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/