Discovering Essential Apps: Your Guide to Finding and Using the Best Mobile Applications
Join us for an engaging session on identifying what makes a good app, exploring various categories, and sharing must-have applications for different needs. Learn to distinguish between time-saving tools and potential distractions, understand platform compatibility (iOS, Android, desktop), and how to navigate app stores effectively. We will cover popular apps like LastPass, Dropbox, and TripIt, and provide tips for app discovery. This is an opportunity to expand your app toolkit for work or play. Get ready for an App-a-Palooza!
Discovering Essential Apps: Your Guide to Finding and Using the Best Mobile Applications
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10 Killer Apps CONTACT: One 5th Street, Suite 110 P: 1-888-860-2074 / info@keymethods.netwww.keymethods.net NEXT X
Todays Agenda • What Makes a Good App • How Do I find The Good Ones • Types of Categories to Consider • App-a-Palooza • Sharing – Q&A NEXT X BACK
What Makes a Good App • Time Saver or Time Waster? • Business or Pleasure – Know the Difference • What Platforms do I Need to Support? • iOS • Android • Phone/Tablet/TV/Game Console/BluRay • Desktop? – Windows or MAC • Stable, Mainstream, Integrates with others • Do you need to Jailbreak, Hack, etc.. • What OS versions are supported NEXT X BACK
Finding the Good Ones • The App Store – Duh • Sort by Release Date, Popularity, Category • Be careful of “Featured” and “New Versions” • Word of Mouth • Blogs and Tech Sites • Sites Devoted to App Reviews • http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-iphone-apps • http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-android-apps NEXT X BACK
Categories to Consider • Password Vaults • File Storage • Finance • Entertainment ( Reading, Music, Movies, Videos, ) • GPS ( Navigation, GeoCaching, Hike/Bike/Boat ) • Games – Sweet! • Health/Fitness • Note Taking/Dictation/ Flow Charting • Consider Creating Groups on your Devices NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • Scan – ( Read QR Codes ) • www.Scan.me NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • LastPass– ( Password Vault ) • www.lastpass.com NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • GasBuddy • www.gasbuddy.com • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gasbuddy-find-cheap-gas-prices/id406719683?mt=8 NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • DropBox – Cloud File Storage • Desktop/Web/Mobile and more • https://www.dropbox.com/tour NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • SugarSync– Cloud File Storage • Desktop/Web/Mobile and more • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sugarsync/id288491637?mt=8 NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • TripIt - ( Organize Itinerary and Travel ) • Web/Mobile • Can share and manage entire office • Automatically scans for travel or forward to Tripit • www.tripit.com NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • Flipboard - ( News and Social Reader) • Web/Mobile • Integrates with Facebook, Twitter,LinkedIn,Flickr,Tumblr, More coming • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8 NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • StumbleUpon - ( New Content Browsing) • Similar to Pandora – Thumbs Up/Down approach • Can share and manage entire office • http://www.stumbleupon.com/ NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • MindJet - ( Mindmapping/Flowcharts) • Desktop/Web/Mobile • https://www.mindjet.com/ NEXT X BACK
App-A-Palooza • Logmein, GotoMeeting,Join.Me, Citrix Receiver • Ways to get to desktops / corporate apps • http://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id479229407 NEXT X BACK
Open Discussion - Sharing • What’s your favorite? NEXT X BACK
Q&A Session CONTACT: One 5th Street, Suite 110 P: 1-888-860-2074 / info@keymethods.netwww.keymethods.net X BACK
