A New App That Will Track Your Brushing Habits!

Now I've heard everything! Everyday I am more amazed with the technology that is becoming available to us.
The toothbrush will have a sensor which will send data to a companion smartphone app.

This app will track your brushing habits including how long you brushed, what type of movements and if you brushed.......more.

BusinessCard2....The Cadillac of vCards!

BusinessCard2 is a great new technology tool that will help you market your business and increase your SEO! In my opinion this is the Cadillac of VCards. This company has "Supersized" the vCard. 

What is a vCard?
vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards are often attached to e-mail messages, but can be exchanged in other ways, such as on the World Wide Web or instant messaging. They can contain name and address information, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, URLs, photos, audios and logos.

You can add your card to any site or blog. Click on the different links on my card on the right side of this blog to see the many great features. Click here to see a sample card.

Are you a new business with a small marketing budget? This card can be used as a website! You can add all of the information that you would put on a website and for $5 a month you can have your own URL.
How do you share your card?

There are many different ways you can share your card over the internet:
• Import Contacts - Import contacts from any contact manager with one click into BusinessCard2
• Chat - Live Chat with those visiting your BusinessCard2 (from mobile or web)
• Email Share - Enter in an email address to share your card • Social Share - Post your interactive card on your FaceBook wall  READ MORE....      

More great technology tools, tips and tricks to come. I would love your comments.

Contact Capture, It's Fantastic, It's A Must Have and It's FREE!

If you are in business you must have Contact Capture! This is the best business tool and it's FREE. You can capture contact information from emails, letters & documents into an Excel Database or Outlook. All you need to do is highlight the information and click on Ctrl+CC and it's there.
I have the app on my iPhone and the desktop version. Click here to find out more.

Get Organized in 2012

8      Reasons why Microsoft OneNote is an essential business tool.

1.      The Dock to Desktop Feature - allows you to place a note to the side of any program or website.

Benefits:

©     Useful for taking notes while working in other programs.

©     Useful for copying information saved in OneNote into another program.

2.     The Auto Save Feature saves work automatically. You don’t have to click on anything to save your work.

Benefit: Never lose information again.

3.    Password Protection Feature - OneNote encrypts protected notebook sections to help keep your personal information secure.

Benefit:

©     Your notebook may include a dedicated section or folder that contains personal data, such as your home address, telephone numbers, Social Security number, bank and credit card account numbers, Web site login credentials, and similar information.

4.    The Screen Clipping Feature- you can take a picture of any part of your computer screen.

Benefit:

©     Screen clippings are useful for capturing snapshots of information that may change or expire at its source — such as a breaking news story or a time-sensitive list of available flights and rates on a travel web site.

©      Screen clippings are also helpful for copying web pages whose formatting may not successfully transfer into your notes by any other method.

©     When you copy any text from a web page and paste it into OneNote, the URL of the source page is included for you — with no extra effort at all.

©     If you copy a hyperlink, it retains its functionality and doesn’t turn into plain text.

5.    Print Directly to OneNote Feature- you can print directly to OneNote by choosing “Send to OneNote” option.

Benefits:

©     Save money on printer cartridges and printer paper.

©     Organize your information by printing to a specific notebook and section of your choosing.

6.    Integrated with Microsoft Office Feature- OneNote is integrated with Microsoft Outlook and Word.

Benefits:

©     Save Time by E-mailing notes directly from OneNote. You don’t have to leave the program, go to Outlook and mail your notes as an attachment.

©     You can create an Outlook Task directly from your notes in OneNote.

©     You can send your notes to Microsoft Word and incorporate them into a document or start a new document.

©     You can send an E-mail directly to OneNote and save it to any notebook or section.

7.    Audio & Video Feature- You can insert audio and/or video into your notes.

            Benefit:

©     New notes are linked to the time in the audio and or video when you took them.

©     You only need to type a few words and then click on the audio to hear exactly what was said at that point in your notes.

8.   Drawing Tool Feature- allows you to highlight, circle specific text and draw arrows from sections in your notes.

          Benefit:

©     This feature helps you communicate clearly. A picture is worth a 1000 words.

These are just a few of the many features and benefits of Microsoft OneNote.  You may also be interested in reading “OneNote the Best Kept Secret” post located in the archives.

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iPad vs. Motorola Xoom

Should I buy the iPad or the Motorola Xoom? I have been on one of my journeys and I have finally made a decision but before I tell you my choice I must explain how I arrived at it.

There are certain questions you have to ask before providing a service or purchasing a product:

1. What is the purpose?

2. What are your needs?

3. Will this be a solution?

I have an iPhone and love it so I assumed I would buy the iPad but it is my nature to do my due diligence especially when spending so much money.

Purpose: I needed a more portable and lighter computer to take with me when meeting with clients.

Needs:

1. I design websites, many with flash and needed a tablet with the capability to view these sites when working with clients.

2. I needed a tablet that I could use to work on some of my projects when away from my office.

Solution: The Motorola Xoom- it satisfies all of my needs.

The Motorola Xoom is the same size, is just as light, has the same battery life and is in the same price range. I was impressed with both tablets but the Xoom was the best solution for me.

What are your needs?

Will you buy the iPad or the Motorola Xoom?

Here's a great video comparison by David Pogue.