Apps to be productive?!? It's almost and oxymoron!

I've been able to test out a tablet for 2 months now and all it seems to do is distract me! My brother downloaded some games that would require my constant attention! Now, if I had known about these apps, maybe I would be able to get more done. Well better late than never.

Smart Phone/iPad Apps:

   * EverNote - The BEST way to take notes, audio notes, picture notes, documents, video notes, etc that syncs automatically with EverNote on your computer. You can share notes or notebooks with others.

   * DropBox - The easiest way to sync files between your iPhone, iPad and your computer, or share with others

   * PayPal app - Even better than using the site on your computer!  Get your money faster.

   * Battery XL - Keep a longer battery life while doing all that you do.

   * QuickBooks app - If you using another accounting software, they probably have an app.  But who uses anything else.

   * Square - The absolute leader in processing credit cards on the road and with your iPad or iPhone.

   * WordPress app - If you blog, setup your WordPress blog (or have your tech guy do it) to allow post by proxy, then you can blog and publish directly from your phone!

   * Siri - If you paid to upgrade to the iPhone 4S. If you didn't, get Vlingo! It's a free app that works like Siri... allows talk to text, talk to email, looks things up for you, etc. Saves a lot of time over typing and is much safer while driving!

   * TeleNav GPS (premium version) - The best GPS Mileage tracking app out there. It can even log your mileage directly into a spreadsheet for you, which is great for keeping track without thinking about it.

   * Currency Converter - A perfect free app for those small business owners doing international travel.

   * Mint app. or Mint.com - A great service to organize your personal finances, and you can use it for business too. Instead of check multiple accounts and credit card balances through individual apps, check it all at once through Mint for a networth summary, account balances, and transactions.  If you think this is competition to Quickbooks, think again, they own it too.  It's just their way of differentiating their services and good marketing. 

   * Zecco - For you stock traders out there, use this to manage your brokerage account.

   * Reminders app - Is great for mini-project management and personal time-management and lists. This comes standard on iOS5 and works great with Siri.

   * FlightTrack Pro - Again, for you small business owners on the road and in the air...make sure you're always on time and know what's going on with your flights.

   * Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite - Quickword, Quicksheet, Quickoffice files... best way to edit documents and spreadsheets on the go.

   * Time Manager Pro - Excellent for keeping track of your personal activities and improving time management.

   * ClockIn - If you bill by the hour, this can be a great tool for tracking hours per client and per project.

   * Business card reader - the best app for taking contacts from business cards directly into your iPhone contacts and connect with them in LinkedIn. Can save you hours of data entry and improve follow up significantly.

Do I even need to mention Skype, Facebook, Twitter, etc.... I don't think so. <:)

Just Cool to Know About

  * www.join.me - The fastest and easiest way to share your screen with someone quickly

  * Logmein.com- An easy way to access your computer while on the road and simple to set-up.

  * Basecamp.com - this is actually a mobile site, not an app, but works just like an app. This is the best project management system out there. There are other free and lower priced project management systems that also have mobile apps.

   * Any QR code reader app is necessary to have. Dmitriy will talk about this more on the Radio Show.