Apps to Boost your Business Productivity

If I haven’t said it before, let it be known that I love, love, love my iPhone.  I am always looking for new apps to help make my life a little easier. Here are some apps that will help boost your productivity while on the go:

SugarSync
SugarSync has both Mac and iPhone components: drop a file on the Mac app to upload it to Sharpcast’s servers, and a pointer to it will then show up on your phone. You can view the file or (without waiting for it to download to your phone) e-mail it to others. SugarSync works with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files as well as photos, and it’s a great way to share documents with others when you’re on the road.

Air Sharing
Software vendor Avatron claims that 10 percent of all iPhone users have downloaded its $7 Air Sharing . If you aren’t one of them, you should be: Air Sharing lets you mount your iPhone or iPod touch as if it were a wireless thumb drive, accessible from any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer. Let’s say you’re headed to a meeting. Before you go, you drag and drop files onto your iPhone. At the meeting, to share one of your files, you activate Air Sharing’s built-in file server (which works over a local wireless network); your iPhone can then be mounted like any other network volume. Air Sharing handles scads of document types (including Microsoft Office, iWork, and PDF) and offers extensive built-in help.

Pocket Punchclock
PocketPunchclock makes it a cinch to track the time you spend on different tasks, ideal for professionals who bill by the hour or freelance/contract workers who need to document their time. The software lets you easy stop and start the clock, manage multiple time sheets, records exact time (and with GPS, the location, too) and data can be e-mailed, too.

Note2Self
While the free Jott for iPhone transcribes your voice memos, Web Information Solutions’ $3 Note2Self does not. So why would you want pay $3 for it? Because once you’ve recorded your voice memo, Note2Self will automatically send it to any e-mail address you specify; the free Jott doesn’t offer the e-mail part. Also, you can record without pressing any buttons; the software uses the iPhone’s accelerometer and proximity sensor to begin recording when you lift the iPhone to your ear (or simply shake it). It also automatically tags messages by location.

Mileage Counter
A quick and easy replacement for the traditional written mileage counter, this tool also allows you to calculate your vehicle’s fuel consumption. Handy for small business owners and anyone else who needs to report mileage.

All these apps and more can be found by searching the iTunes app store.

Torie
Boosting my Productivity