YES, YOUR “SMARTPHONE” CAN HELP YOU WORK SMARTER!
June 3, 2015
Presented by My Tech Tutor, Bryna Lee Jacobson
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Empowering you to use contemporary
technology…
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I like to think that I am making my Smartphone smarter,
and not the other way around…
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AHA! My goal today is to share some tips,
techniques and tools that you can use with your Smartphone.
I hope to give you at least one of these AHA! moments. I can do that!Wait, really? My phone can do that?That is exactly what I need!Holy cow! I should do that!
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Goals
I’m going to introduce some of the ways I use my phone to
Keep it (and my data) secure Help me remember stuff Stay on task Feel more productive with less anxiety and stress.
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Example Gmail
settings
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My First
Screen
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OurGroceries
Easy to learn
Easy to use
Shareable with others
Multiple lists
Not just for groceries
Use it for all kinds of
recurring checklists
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Any kind of checklist works well with this app.
Especially a recurring list such as:
•Getting ready for a trip
•A presentation
•A client meeting
•Training a new
employee
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Moovit
If you take public transportation,
Moovit is a great resource.
This shows me what bus stops
are nearby
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If you have ever gotten turned
around and wanted to be sure you were going to catch the bus going in the right direction,
knowing the bus stop number can be
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There is a bus stop number on the sign
and a bus stop number in the app.
Voila! No more getting on the bus going in the wrong
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Once you touch
Start ride mode…
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You will be asked to select your destination stop.
Then Moovit will tell you how many stops there
are, show you your progress on the map and specify your estimated
arrival time.
It tells you when you are 2 stops away, when your stop is next and when to
get off the bus.
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Google Maps will tell you
where to walk. It will talk to
you. It can show you your
position so you can see if you are walking in
the right direction.
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Get TaxiIt tells you how long
until the taxi arrives, who is the driver, with a photo (lets you rate the ride afterwards), shows you the path the taxi is
taking on the map. Many excellent and
informative features. And no additional
charge to call a taxi.
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Get Taxi - גט טקסיThey seem to have discovered the problem with their translation & changed their name
to English
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If you drive a car, Pango is a way to pay for parking with your phone.
I have no personal experience with this app, but as soon as I get a car, I’m getting Pango!
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If you are in business for
yourself, and you don’t have a free
listing in the Janglo business directory,
then you are missing out on an
opportunity to market your
services
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Evernote
This is my favorite app.
Evernote helps me keep my sanity
because I can file anything and
everything away in Evernote and know that I will be able to
find it when I need it.
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You can file images, audio, websites,
articles, scribbles.
You can give them reminder dates, so it is a GTD (get things
done) solution.
You can share notes you make,
collaborate.
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You can write or draw too.
(Just like you would on a cocktail
napkin)
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I use the label feature
extensively. Since I never know how exactly I will be searching for an
item, or what aspect I will remember, I
include all kinds of triggers.
A prime example of how I use Evernote
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ClockSometimes we need a reminder that is truly
invasive. Not just a text message or email
notification. We need an alarm so we don’t forget to do something important at
the appropriate time.
What could be simpler than to set an alarm on the phone. Beware! The alarm
will sound even if the phone is set to silent!
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By the way, these are screenshots from my phone. You can take a screenshot by holding down the power button and the home button
at the same time. (whether on iPhone or
Android)The home button is in the
middle on the bottom.
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Hold your home button to see all your open apps and navigate between them or close them if you desire.
On the iPhone, it is a double-click on you home button to get the open apps and you can swipe to close them.
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The Camera can be very Handy
Sometimes I want to make sure that I will find my way, or be able to find an invitation or
such and I might lose the piece of paper, or I might not have connectivity when I need it.
If I have a photo on my camera, I have a record that I can use as a reference.
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The camera on the phone
It’s not just for taking photos of people or vacations. I take photos of all kinds of
things. Some examples…
1. A sign that I don’t have time to decipher
2. A store that I want to come back to and I want to remember the surroundings
3. An item that I might want to buy later4. An excerpt from a book I am reading
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5. A label on a food item that I want to investigate before I buy it
6. Something my husband or son might want or be interested in seeing
7. An error message on my computer8. A person I just met to add their
photo when I add them as a contact9. A medical document that I have to
turn in10.A receipt that will fade over time
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I might even take a picture of a recipe on a slip of
paper.And annotate it with
Skitch.
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Edit photos right on your phone.
Save them, crop them, apply filters like this one of me.
Organize your photos into folders.
And back them up to the Cloud using Dropbox or OneDrive or some other service.
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Storage and back up in the Cloud.
Also Google drive and DropBox.
Great way to back up your photos, share large files
OneDrive
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Possibly you have already had someone share a document or a picture with you using
Google Drive… It allows you to view, possibly edit documents and spreadsheets and
presentations. Free. Even read a Microsoft
Word or Excel document.
If you have gmail, you just need to activate it.
Google Drive
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The icons for my Google groups and WordPress
group in this screen shot were added using Add to homescreen.
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My last screen. One convenient swipe from the
left. My business apps are grouped
together.
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Base is CRM-customer relationship management-
to manage your sales pipeline.
It is used to keep track of your customers,
clients and prospects and the activities that support your sales and your relationship with
them.
Base
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Use to give electronic receipts to
clients(no more carrying
around a book of kabalot!)
iCount
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JBNF events (Jerusalem Business
Networking Forum)
Meetup
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Manage email to
subscribers of
enewsletters
MailChimp
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To manage my website
I can access my website and blog
from here.
Capture an inspiration for a post and save it as a draft
Wordpress
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Genius scan lets me scan and save or
email documents on
the fly.
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SwiftKey
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In addition to making typing easier
Swype is very good at predicting your words once it gets to know you
And you can speak to it, and it will transcribe your words.
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I like SwiftKey, but I had to consider whether I wanted
to give the access I needed to grant in
order to get the benefits.
(that is the conundrum with
many apps.
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IFTTT = IF This, Then
ThatIngenious. Reminder.
Time Saver. Never miss a
thing.
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IFTTT(If This Then
That)This is an app that automates other
actions you might need to take.
You create “recipes” where
something triggers an action.
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If A happens, then do B. Here is an
example, if the someone posts
a picture on Facebook and tags you, save
it in your Dropbox.
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In closing
I hope that I have given you some new ideas and tips for using your smartphone today. And that
you have had at least one AHA! moment! Keep it (and my data) secure Help me remember stuff Stay on task Feel more productive with less anxiety and
stress.
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Empowering you to use contemporary technology…
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