Because of their functionality and portability, tablets are quickly becoming the tool of choice for business owners and managers. With so many applications available, deciding what tablet tools to use can be intimidating. Here are 10 tablet tools to consider for your business.
- Google Apps for Business
- Offers a suite of products to keep you connected, including business emails, video conferencing, shared docs, cloud storage.
- Powered Now
- If you find yourself out in the field a lot, this would be a useful app for you. Good for managing jobs, quotes, invoices, and payments. Allows you to send invoices on the spot.
- mPowa
- mPowa enables business owners to process credit and debit card transactions while they are on the go. It works with your current merchant account and allows you to send receipts via email or text.
- Evernote
- Is a cloud based service that is an excellent app for organizing your thoughts, ideas, and research. It syncs with most mobile devices and computers and is searchable.
- Dropbox
- Allows you to drag and drop or save a file to a folder that can be instantly available from all devices that have the service installed. Cloud storage can give you piece of mind about backing up files and the ability to designate who has access to certain files allows teams to be more productive.
- Ignition
- Allows you to access your office equipment remotely using LogMeIn software. Allows you to trouble shoot or access data and programs on other devices remotely.
- CloudOn
- Allows you to access a full version of Microsoft Office programs that operates like a virtual Windows environment. The benefit is that it integrates cloud storage so that you can access cloud stored documents.
- Mint
- Helps you achieve financial goals by tracking your goals and spending by logging in details from bank accounts, credit cards, and loans.
- Remember the Milk
- Helps your list, organize, prioritize your jobs and syncs with an online platform so that you can access your to-do-list regardless of the device you are working on.
- Zoho CRM http://www.zoho.com/crm/mobile/
- Is a contact management app that allows you to access and manage customer information. It is web based and automatically syncs when changes are made.
Finding the best tablet tools requires an understanding of your specific business needs and a “try and see” attitude – but the increased productivity these tools could provide is worth the effort.
What do you do with your broken or unwanted tablets? Be environmentally friendly and data secure – contact us to properly destroy any sensitive data on your unwanted data containing devices and then we will responsibly recycle them.