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A great calendar is like a great personal assistant, keeping your days flowing smoothly. Without them, most of us would miss appointments, forget birthdays, and disregard deadlines.

But no single calendar app is best for everyone. Everyone's workflow is a little different, and our scheduling needs vary. Some want...

You’ve probably taken one of those outrageous personality quizzes that tell you what kind of sandwich or font or Star Wars character you are. Admit it, there’s some satisfaction—however minuscule—in knowing you’re more of a Solo than a Skywalker.

Some of these tests might be...

You know you should back up your files. But it's a chore that's easy to ignore until you accidentally delete that Facebook album—right after deleting those same pictures from your phone.

Accidents happen. Even your most-trusted gadgets and apps could go haywire and lose your data. Or...

A note from Wade Foster, Zapier CEO: Customer support requires love. Loving customers, loving problems and a deep desire to help. Ryan has demonstrated this throughout his career, and in our first conversation it was obvious how much he cares about people and humanity. I'm excited to welcome Ryan...

You just had a brilliant idea, discovered a great article, or have been put in charge of your team's meeting notes. You need a place to save it all. Evernote might be the perfect app for the job.

With more than 150 million users, Evernote is one of the...

For five dollars, you could buy a grande mocha Frappuccino at Starbucks, a Big Mac and 10-piece Chicken McNuggets at McDonald's, or a completely new website redesign on Fiverr.

Creative marketplaces make it easy to outsource work and hire designers, writers, coders and more for one-off jobs. Between Fiverr...

A note from Wade Foster, Zapier CEO: Taking care of Zapier users requires a ton of resourcefulness, so we love to have that trait on our support team. That's why I'm excited to welcome Erin Chock to the Zapier support team. Erin has spent time directly in customer...

After years of working from coffee shops and couches, there's one thing I'm certain of: working remotely is hard. Incredibly hard.

On paper, it sounds all rainbows and unicorns—you get to choose your own hours, you don't need to deal with a boss looming over your...

You have a process for everything you do, whether you know it or not. When a customer tells you they want pricing details, you note their needs, create the price estimate, and send them an email. That workflow is crucial to your productivity—and yet, it's hidden away in...

A note from Wade Foster, Zapier CEO: Persistence and resourcefulness are traits we value highly at Zapier, and they're traits that Nick Simard has demonstrated over and over again. Nick initially applied for a marketing job at Zapier, and when that wasn't a fit, he didn't give...