1. April 9 & 10, 2012
Shannon Scanlan
Business Services Librarian
sscanlan@ahml.info
2. Mobile Hotspot
Mobile hotspots connect Wi-Fi enabled devices to the
Internet via a cellular network
Cellphone or external device
Which one is best?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/208154/mobile_hotspo
ts_which_are_fastest_most_reliable.html
3. Skype and/or OoVoo
Online video chat
Skype allows for group calls from 3-10 people
ooVoo allows for group calls with up to 12 people
Apps for smartphones
www.skype.com
www.oovoo.com
4. NeatReceipts Scanner
Creation and organization of digital files
Scan in paperwork, receipts, business cards and more
Portable scanner weighs less than 1 pound
Create expense reports, contact lists, copies for tax
purposes
http://www.neat.com/
5. Square
Credit card payments on the go
For iPhone, Android and iPad
Square charges 2.75% per transaction
Next day deposits into your bank account
Free app and free device for your phone
A directory to locate businesses that use Square
6. Bump Pay
An app that allows users to transfer money to each
other
For iPhone only at this time
Each user must have the app on their smartphone and
the app linked up to their Paypal account/checking
account
Users “bump” their phone together to complete the
transaction
7. Eventbrite
“At the door” iPad app allows vendors to accept
payments, print tickets and collect data
Items include the app for the iPad, the reader and if
needed the printer
The reader can be ordered online
http://eventbritestore.com/
Cost is 3% per transaction
8. PayPal Here
The reader is attached to your mobile device
Accepts all credit cards, debit cards and checks
Paypal Here charges 2.7% per transaction
Vendors are also given a PayPal debit card which allows for
cash withdrawals after transactions
Vendors purchasing with the PayPal debit card receive 1%
back on purchases
Mobile app allows users to locate vendors that use PayPal
here
https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/credit-card-reader
9. Other Mobile Payment Options
Veriphone
iPhone
Intuit GoPayment
iPhone and Android
10. White Pages App
Search for people and businesses
Over 20 million records
Add phone numbers and address directly to your contact
list
Store locator by location or category
View maps and websites
Reverse phone number search
11. iWork
Suite of programs including
Keynote-presentations
Pages-word processing
Numbers-spreadsheets
Keynote is comparable to PP
Pages includes 140 templates for creating
documents, newsletters, resumes, invitations and
more
Can open, edit and export DOC, XML, PDF and ePUB
Numbers is similar to Excel
12. Dropbox
Web based hosting service
Files and folders synch using the Internet
Free account allows up to 2GB of storage
Users “drop” files into a Dropbox icon on their
computer, the files are synced via the Internet to the
user’s other computers and devices via the Dropbox
client
Users can also manually upload files via the Internet to
their Dropbox account
13. Carbonite
Online backup storage for your computer
http://www.carbonite.com/en/
Prices start at $59 a year
Personal or small business plans
14. Google Apps for Business
Email, calendar, documents, sites, video and more
Try it free for 30 days
After free trial, $5 a month for each user
Sites allows users to create webpages for
collaboration, training or intranet
Accessible via the web, mobile phones and compatible
with PCs and Mac
Understanding the “Cloud” and Google Apps
15. Google Docs
Introduced in 2006
Web based applications
Documents, spreadsheets and presentations can be
accessed from any computer with an internet
connection
Files can be shared with others for easier collaboration
Files can be worked on at the same time
Excellent resource for storing documents
Storage for over 5,000 documents
16. Additional Information
Google Docs Tour
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html
Getting Started Guide
http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answe
r=1107581
Google Apps for Business
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/collaboration.
html
Bump Pay
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/bump-pay/
Eventbrite
http://mashable.com/2012/03/20/eventbrite-card-reader/