Even if you're not a student, these gadgets will help you gear up for Fall by getting organized and motivated.
Doxie Scanner
I find that the easiest way to stay organized is to cut down on paper. The more paper I have, the more opportunities I have to lose it and the easier it is to get disorganized. That’s why I really like the Doxie scanner. This little scanner is portable and can be plugged right into your laptop. You can scan papers on the fly and organize them digitally.
It’s really nice to have this scanner because you can scan paper immediately and then recycle it. It prevents your “to scan” pile from growing out of control too quickly, and keep on top of things. Once your paper is digitalized, it’s easy to organize, categorize, and back-up.
If you’re a student, this is a great way to handle notes. It makes them easy to share and then also lets you share them much more easily. If you’re not a student, the scanner still has many uses. I’ve really liked using this scanner and, when I was in school, it really helped to keep me organized.
Kindle
I’ve recently become a huge fan of the Kindle, specifically the Paperwhite. This device is small, holds battery for an incredible amount of time, and can store way more books than can fit in a backpack. I really wish that they had a kindle like this when I was in college. It would have made squeezing extra study time in much more easily to have all of my textbooks all of the time.
Kindles are convenient; I’ve found that having one with me allows me to do some quick reading when I have some down time say at the doctor’s office, or if I’m waiting for the bus or train.
Tiles
Nothing is worse than losing something you care about, whether that’s your phone, backpack, or bike. If you hadn’t guessed, these are things I almost always lost when I was in college. That’s where the tile comes in. Tile is a small Bluetooth tag that you can attach to anything you own. When you lose it, you simply open up the app on your phone and hit locate. If the device is in Bluetooth range to your Tile, it will start beeping so you can locate it.
You can even double tap the Tile and it will make your phone chime even when it's set to vibrate. I have a pack of four tiles and they are amazing. I have one in my backpack, one on the fridge (for when I lose my phone), and one on my keys. I can’t tell you the hours I’ve saved hunting for things with the help of Tile.
The other really cool thing is that if you have the Tile app and someone else marks a device as missing, every device with the Tile app running will passively listen for the Tile. If someone else’s Tile is in range of your phone and is marked missing your phone will anonymously report the Tile’s location. This is incredible because it means you could be hundreds of miles away from a lost Tile and someone else’s phone locates it for you.
Thumb Drive
I think there’s something to be said for every college student having a rock solid thumb drive that is safe and reliable. Many people feel like thumb drives are obsolete with programs such as DropBox and Google Drive. While I love both of these services and have done a full podcast on them, I feel there are still plenty of uses for thumb drives, such as transferring large files or for when you don’t have an internet connection.
I like this thumb drive in particular because it has a ton of great reviews, transfers files quickly, and has a ton of capacity for all of your files, and is super small.
Pro Tip: Format your thumb drive as exFAT when you get it. This will allow it to be used on Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
Back-Up Power
This may seem like I’m cheating, but I can think of almost nothing better for a student than backup power for their devices. This goes especially for college students. I did a podcast on this just a few weeks ago, which delves deep into the different types you can get.
I know this may not sound like the coolest or sleekest piece of tech but just think how great it will be when you’re on campus and can’t find an outlet, or when a friend’s phone just died. You’ll be the hero! Keeping it simple I recommend this anker battery pack. It’s small and holds a ton of power.
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