1. August 12 & 13, 2013
Shannon Scanlan
Business Services Librarian

2. Using Tablets for Business
 Mobile office
 Digital sign highlighting products and services
 Point of sale
 Product or service videos
 Customer service
 Place in stores for customers to leave feedback or ask
questions
 Personal assistant
 For customers looking for local attractions, directions,
referrals

3. Mobile Hotspot
 Mobile hotspots connect Wi-Fi enabled devices to the
Internet
 Cellphone or external device
 Wi-Fi Finder apps for iPhone and Android
 Which one should I choose?
 http://lifehacker.com/5974761/how-to-choose-the-
fastest-cheapest-and-most-reliable-mobile-hotspot-to-
stay-connected-everywhere-you-go

4. File Storage
 Dropbox
 Web based hosting service
 Free account allows up to 2GB
of storage
 Users “drop” files into a
Dropbox icon on their
computer or phone, the files
are synced to the user’s other
computers and devices via the
Dropbox client
 Users can also manually
upload files via the Internet to
their Dropbox account
 Carbonite
 Online backup storage for your
computer
 Prices start at $59 a year
 Personal or small business
plans

5. Video Calls
 Skype allows for group calls from 3-10 people
 ooVoo allows for group calls with up to 12 people
 Google+ Hangouts, group calls with up to 10 friends
 Apps for smartphones & tablets
 www.skype.com
 www.oovoo.com
 www.google.com

6. Dragon Dictation
 Speech recognition software
 App for Android and Apple products
 The #1 business productivity app in the Apple store
according to developer Nuance Communications
 The program transcribes spoken words into text for
documents, email and social media (Facebook and
Twitter)

7. LinkedIn
 Android, Apple and Tablet app
 Check and post updates
 Update profile
 Find connections
 Send messages

8. Go To Meeting
 Web conferencing software
 Android and Apple app
 Users are able to conduct remote meetings and share
documents via the Internet
 2 editions: Personal and Corporate
 Features include:
 Meeting recording
 Drawing tools
 Desktop sharing

9. Mobile Payments
 Square
 Credit card payments on the
go
 For iPhone, Android and iPad
 Square charges 2.75% per
transaction
 Next day deposits into your
bank account
 Free app and free device for
your phone
 A directory to locate
businesses that use Square
 Bump Pay
 An app that allows users to
transfer money to each other
 For iPhone only at this time
 Each user must have the app
on their smartphone and the
app linked up to their Paypal
account/checking account
 Users “bump” their phone
together to complete the
transaction

10. Productivity
 Springpad
 Synchs with your computer,
Android, tablet or Apple
product
 Add lists, places, movies,
products, notes, alerts, flag
items, photos, record audio,
location, scan a barcode and
search nearby
 Share with your friends
 Items can be shared on
Facebook and Twitter
 Evernote
 Synchs with your computer,
Android, tablet or Apple
product
 List taking, photos, audio
 Document food
 Add contacts
 Share with Twitter

11. iWork for iPad
 Suite of programs including
 Keynote-presentations
 Pages-word processing
 Numbers-spreadsheets
 Keynote is comparable to PP
 Pages includes 140 templates for creating documents,
newsletters, resumes, invitations and more
 Can open, edit and export DOC, XML, PDF and ePUB
 Numbers is similar to Excel

12. Google for Business
 Email, calendar, documents, sites, video and more
 Try it free for 30 days
 After free trial, $5 a month for each user
 Sites allows users to create webpages for collaboration,
training or intranet
 Accessible via the web, mobile phones and compatible
with PCs and Mac
 Understanding the “Cloud” and Google Apps

13. CalcMoolator
 Financial calculator
 Calculate mortgage payments, financing, salary
 Compare renting to buying
 Equipment buy vs. lease
 Inventory analysis
 Profit margin
 Debt payoff
 Business debt consolidation
 Insurance, investments and more

14. White Pages
 Search
 An area by GPS
 People
 Businesses
 Stores
 Over 20 million records
 Add phone numbers and address directly to your contact list
 Store locator
 View maps and websites
 Reverse phone number search

15. Apps for Social Media
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Wordpress
 Pinterest
 Instagram
 Google+
 Vine

16. Apps for Finance
 Quickbooks Mobile
 InTuit’s Go Payment
 Square
 Mint-personal finance mobile
 Pageonce

17. Apps for Travel
 TripIt: Travel Organizer
 FlightTracker
 Groupon
 Google Earth
 Kayak
 Weather

18. Other Apps
 Analytics HD
 Idea Boards
 iMeeting Pad
 iPassword
 Sales Force
 Scanner Pro
 Bento 4-Personal Database

19. Additional Information
 50 Essential iPad Apps for Small Business-2012 edition
 10 Essential Tablet Apps for Business-2012 edition
 Apps for Business http://www.inc.com/francesca-
fenzi/10-best-apps-for-business.html