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TechRepublic's "best app" list for Android, iPhone, and iPad

2010-09-27T10:56:00.000-07:00

If you're addicted to your smart phone, you'll want to check out TechRepublic's favorites for Android, iPhone, and iPad.

Not only do they show the apps and widgets, but also why their favs are must-have apps.

I found two new apps that I am downloading today. Check it out.

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=5617&tag=leftCol;post-6264

Future iPhone and iPad may recognize you by your heartbeat.

2010-08-29T19:16:00.000-07:00

I was at a meeting the other day, and about half of the 20 people sitting around the table placed their smart phone on the table in front of them. All of us see this behavior in restaurants. We see it in Starbucks, in training sessions, at the local pub, in the lunchroom at work, at your office desk, and wherever people sit at a table.
Why do people put their smart phone on the table? They didn’t do it when phones were just phones. Is placing your smart phone on the table in front of you a status symbol? Is it a way to strike up a conversation with the person next to you who may or may not have the same phone? Is the phone on the table so its owner can see new tweets as they appear or who is calling while your ringer is silent during the meeting?
I don’t put mine smart phone the table. My phone has so much high-value information on it, like my contacts, application files, emails, music, tweets, movies, and more. If I lost my phone or left it behind, my greatest concern would be the security risk—someone else accessing my Contact and emails. I just won’t take that risk.
Lost phones are a huge security risk for every business. Most IT departments would have us input a password before we could make a call or access our files.
But Apple is doing them one better. They applied for a patent last year to have the phone recognize you by your picture through the camera lens. Or it will know you by the sound of your voice or even your unique heartbeat!
But let me posit one question. If you elect to have your mobile phone recognize you by your heartbeat, and your phone doesn’t recognize you, what do you do? Dial 911? Or go straight to the Emergency room?
Here’s the source article:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/19/future_iphones_ipads_could_recognize_adjust_for_individual_users.html

Free Webinar: Five Ways to Use Webinars to Grow Your Business--Fast!

2010-05-25T10:11:00.000-07:00

FIVE WAYS TO USE WEBINARS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS – F A S T !

If you could wave a magic wand and suddenly have more leads, more opportunity, and more paying business with clients all over town and all over the world, would you be interested? Of course! For these kind of results, though, you don’t need a magic wand. Instead, learn how to leverage interactive webinars to gain a substantial competitive advantage.

Conducting business face-to-face has always been the gold standard. But in today’s marketplace, it’s critical also to know how to use interactive webinars to differentiate your business, provide significantly higher value, and get more done effectively without travel. These are the new pillars to success for every business—from a one-person entrepreneur to a large mega giant.

Join webinar interaction guru, Dr. Jaclyn Kostner, to learn five key ways to leverage webinars to grow your business beyond your dreams! You’ll gain insights about…

· The #1 reason why interactive webinars are critical for your business growth and success
· Five critical ways to use webinars to make your business successful faster.
· What single pitfall to avoid that will hold back your success.

Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time: 12-1 pm Mountain
Cost: Free

Click here to register: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/4yasjuvbpgep

Collaboration is a leading driver of performance

2010-05-25T10:02:00.000-07:00

According to Meetings Around the World I (2006), the better people collaborate, the better the factors that drive high performance.

High-level collaboration quality improves each of the following drivers of performance:

Labor productivity +36% higher
Product development +30% higher
Customer satisfaction +41% higher
Innovation +30% higher
Product quality +34% higher

So, each moment that your virtual team collaborates at low levels, you are missing the opportunity to raise your metrics substantially. Collaboration isn't about dialing into the audio conference bridge or logging on to the same web conference meeting. Rather, collaboration is about vigorous, relevant, continual interaction that is designed to maximize team member engagement and involvement--from all locations participating in the session.

Jaclyn Kostner
Bridge the Distance
Training to make webinars engaging, interactive, and results-focused.
www.distance.com

How to make your eLearning session engaging

2010-05-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

What will make your online presentation engaging?

2010-05-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

2010-05-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

Online Meetings: Higher collaboration = higher results - by 36%

2010-05-25T08:23:00.001-07:00

Face to face used to be the standard for collaboration--but no longer. According to a Frost & Sullivan study (2008), collaboration quality is a leading driver of high performance.

Teams that collaborate at high levels (such as in highly interactive web conference meetings) are 36% more productive than teams that collaborate at low levels (such as in a conference call or email).

Using web conference technology does not put any group into the high-collaboration level. High collaboration only results when interaction is rich, relevant, and fast.

So, if people are sitting back and watching PowerPoint presentations in your virtual team meetings--they're not only bored, but they are trapped into low performance. If you want to raise performance, leverage the interactive capability of your web conference technology (polls, annotations, VOIP, etc.) in ways that everyone is actively involved in high-value ways. Not only will your meeting achieve significantly higher results, but the people will build rapport and connections with one another that are essential to the team's success.

Jaclyn Kostner, Ph.D.
Bridge the Distance
www.distance.com
Training to make your presentation, training, or collaborative webinar engaging, interactive, and results-focused

2010-03-13T10:24:00.000-08:00