Top Productivity Apps of 2014 Lunch & Learn Seminar Slides

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Top Productivity Apps of 2014

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Were you unable to attend our March Lunch & Learn Seminar at the Microsoft Store in Tysons Corner on the topic "Top Productivity Apps of 2014"? Or did you attend and just want to review what we went over? Either way, check out the slides to learn and/or to review. Let us know if you have any questions! 703-790-0400 ext. 503

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Top Productivity

Apps of 2014

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About UsOptfinITy

Founded in 2002 with a focus on providing Peace of Mind to small businesses and non-profit organizations.

Headquartered in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area with clients across the United States.

Have worked with over 200 clients.

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Our Services & Core Competences

IT Strategy and Assessments Managed Services◦ 24 x 7 Network Operations Center◦ 24 x 7 Technical Support Helpdesk ◦ Infrastructure Support

Software and Database Development Website Development◦ Content Management (CMS Works, Wordpress) ◦ Sharepoint◦ Search Engine Optimization

Mobile Application Development ◦ iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android (Phone & Tablet)

Phone Systems

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Calendar

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Real time sync with phone calendar

Quickly review your day from the home. screen without having to open the app

Voice entry and predictive text

Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS

Any.do Cal

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To-Do

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Swipe a task with your finger to mark it as complete

Shake your device to remove all completed tasks

Share tasks with colleagues

Reminds you to return missed calls

Cost: Free Platform: Android| iOS

Any.Do To-Do List

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Meetings

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Store PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents in the cloud

Open them on a smartphone or a tablet

Open a sales presentation and share it with a prospect and control slides remotely

Cost: Depends on Users

Platform: Web|Android|iOS

Mighty Meeting

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Crowd members speak into their mobile devices as a microphone

Text commenting Polling: Presenters send a

poll to the crowd and see the results in real-time

Crowd Mics uses Wi-Fi, not the internet connection, so internet connection speed isn’t an issue

Platform: Android|iOS Cost: Depends on Usage

Crowd Mics

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Finances

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Receipt scanner categorizes expenses, even looking up exchange rates

Automatically creates expense report and emails it to you in Excel or PDF

Can directly post your expenses into tools such as Insperity ExpensAble, Intuit QuickBooks, Mint, and Xero Accounting

Cost: Free for up to 12 expense reports per year, otherwise an unlimited subscription is $99

Platform: Android|iOS

ABUKAI

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Focused on Individuals/Single Business

Mint securely pulls in all your personal finance accounts into one place

Track your spending, create a budget, and save more

Automatically categorizes transactions

View finances offline Cost: Free Platform: Web|Android|

iOS|Windows Phones

Mint

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Networking

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Tells you what you need to know about someone right before you see them, so that you can spark more authentic connections

Syncs with most email, calendar, notes, and social media apps & platforms to deliver a complete dossier about the people you actually meet in real life – so that you don’t have to

Essential for business networking

Cost: Free Platform: iOS|COMING

SOON-Android

Refresh.io

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Mail

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Syncs with Gmail, but more email platforms are soon to come including Exchange and IMAP support

Customizable intuitive multi-gesture support

Snooze email messages Schedule messages to be

sent later Track responses to the

emails you send Cost: Free Platform: Android|Web

Boomerang

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Collaboration Apps

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Sign documents and get signatures quickly and easily from your device

Saves you time and eliminates the need to print, fax or mail documents and forms for signature

Sign documents and get signatures from anyone, anywhere

Saves your signature for easy insertion into any document

Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS|

Windows

DocuSign

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Asana enables teamwork without email

Use due dates, project sections, and Search Views to find out what's important, what's next, and what's falling behind

Fast and easy to manage your team’s tasks, organize your team’s projects, and stay connected to your teammates from wherever you are

Syncs with your favorite calendar app, including Google and Outlook

Syncs with Evernote Cost: Free for up to 15 people Platform: Android|iOS

Asana

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448-bit Blowfish encryption on-device AND in-transit

Private encryption key management Remote wipes of endpoints and

mobile devices Granular user-access and security

controls Managed file sharing for

internal/external parties Multiple folder backup (Documents,

Desktop, Pictures, etc.) File Access from Anywhere Access Revisions & Deleted Files Track Activity Cloud Enable Your File Server Cost: Platforms: Android|iOS|Mac|

Windows

OptfinITySync

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Note Taking Apps

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Quickly capture what’s on your mind and be reminded at the right place or time

Create a checklist, enter a voice note or snap a photo and annotate it

Everything you add is instantly available on all your devices – desktop and mobile

Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS

Google Keep

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Sync all of your notes across all devices

Organize all notes by notebooks and tags

Search for text inside images

Add handwriting and sketches to your notes

Email notes and save Tweets to your Evernote account

Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS|

Blackberry|Windows Phone & Desktop|Mac

Evernote

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News and Article Apps

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Turns any Web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer or device

Once synced, your articles will be there for you--whether you're online or offline

Customize the reading view by adjusting type size, text style, and contrast to your liking

You can even add articles to your Reading List by e-mail: Copy and paste up to 20 URLs into the body of an e-mail and send that to a personalized address

Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS|Browser

Extensions

Readability

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Read and follow headline news on the go

Factual and comprehensive, to-the-point news coverage

Easier and faster to read, covering the day's Top Stories, US, World, Politics, and Technology News

Boils down stories to just the facts, keeping you informed and saving you time

Get up to the minute, meaningful Breaking News alerts.

Follow the storyline and get updates as it develops

Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS

Circa

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Functionality Apps

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Say "Ok Google" to trigger voice input. Then say your search query.

Easy access to your favorite Google products and services, like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps

Information is automatically organized into simple cards that appear just when they’re needed

Works in the background When you choose the cards

most relevant to you, Google Now learns how to help manage your day

Cost: Free Platform: Android

Google Now

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Word Processing

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Create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files

Access files in Google Drive and on your device

Open and view PDF files Share files through

previously shared Google Drive folders

Attach files to emails Cost: Free Platform: Android|iOS

QuickOffice

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Travel

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Forward hotel, airline, car rental, and restaurant confirmation emails to [email protected] to create an instant itinerary (If you use Gmail or Google Apps, it happens automatically)

Get directions, maps and weather for each destination

Sync trip plans with your Google Calendar or Outlook 

Add or edit plans manually—from the app or on tripit.com

Pro version: gives you all the power of TripIt, plus real-time flight alerts, seat tracker, flight finder, refund notifications, point tracker, and more

Cost: Free|Pro: $49/yr. Platform: Android|iOs|Blackberry|

Windows|Web

TripIT

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Questions?