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2. Kingsoft Office
• Handles everything from word, excel, power point and
PDF.
• Handles office 2010 extensions such as xlsx and docx.
• Have a graphic interface similar to office 2010 with a
ribbon running on top.
• Very useful for small business owners to work on their
smart phones or tablets even when they are offline.
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3. CloudOn
• If you cannot live without Microsoft office and want
to use it on your tablet, then this is your best
option.
• Its free but will need WIFI or data connection to
use.
• Its a little slow but offers complete office suit from
cloud.
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4. Dropbox
• I don’t have to explain what is does.
• It syncs all your files in the folder on multiple
devices so that you are ready with your data from
anywhere.
• You can even download files on your tab to make it
available offline
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5. Box.net
• It is a service which is similar to Dropbox. Many will
think why I need another cloud storage service, but
I recommend using box.net as it is more geared
towards businesses.
• Also it gives you access to Box’s OneCloud which
is a program similar to Google docs.
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7. Astrid Task/ To-Do list
• A very neat task manager.
• Syncs with your Google Task calendar which can
be synced with your Outlook.
• This provides a two way syncing so you don’t miss
a single task. As a business owner, last thing you
want is missing a deadline
• Sort your tasks in different lists and create your
customer list.
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8. Cloud Print
• Cloudprint is a great solution for printing from your
tablet.
• It syncs with Google cloud print.
• This allows you to print any file on your tablet or
Dropbox folder
• No need to buy an email ready printer all you need
is a network connected printer
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9. Convertpad
• World never agreed to one system for unit
measurement and hence we have to keep data in
Celsius, Fahrenheit, miles, kilometers, centimeters and
inches.
• Convertpad is one great app to handle all your unit
conversions so when next time your customer asks you
what is the weight of the system in Kilograms? you are
ready.
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10. Groove IP Lite
• Best app to take advantage of Google Voice.
• Google voice is a great service allowing you to unify all
your messages and also provides a voicemail. Groove
IP lite is the free ad supported version of Groove IP pro.
• This app will turn your tablet into your phone.
• It allows you to call freely within US and Canada (Till
Dec 2012) and also offers cheap international calling.
(Its really cheap)
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11. ES File Explorer
• If you are looking to manage files on your tablet or
phone in style similar to Windows then this is the app
you should get.
• The best part is it allows you to manage all your cloud
storage, local memory and servers from one interface.
• You can sync your Dropbox, Box.net, Google drive,
Windows Skydrive and Sugarsync.
• You can also add computer over the local area network
and see all the files on the computer.
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12. Easy Voice Recorder
• Sometimes you want to record a meeting or
conversation to take notes later on. You can use
this simple app to record good quality audio which
can be used later for reference. You can also
directly share the file from within the app
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13. Evernote
• Meetings can be demanding and if you don’t want to
miss out important points then Evernote is a great
solution.
• Organize your notes using different sections.
• Also share your notes with your colleagues and clients.
• And rest assured all your notes are backed up on cloud.
You can access it through browser.
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14. Fuze Meeting HD
• If you are on the go and want to hold meeting
online then this free tool will be very useful.
• The app is optimized for tablets and works on the
landscape mode.
• It allows free presentation sharing and audio
conference. For Video conference you will need to
pay the subscription.
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16. GoToMeeting
• The free version only allows you to attend the meeting.
If you subscribe to the service then you will be able to
launch the meetings from your tablets.
• The reason why I included this app in addition to Fuze
meeting is that major corporations use GoToMeeting as
their online meeting service and if you want to join the
seminar or meeting of your interest you should be
ready.
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17. GasBuddy
• Though you can conduct most of your meetings online,
there is always a need to go to client and interact face
to face. This is very critical in building relationships and
improving business.
• GasBuddy is perfect to finding cheap gas around where
you are.
• It is a crowd sourced data delivery app which provides
gas prices updated by actual users.
• You can view the prices on map and sort for cheapest.
Cut your gas prices using this nice app.
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18. Google Services
• (Voice, Maps, Navigation, Google+, Google
Currents) I included all services under one tab as
these services are under “Must Have” category.
• Most of you already know the use of the service.
One advice download them and start using them
effectively.
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19. LinkedIn
• If you like Facebook then your business likes LinkedIn.
• The network is growing rapidly adding many
professionals from all across the world every day.
• The forums and groups are great way to explore what
your peers are doing.
• LinkedIn is also great to build your network and develop
industry contacts.
• Get this app and grow your network.
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20. Pocket (Read it Later)
• 4G data is expensive and if you don’t want to waste the data
but still want to read on the go then this is an app for you.
• Many people have WIFI only tablets and for them this is a
must have.
• Pocket (previously known as read it later) application
downloads the webpage or article you want to read and
stores it on the tablet temporarily.
• If presents all the articles in a nice thumbnail format. Once
you read it and mark it as read the article is removed from the
pocket.
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21. Skype
• Ok this is obvious.
• If you have international or long distance customers
then you have to have it.
• Video conference of the basic order, Skype is a gem of
a service. It allows you to cut down you telephone costs
and travel costs.
• It also helps in communicating effectively with your
customer.
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22. Avast Mobile Security
• It is always better to be secure. Avast movile security is a free
service to protect your tablet.
• I chose Avast because it also provides a desktop software and
it is better to have uniformity.
• You can choose any other trusted service for antivirus service
and if you are a small business then its ok to use a free
service. If you are enterprise customer then you should
upgrade to paid service and get extra security.
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23. Chrome
• Use chrome on your tablet, laptop, desktop and mobile.
• Not only because it is fast but also because it syncs
everything. If you open a webpage on your desktop you
can view it on you tablet without sharing or emailing
yourself.
• It also syncs all your bookmarks and also sync all auto
fill information. Very good on security and utility
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24. Word of caution: All free services come with covet. Many apps
will have advertisements and many other apps can use your
data and email IDs for advertising purposes. Free apps can also
send data to third party servers for processing information. So
don’t use these apps for processing critical business secrets,
passwords and banking information. Many free services also
want you to provide complete IP of the data you generate using
their service.
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