker Hand with Jonathan Little If you're a poker hobbyist, this podcast is the perfect way to learn how to play different hands you might be dealt during a live game. Each 10-minute episode offers invaluable knowledge about certain types of players, betting strategies, and how to use your position at the table. -Anna Sica, Owner at Arrowhead Tattoo Oysters, Clams & Cockles This podcast for Game of Thrones enthusiasts is an entertaining way to recap the previous week’s episode, as well as gain insights from author George R. R. Martin’s book series on which the HBO show is based. -Woody Orne, Key Account Lead at AgVenture Genetipro Men in Blazers In this podcast, two British men offer original, goofy, and downright sharp commentary on English soccer…

Everything old is new again, thanks to the iPhone SE. Apple’s 4-inch iPhone features most of the guts of the iPhone 6s in the familiar casing of the iPhone 5s. For some users, this form factor may turn out to be just right. FORM FACTOR If you dismissed the Apple iPhone SE ($399) as an entrylevel smartphone for the masses, you would be mistaken. While the SE is the cheapest of Apple’s lineup and likely the most attractive to cost-conscious consumers, there are a number of reasons why the SE is better than larger iPhones at any price. Millions of users, this writer included, prefer the smaller, pocketable size of the 4-inch iPhone. I’m also partial to the squared-off edges of the SE as opposed to the slippery, curved edges…

Age: 26 Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah One-Line Bio: Reyna loves the outdoors and reading every book she can get her hands on. She has experience working in recreational therapy and is exploring human resource strategies as a project manager at BambooHR. Yes! Daily: From Sarah Von Bargen of the blog Yes and Yes, this app has a simple and appealing way of inspiring me to be a little better each day. Hey! VINA: This app is like Tinder, only instead of helping you find dates it helps women find new girlfriends with similar interests in their area. It’s currently only available in big cities though, so go download it, so it can expand! Grid Diary: I'm a very visual person, and I love to journal. This app helps me…

Name: Eryn Goodman Location: Portland, Oregon iDevices owned: iPhone, Apple TV, MacBook Pro Bio: Goodman is a casting director in Portland, Oregon, who keeps busy working for NBC’s Grimm and TNT’s The Librarians. Weekends find her hiking in the gorge with her toddler or twittering about the garden. What are your favorite apps for work? iSessionMobile (free) makes casting on the go possible. We tackle street casting with it and easily upload and organize talent right where we find them. It also makes it possible to go outside the studio when a client wants to see runners in action. The app records video and uploads it to our client site seamlessly. I turn to the IMDB app (free) to answer questions like: “You know that one guy in that movie…

Name: Anne Chertoff Location: Brooklyn, New York Apple Products Owned: iPhone 6, iPad Air 2, MacBook Bio: Chertoff is a wedding editor who covers etiquette, wedding style, and real weddings for TwirlWeddings.com, a website and digital magazine. She also writes about weddings, the royal family, and parenting for various websites, including Yahoo and Momtastic. What are your favorite apps for work? Google Drive (free) has helped me be productive on the go. I love that I can write and edit stories from anywhere and not worry about saving new drafts and emailing them. And the app syncs with the desktop version too! HT Professional Recorder ($14.99) is probably the best app I ever purchased. It captures audio really well, whether I’m interviewing a designer backstage at a fashion show or…

Name: Jim Chan Location: New York City, New York Apple Products Owned: iPhone 6 & iPad 3 Bio: Chan is the owner of a small video production company called Dreambox Productions (dreamboxpro.com). Between shooting videos, meeting with clients, editing videos, and drafting proposals, he keeps a busy schedule. Chan enjoys the benefi ts of work-life balance working from home and cherishes spending quality time with his family. What are your favorite apps for work? My favorite app right now is Uber (free). It is great to know I can get a quick ride when I need one and not have to worry about hailing a cab. In my line of work, getting from point A to point B quickly in Manhattan while lugging equipment is crucial. To manage my social…

There are untold millions of us who can’t draw, sculpt, play an instrument, or dance, but we can take beautiful pictures of the things that excite us—and for many, that’s food. Our inner creativity springs from a love of all things culinary, and we’ve harnessed the egalitarian nature of social media as the stage where we network with the food-obsessed throughout the world. Whether you currently shoot and post voluptuous foodcentric photos, or would like to start, Instagram (free) is the paramount platform where the top chefs, cookbook authors, and food bloggers serve their wares. Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and other apps and sites have their fans, but Instagram would rate three-stars if Michelin reviewed apps in addition to restaurants. Desperately needing to strengthen my game, I solicited advice from gastronomes…

As any self-proclaimed social media guru can attest, there’s no shortage of intuitive social-sharing apps to pique your interest these days. Between Instagram, Snapchat, and Periscope, the ability to share moving images has become as easy as point and shoot. The best part is that you need not even be a videographer to achieve professional results. With the right app, publishing short snippets of your day on the fly is now easier than ever. The following are four of our favorite video-editing apps of the moment. Boomerang from Instagram (Free) Share fun tidbits from your day with Boomerang, an intuitive app that essentially transforms a one-second video (which is then looped back and replayed for a total of four seconds) into a GIF that you can then upload and…

Your iPhone is an essential part of your travel toolkit. It offers access to the internet, has a camera that’s better than many standalone models, and of course, lets you text and make phone calls. However, arguably the best part of your smartphone is the third-party apps available for it. With apps, you are able to turn your iPhone into a video game console, a bank teller, a navigation system, and even a travel guide. Travel apps are overwhelming in number, so I found the best of the best just for you. TripIt (Free) There is nothing worse than having to carry around itineraries and paperwork while traveling. TripIt solves that problem by taking everything you need for your trip and putting it in one central location. The best…

THE NUMBERS 2 BILLION Apple’s digital assistant has been busy. At Apple’s 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference, CEO Tim Cook revealed that Siri receives a staggering two billion requests per week. 2 MILLION There are currently two million apps in the App Store boasting 130 billion downloads. 15 MILLION Apple Music launched last June and already has garnered over 15 million paying subscribers—according to Apple, that’s the fastest growing music service to date. WHAT’S HOT IN THE APP STORE Sunshine (Free) Sunshine isn’t your usual weather app. While most weather apps rely solely on information gathered by satellite (which doesn’t always provide accurate results), Sunshine has a much more personal focus: people. The app works similarly to Waze (free) in that it relies on user-reported conditions and the sensors in…

Reader's Choice and 1st Place winners will receive the following prize: The olloclip 4-in-1 Lens for the iPhone and iPod touch includes fisheye, wide-angle, and macro lenses ($79.99 value, olloclip.com). Photo Contest 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Reader's Choice Want to see your photo featured here? Enter your best shots at iPhoneLife.com/contest for a chance to win. Our editors will choose the top three entries, and our readers will choose our fourth and final winner by voting for their favorite images on Facebook. Our Reader’s Choice and 1st Place winner will receive the olloclip 4-in-1 Lens as well as a spot in an upcoming issue of iPhone Life magazine. Photo Contest Finalists…

During a live-streamed event in early June, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced iOS 10, referring to the software upgrade for iPhones and iPads as the “mother of all new releases.” That may be hyperbole, but I came away astonished at some of the ways Apple has taken familiar apps, and Siri, to a new level. From using Siri to hail an Uber, to making a restaurant reservation within the Maps app, to transforming words into emojis in iMessage, iOS 10 offers you a lot more power—and fun. New Capabilities: Siri, iMessage, and Maps Open to Developers When Apple released the first iPhone in 2007, it was a closed system. Only Apple could make apps for it. Users and developers clamored for the tech giant to open things up, and the…

Age: 47 Location: Montréal, Québec One-Line Bio: Randal Wark is a professional speaker and the founder of IT Revolution, a company that helps IT firms grow profits. Wark is addicted to mastermind groups and personal development. Waze: I travel a lot, and getting from point A to point B is not a simple task in a new city. Waze lets me see traffic patterns so I can reach my clients with ample time to spare. P$ Mobile Service: Many cities now have an app to pay parking meters. During long meetings, I use the P$ Mobile Service app to refresh my time, saving me from pesky tickets. Podcasts: I no longer listen to the radio when I drive; instead, I educate myself with carefully chosen podcasts, especially ones…

Productivity means something a little different to each of us. For those with a corporate job, being productive might involve long hours and careful planning to ensure that your company runs smoothly. For professionals working from home, it might mean curating the perfect workspace, complete with apps and gear to help you stay organized and efficient. But regardless of your setup, we all essentially want the same thing: to accomplish as much as possible in as little time as possible. The truth is that jobs—even when you’re doing what you love—can be stressful. There’s a lot to keep up with. You have emails to send, clients to contact, meetings to organize—all while managing to complete your day-to-day tasks. We know your situation all too well, which is why we’ve put…

Name: Austin Miller Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Apple Products Owned: iPhone 6, MacBook Air, iPad 4 Bio: Miller is the head of content marketing at cloud-based bookkeeping startup Bookly and editor in chief at satirical pop culture news site Pop Ramen News (popramennews.com). What are your favorite apps for work? Anyone who’s doing digital marketing needs the Facebook Ads Manager (free) app. One of the most important ways to get the best return on investment on ad spending is to do A/B testing and constantly change things to achieve maximum performance. This app lets me do that. Crowdfire (free) lets me keep track of who’s following me on Instagram and Twitter and who’s not. Vain? Maybe. But when it comes to marketing, appearances are important. I like using Stop…

Name: Janine Acquafredda Location: Brooklyn, New York Apple Products Owned: iPad, iPhone, MacBook Air Bio: Acquafredda is a real estate broker in Brooklyn, New York, who was named one of America’s Best Real Estate Agents for 2014 by REAL Trends and one of Brooklyn's Power Women in Business by Star Network in 2016. She has appeared on HGTV's House Hunters and has been cited in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. What are your favorite apps for work? In my work, I am driving all day long to appointments. Waze (free) allows me to let clients know where I am and when I will arrive, and the app allows me to bypass traffic that would otherwise throw my schedule off track. I use social media apps primarily…

Name: James Goodnow Location: Phoenix, Arizona Apple Products Owned: iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s Plus, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, Apple Watch Bio: Goodnow is director at law firm Fennemore Craig, P.C. (lambergoodnow.com) and is a partner in the litigation section and a member of the management committee. The Harvard Law School graduate was also featured on the cover of the legal publication the American Lawyer. What are your favorite apps for work? Wunderlist (free) is a simple to-do list and task manager app that helps me assign tasks to team members, manage workflows, and exchange docs and messages. Its power is in its simplicity. I use TurboScan Pro ($4.99) to make digital copies of all my documents and notes. And SugarSync (free) is a great cloud storage…

As a writer, I believe journaling regularly is an important aspect of the creative process. It’s the one time in the day I get to write freely without having to censor my thoughts or concern myself with things like grammar and editing—but writers aren’t the only ones who can benefit from journaling. Journaling can help you relieve stress, sort out your thoughts, and remember details about your life that you will value later on. I’ve kept journals since I was 14, and, believe it or not, I reference them regularly. Some of my entries undoubtedly make me cringe—here’s looking at you, 2004 (year of boys, angsty rants, and badly written Harry Potter fanfiction)—but my journals are also filled with a lot of valuable details about my life and memories I…

Age: 28 Location: Toronto, Canada One-Line Bio: Bhuiyan is a programmer, designer, and marketer who loves to explore emerging technologies. He's the co-founder of marketing tech agency SEOcial. Weather Line: This is my weather app of choice, providing hour-by-hour weather updates and accurate estimates of what the weather will really be like. DocScan: This extremely intuitive app lets me create copies of documents using the iPhone’s camera without the hassle of using an actual scanner. Podio: This app integrates with our project management system at work. It's highly versatile, and unlike other CRM and intranet tools, it is very customizable to a specific user's needs. Quora: I love contributing to the Quora community and reading answers to questions by visionaries in a specific industry. Swarm: I use Swarm to…

We’re in a golden age of home automation right now, with so many nifty options that even the Jetsons would be jealous of. Although companies often design their smart-home gadgets to be installed permanently, renters aren’t left out in the cold—there are still many ways to automate your home that don’t require screws, wiring, or major alterations. Belkin WeMo Insight Switch ($49.99) Lower your energy bills and control your lamps, appliances, and other electronic devices remotely with Belkin’s WeMo Insight Switch. This smart switch doesn’t require any installation; just plug it in to an existing outlet, plug your device of choice into it, and open the WeMo app on your tablet or iPhone to turn it on and off at will. As a bonus, the switch monitors the energy usage…