Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Yes, There's an App for That

These days there’s an app for everything. There are apps for personal and professional use. Apps for phones, tablets, and iPods. Apps for organizing, doing, and playing. You can practically run your whole business from your mobile device.
Here are some apps and app categories we thought were interesting and useful from a business standpoint:
·         Point of Sale – Run your POS operations on your iPad; iPhone, or Android from any location
·         SignMyPad  – Go green with the new standard for paperless document transfer – PDF signature tool
·         Inventory – Manage your property inventory
·         Retail Inventory – Manage the inventory at your retail store
·         Dragon –Voice recognition application allows you to speak and instantly see your text or email messages
·         Dropbox – Free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere
·         Flight Tracker Pro – Track flights from anywhere in the world – take off and landing times and where they are in the air
·         ProOnGo – Record, view and approve your expenses and your team’s expenses while on the go from any device
·         PTO calculators - Keep track of how much time off you have accrued
·         FileMaker Go – Remote access to your databases
·         PowerME HD – Organize all your tasks, notes, and computer files in one place – with Google Docs and DropBox integration
·         Business Card Readers, Calendars, Remote Meeting Apps, Trip Itineraries
One particular app we think is great is Evernote. Evernote made the NY Times Top 10 Must Have Apps, and winner of the Best Mobile App Award from TechCrunch, Mashable and the Webbys. You can download it on all of your platforms and sync everything across all computers and devices you have. Evernote helps you remember anything and everything that happens in your life.
What app do you use that you can’t live without?


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Kerry Brooks is Co-owner of
ProfessionalEdge Associates, offering a wide range of marketing and support services to businesses that want to increase their success, but aren't in a position to add to their staff.