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Are Smartphone Apps Puting Your Security At Risk?

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by admin.

It is always so exciting when you find a new app for your phone…I can just get giddy over it.  However, what I don’t really give much thought to is how much risk am I enduring by installing rogue iPhone apps.
Elinor Mills of CNET News, really opened my eyes to all the potential dangers of [...]

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Install Multiple Applications At One Time, Without Any Work From You

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by admin.

I love getting a new computer but I loathe having to reinstall all the applications I’ve come to rely on.  And if you are a road warrior then it is ultra important to ensure that when you leave home or your office that your laptop is completely set-up.
Ninite is a free solution that allows you [...]

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Turn Your Blackberry Into A 24-Hour Productivity Tool

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by admin.

Have you ever had an idea and you scribble it down on a piece of paper and then that idea blooms into pieces and parts and before you know it your piece of paper looks like an ornate diagram?  The technical term for this is mind mapping and now you can mind map right on [...]

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Synchornize Your Smartphone and Outlook Calendar & Contacts

Posted on 14. Oct, 2009 by admin.

There are two things that are über important to me when I travel, my Blackberry and my Outlook.  Pretty much those two items could be considered my business bible.  If I don’t have them, I have no idea what my schedule looks like, I don’t have contacts and their phone numbers…pretty much without them, I [...]

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Use Your Camera Phone to Scan Documents While Traveling

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by admin.

When you travel frequently there are always times you wish you could scan something or dare I say fax something.  When I travel I do a lot of reading, which leads me to tearing out endless articles for future reference.  What annoys me is that during my trip those articles are strewn about inside various [...]

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NEW! Remembering & Finding Things Simplified

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by admin.

Two things that really drive me crazy are not remembering things and not being able find things when I need them.  That’s why it’s exciting when two great tools come together!  The two tools I’m referring to are reQall & Evernote.  They make remembering and finding your things is super simple!
Earlier this year I told [...]

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Storage Manager for ALL Your Stuff!! - With FREE Version!

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by admin.

Being organized is something I love and I hate.  If you saw my planner right now you’d know what I’m talking about!  I find it frustrating that I have so many things I want to keep track of and really not ONE place that can manage it all.
Evernote can be that ONE place for [...]

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Instant Business Card Download for Your SmartPhone

Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by admin.

It’s always great when you get the opportunity to network but I really hate having to manually enter business card information into my contact management system.  To this day, I have piles and piles of business cards sitting in a drawer that have never been entered…can anyone relate?
Ah…the advent of technology!  Whether you have an [...]

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Stay Organized with a Voice-Enabled Assistant on Your iPhone & Blackberry

Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by admin.

One of the worst parts of business travel is the difficulty of staying organized.   With all of the time I spend on planes, in rental cars and at hotels, I never have the right place to jot down a to-do, document a reminder or schedule a meeting.  When I get back to the office, I [...]

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Managing & Scheduling Business Travel is Greatly Simplified!

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

Have you ever noticed what a headache it is when it comes to managing your business travel?

Step 1: go to one or more sites to book your trip
Step 2: save and manage the multiple details of your trip…somewhere
Step 3: schedule & block out the trip on your calendar
Step 4: forward trip [...]

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Online Backup & Remote File Access for Business Travelers

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by admin.

One thing I’ve never been very good at is backing up my computer.  I’m mobile a lot and to back-up my computer I’ve needed to plug in an external device, which I never seem to do.  Even though I know my computer “could” crash (and it has before), I somehow like to think that I’m [...]

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Outlook Mail Inbox Management for Business Travelers

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Email is one of those things that is perplexing to me.  No matter how hard I work to keep on top of my email inbox, I can never seem to keep up with the influx of new emails, much less manage the ones that are already in there.  When it comes to actually finding something [...]

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Simplify Password Management While Traveling

Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by admin.

It can be so frustrating when I’m on the road for business and I for the life of me I cannot remember a password to a website! And of course, I cannot look-up my password info, as it is on a piece of paper in my office!!!!
With all of the passwords you have, keeping track [...]

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Skype Mobile – Free Calls & IM While on the Move!

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by admin.

I barely remember the days before laptops!   But I do remember it was simple back then, you could leave work for the day and be done with work.  Now we live in a world where being in touch 24×7 has somewhat become a job requirement.  (Not saying I agree with that!)
Earlier this year Skype made [...]

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Music Recognition for Your iPhone or Blackberry

Posted on 08. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Okay, we’ve all done this!  You are going about your day and you hear a song  and you want to know the name of the song and artist…maybe even buy it.  It’s sooooo frustrating when you have no way to find out!
Shazam is an iPhone & Blackberry app that allows you to hear a song where [...]

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Travel Expenses Simplified!

Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by admin.

I think I may be the worlds worst when it comes to doing expense reports!  I loathe the whole process and because I hate it so much, I procrastinate on filling out the forms and making copies of everything.  To the point that when I do finally buckle down and do it, I have no [...]

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iPhone & iTouch App for Missed Flights

Posted on 01. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Oh, I hate that feeling when I’ve missed a flight!  The scramble to try to find another flight, especially if it is nearing the end of day, is a horrible feeling!
Now, Next Flight can help you find your next flight, whether it is a missed flight or you’ve wrapped up a meeting early and are [...]

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iPhone App: Be Informed About TSA Security Delays

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by admin.

In today’s travel there are a lot of uncertainties.  One of the most annoying is not knowing just how long it will take to get through airport security!  Sometimes it can be a mere few minutes and other times the security delays can devastating consequences!
The ASApp (Airport Status App) is a useful iPhone app, were [...]

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Business Traveler Voice Activated Assistant On-The-Go

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by admin.

How many times do you find yourself thinking, “I need to remember  to schedule an appointment or follow-up with a contact”, but you don’t have the time or ability to jot it down, so you tell yourself you’ll just remember it?  Only to realize days later, when it is too late, that you forgot?
Sometimes, it’s [...]

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Stolen Laptop: Track with LoJack

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by admin.

You know the airport security drill, once you’ve passed the TSA x-ray machines you are scurrying to pick up all your belongings.  Mean while the person behind you is getting impatient!   As you walk away from the TSA area you are mentally double checking to make sure you have everything and then panic set’s in…did [...]

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