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MNREM Broadband for Business Webinar Series

Minnesota Renewable Energy MarketplaceAs part of the Minnesota Rural Intelligent

Communities (MIRC) Project

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This webinar series is sponsored by MIRC – Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities in partnership with the MNREM - Minnesota Renewable Marketplace and the Blandin Foundation. MNREM is a project partner in the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities initiative. MIRC is a coalition of 19 statewide partners and 11 demonstration communities funded in large part through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant. The work of the coalition focuses on bringing the full promise of broadband technologies to rural Minnesota communities, businesses and people. Blandin Foundation serves as the project administrator. More about MIRC is available www.blandinfoundation.org

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Make Your Smartphone a Business Power Tool

Ann Treacy broadband.mnrem.com

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Goal for the Day:Get you excited to find apps that

are worth checking out!

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What are peopledoing online?

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1. Evernote - evernote.com• Save, store and

organize content• Content means, links,

notes, audio, video…• Access from phone,

laptop, device• Make a list

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Double Screen Shot

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1.5 Evernote Business - evernote.com/business

Due: Dec 2012

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2. Bump - bu.mp

You can also “Bump” business cards with other Bumpers!

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3. Square - squareup.com • Accept credit cards– 2.75% per swipe OR– $275/month* • some limits

$400/swipe & $250,000 annual

• Pay via Phone

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4. LinkedIn• Mobile version

of site• Helps you make

the most of downtime

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5. LeanKit Kanban• Visual Process

Management• Updated in real

time• Whiteboard &

sticky notes• leankitkanban.com

http://www.getapp.com/leankit-kanban-application

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6. Abukai abukai.com • Take a picture of

your receipt from a smartphone

• Submit it• Receive your finished

expense report• Works with several

systems• Not free ($39/yr)

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7. Google Maps • Turn-by-turn

instructions• Navigation as you go• Search nearby• Walking & driving

instructions

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/

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8. CamCard - www.camcard.com• Scans business cards

and adds the data to a new phone, Gmail, or Exchange contact

• Not free ($7-10)• There is a lite version

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9. BullGuard - bullguard.com • Locate and track lost

phone• Antivirus• Remote Lock• Antispyware• Device Scream• Not free

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10. Key for Waiter• Waiters order from smartphones• Morphing to iPads as menus

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11. MedScape medscape.com• Medical journals• Drug interactions• Medical calucators

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12. TED App – www.ted.com • Watch talks during

down times

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13. SalesForce salesforce.com• Connect to desktop version of contact

management system • Log calls• Respond to leads• Access vital information

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14. Jump Desktop jumpdesktop.com • Securely connect to a computer• Good for connecting

to computer at office

• Can’t connect to anyone

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15. Google Translate• Translates text• Voice input• Text to Speech• Read on-Latin signs• Dictionaries

http://www.google.com/mobile/translate/

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16. Timewerks • Log time• Manage multiple

projects• Track and invoice

billable time

http://www.sorth.com/timewerks/

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Want to know more?• Evernote• Evernote Business• Bump• Square• LinkedIn• LeanKit Kanban• Abukai• Google Maps

• CamCard• BullGuard• Key for Waiter• MedScape• TED App• SalesForce• Jump Desktop• Google Translate• Timewerks

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