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Favorite Non Auto Technology/Software?

Hummm.... Well, here lately I've been working with this MoFo. I wouldn't necessarily say it's my favorite piece of non automotive tech though.

https://bootstrapstudio.io/
Bootstrap Studio

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The scraper is a Chrome extension with limited data extraction features but it’s helpful for making online research, and exporting data to Google Spreadsheets. This tool is intended for beginners as well as experts who can easily copy data to the clipboard or store to the spreadsheets using OAuth. The scraper is a free web crawler tool, which works right in your browser and auto-generates smaller XPaths for defining URLs to crawl. It may not offer all-inclusive crawling services, but novices also needn’t tackle messy configurations.
 
It sounds similar to Setmore, but we're big fans of Calendly. Eliminates the back and forth emails to set up meetings. Easy integration with Zoom that auto-generates Zoom meetings when anyone books a demo, training session or meeting.

I try to stick to free versions of products as long as possible, but we've upgraded to paid version because it's so helpful.
 

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Automotive dealership professionals share their favorite non-automotive software tools that improve daily productivity, including note-taking apps (Evernote), communication platforms (Slack, Google Hangouts), task management tools (Wunderlist), and specialized utilities like TypeItIn for form automation and SetMore for appointment scheduling. The thread emphasizes that general-purpose software often outperforms dealer-specific solutions for organization, collaboration, and workflow efficiency. Key insight: dealership professionals benefit significantly from adopting mainstream productivity and communication tools rather than relying solely on DMS and vendor-specific platforms.

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