Smart Devices Mean Business!
Friday, November 25, 2011 • business apps, smartphones, tablets • 1 comments
Devices such as smartphones and tablets continue to transform the way companies do business. What is driving this transformation is the myriad of apps available which allows the creation and collaboration of content as well as access to invaluable business information on the go. Here are some apps which can make you more efficient in your working life and are available on multiple platforms.
Dropbox is a free app that lets you bring all your files whether they are photos, videos or docs with you anywhere you go. Once your folders are synced, it is possible to access them from multiple devices as well as the Dropbox website. There is a selective sync option which gives you the choice as to what folders are synced to your various devices. This is beneficial to users who have limited hard drive space.
Neu.Annotate PDF enables the annotating of pdf documents with drawings, highlighting, text notes, photos, stamps, personal signature, filling out and tagging of documents as well as deleting and adding pages. The convenient palm guard feature allows you to rest your hand on the screen.
Business Card Reader scans your business cards and by using character recognition technology it analyses the information on the card. The app then uploads the contact information directly to your address book. The most impressive element to Business Card Reader is its integration with LinkedIn. It distinguishes between home and mobile numbers, first/last names, job title and company allowing for a specific person to be identified on LinkedIn.
SimpleNote is a similar concept to the popular app Evernote with less features. It is plan text with no formatting and its organisation is based on tagging. It is very effective at keeping large quantities of notes accessible, arranged and synchronized with other devices. SimpleNote stores notes to the device meaning if you're away from Wi-Fi you will still be able to access your material. It also has a built in versioning, so if you make a change to your note, you won't be in danger of losing the original. Compared to Evernote, SimpleNote is a lot faster as excessive amounts of storage is required by Evernote to give you the features it has.
iPad Tip! A tip when using the iPad is to save and convert Excel to Numbers, Powerpoint to Keynote and Word to Pages. This will allow you to access documents such as price lists and presentations easily. To use the programmes successfully you need to use an iPad 3G and use the cloud or use an iPad 64GB for storage purposes. There are few differences between the functionality of the programmes, however it would probably be fair to say that Keynote has an advantage over Powerpoint with regards the large number of templates that haven't been overused.
