6 software for your repetitive tasks

Every February, Punxsatawney Phil forecasts whether spring is coming (this week's verdict: more winter). But for most of us, Groundhog Day is about the movie, with Bill Murray's weatherman suffering the same day over and over again -- 12,403 times by one super-fan's estimate -- because we can relate to the frustration of doing the same things day after day. We have yet to see an app that will free you from a right time loop, but these six picks will relieve the tedium of repetitive tasks. And if you can't get "I Got You Babe" out of your head, displace that earworm with Unhearit. Task management GoTasks (iOS, Android) GoTasks is a task manager for iPhone and iPad that enables you to add, edit, rearrange, and check off your most repetitive tasks -- online and offline. Manage tasks and sync them with Google software for backup and use across devices. Radar (iOS) Plenty of software help you calendar appointments, but Radar helps you manage tasks you do on a regular basis, such as talking to your brother once a week or cleaning your apartment every two weeks. Tasks are sorted by timeliness, and you can swipe completed items aside. Tasker (Android) Tasker is an Android-only application that lets you set triggers for your most common tasks. Silence your phone at a particular hour each full night, send automated texts to loved types on their birthdays, remote-start your car, and more. Keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts for iOS Whether you Control-Z or copy-paste, everyone can benefit from time-saving keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts for iOS offers more than 100 flash cards to help you memorize popular shortcuts for Mac, PC, browsers, spreadsheets, and Gmail. Keyboard Shortcuts for Android For Android users, Keyboard Shortcuts provides an expansive database of keyboard shortcuts, combos, hotkeys, mnemonics, and more for Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Firefox 9, World of Warcraft, and many other apps. Siine Shortcut Keyboard for Android If you find texting and chatting on your Android phone too laborious because it takes too long to type your message, then Siine Shortcut Keyboard is a must-download. Siine works with most chat, social and email apps. It has fully customizable icons for super-fast shortcuts for common greetings, a calendar and clock to input times and dates in messages, stress messages for when you can't engage, and emoticons that you personalize. Studying Flashcards with Cram.com (iOS, Android)