Mobility and the use of mobile devices for our work, social, and personal lives is no longer in our future, but has become nearly commonplace in every industry and social-strata. It\u2019s amazing to realize that just a year ago, Apple announced the coming iPad. Since its release in April 2010, more than 14 million devices have been sold. Its release has also spawned the development of many similar devices with various features and at different price points. This innovation has rocked the world and presents us with new challenges of access to data and information. Many however, are finding it difficult in determining how these devices can be used beyond just basic communications, web browsing, and an occasional e-book.<\/p>\n
There are two Apps that are helping to close the gap between these new devices and our desk and laptop computers.<\/p>\n
Documents to Go is available for nearly every mobile platform. It allows the creation and editing of MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. It can also read PDF and display many graphic formats. The App provides 2-way file synchronization and support for Google Docs, Dropbox, iDisk, and SugarDisk. What makes this App so powerful is that work can be started in the office or at home and easily continued using your mobile device (i.e. iPhone, iPad, Android, or Blackberry) \u2013 a broadband (3G\/4G) or WiFi connection is needed.\u00a0 The basic version is $9.99 and the premium version is $16.99.<\/p>\n
NOTE: Storage of confidential or sensitive data should not be stored on authorized storage platforms. Consult your institution’s policies for appropriate storage platforms.<\/p>\n
Instapaper is a tool that makes it easy to quickly save interesting web articles to read later on an iPad\/iPhone, Kindle, or devices that support ePub. It creates a button on the tool bar of the web browser. The content of the page is instantly saved to the Instapaper account. Articles can be easily downloaded to the device so that they can be read in places where there is no network connection. It\u2019s a simple App that enhances the mobile experience. The cost is free and only requires an Instapaper account for synchronization.<\/p>\n
These, and many other tools, are helping to bridge the gap between the office and the road \u2013 without the need to pull out the heavy and bulky laptop. As we learn to integrate these devices into our daily lives, we\u2019ll grasp the power of having nearly everything we need, in this light-weight device, to satisfy our personal, social, and work needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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