Apps (General)

How to setup #Gmail properly

Submitted by darci on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 14:17

Pick Microsoft EXCHANGE and NOT Gmail!!!!   See the video below for more thorough instructions.  If you do this properly your email, calendar and contacts will actually sync!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Is it bad to want to go back?

Submitted by darci on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 09:54

I hate things “in” my ears and the only headset I have liked so far is the Sony wired one my hubby bought be for my birthday last year.  They don’t feel like anything is IN my ears.  I have tried numerous Bluetooth ones that I just don’t like.   So, as a lark and for a joke at my training sessions I bought this “old school” phone attachment.   Surprisingly, I actually have used it.  Ha ha.  Ok, not in public but at the office.   Too funny?

 

BEFORE – Can you tell it isn’t anything but a regular old phone?

 

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Realtor (Real Estate) Apps

Submitted by darci on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 19:21

CRM's

  • There are many Realtor CRM's out there but we trialed Top Producer (oh boy!) and Realty Juggler.   For easy of use for 'most' things you need to do, I suggest Realty Juggler. 

Measuring

  • MagicPlan (F)
  • Realtor.Ca (A & B): Get all the features of Realtor.Ca on your smartphone!
  • RE/MAX Mobile site (A &B)
  • My Move (A): A complete organizer for your upcoming move. Get this Movers App for iPhone for FREE NOW!
  • Yelp (A & B): FInd a coffee shop around the neighbourhood you are showing your clients.
  • Splashtop: A remote desktop app through which you can fully access and control your computer back at the office.  There are many other as well.
  • HootSuite (A & B):   Schedule your tweets in advance and post to Facebook.
  • PayByPhone (A & B):  No longer have to dig for change. 
  • Snap Shop (A): This app can let your clients visualize their furniture in their new home by overlaying images of products from their favourite brands.

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#CA and #CGA Apps

Submitted by darci on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 13:50

I would love to know your favourite app that help you, as a Chartered Accountant or Certified General Accountant, be more productive.  Here are a few that I love!  We train on the top two smartphones in industry which is currently BlackBerry and iPhone so we will be discussing apps for those devices.  Do you have a Samsung, Android or some other type of smartphone or tablet?  No worries, just search for what you are looking for in their application stores.

Miscellaneous 

 

  •  Need an Accountant (Apple)
    • Created by CGA Association of Canada.  List all members and specialties.  If you are a CGA,  are you in there?
  • TaxFreeway
    • TaxFreeway is a downloadable program that costs $9.95 for up to 20 returns (the version for Macs is $14.95). This year, it also offers a "3-in-1" package for $19.95 that allows users to file up to 20 returns using PCs, Macs or an iPad. It says it's the only Canadian tax software that allows users to work in interview and form modes simultaneously
  • Need a CGA? (Android and Apple)

 

Financial Calculator

Invoicing, Income and Expenses

FreshBooks

Final Note

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I would absolutely love to know which apps you use that you LOVE!  Like us below too!

 

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Using Join.Me VOIP / Internet

Submitted by darci on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:55

 You want to use your computer speakers and mike for a join me session?  Easy to do!   Join the session and follow the info below:

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3. Click on the Download button again

 

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4.  Click on the Audio Settings to choose which device you want to use on your computer.  For example, your headset or regular mike and speakers.  Generally a headset is better.

 5.  Now click on the Connect button  and you are good to go!

 

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Smartphone, Tablet and Microsoft Training

"You don't know what you don't know"™

 

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How to find your #iPad or #iPhone

Submitted by darci on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 10:00

 

 

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Forget where you put your iDevice?   This works for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. 

 

You can find it on a map

Display a message and make a sound – How about “Hey iPad, call me at xxxxxx”  Ha ha.

You can also force it to lock ( providing you have a passcode)

And last but not least, you can remote wipe!  Back to factory defaults. Yikes.

 

Don’t forget to do this FIRST:

 

Turn on “Find my xxxx”

·         Settings

·         ICloud

 

Find my iDevice uses Wi-Fi so if it is turned off or not connected you are out of luck!  Happy finding of your iDevice!

 

HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY FIND IT?

Sign in to icloud.com from any web browser on a Mac or PC. Or borrow your friend’s iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch and use the Find My iPhone app. Find My iPad shows you the approximate location of your iPad on a map.

 

 

So far RIM gives away three BlackBerry apps

Submitted by darci on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 16:44
Due to the 3 day outage in October RIM is gifting APPS for FREE until December 31st.

 

Driving/Safety Apps

 

  • Drivesafe.ly -Listen to emails and texts aloud and respond by voice. (Oct 2011)

 

Games

 

  • Bubble Bash 2 (Oct 2011)

 

Music

 

  • Shazam Encore - Tells you the name of the song that is playing on any source. Though I can't see a way to buy the song if you want it. Missed opportunity I say! (November 1, 2011)

 

 

Don't pay for texting! Use WhatsApp

Submitted by darci on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 18:54

My favourite cross platform messaging app for the iPhone is WhatsApp Messenger, one of the most popular apps in the App Store. It allows me to communicate with anyone who is using an iPhone, Blackberry, Android, or Nokia device. You can group chat, send pictures, videos, audio, and even share your location.

When my husband was testing an iPhone (coming from a raving BlackBerry fan) we no longer could communicate using BBM.  I cried for days over this.  ha ha….but we found WhatsApp's newest version almost comparable! 

 

Download here

 

Comment below on your thoughts about this app!

How to share your calendar in Tungle

Submitted by darci on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 10:12

The  SHARER

 

1.       Log into Tungle

2.       Top left - Click on Calendar

3.       Share Calendar

4.       Right hand side - Create sharing request

5.       Pick or add the person you want to share

6.       Two options on what to share

a.       Share Free/Busy (learn more)  (basically you they can't see your information in the meeting but can see blocked out time)

b.      Share Meeting Details (learn more) (They can see the details)

7.       Add the person to the right option above

8.       Change or keep the personalized message to the person

9.       Send

 

The SHAREE

 

1.       You will receive the email created above

2.       Click on the link that says:  Click here to answer the sharing request

3.       If you already have a tungle ID - Log in

4.       if you don't you have to set it up and use the email address where you received the invite.

5.       Once you are logged into Tungle you will get a request like below.  

6.       In order to see the SHARERS information you HAVE to share something.     So at least say Free/Busy

Tungle allows you to share as little or as much information as you like. You can control what Darci can see below.

 

 

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Darci LaRocque wants to share their Meeting Details calendar

 

Darci LaRocque wants to share their Meeting Details calendar with you.

 

Sharing options with Darci LaRocque:

 

Share my Free/Busy only

Share my Meeting Details

Don't share my calendar

Add a personal message to (optional)

 

Note: If you decline the sharing request, you will not have access to Darci's calendar.

 

 

7.     To view the calendar of someone you're sharing with, simply expand the "Show contacts" tab on the left of the calendar.

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You can then find your contact in the list, or simply select the "Sharing" option to see only those people you share with.

 

Click the person's name and their calendar will be overlaid on yours.

 

Also, whenever you add that person to a meeting invitation, their calendar will be automatically overlaid on yours to help you better select possible meeting times

 

9.     If you don't want to see your own calendar, when you expand the "Show contacts" tab, look at the bottom of the contacts panel. There are 2 options: "Show my calendar events" and "Show my availability".
These are selected by default. Simply un-check them to remove the view of your own calendar and availability.

What's New in OS Lion the new MAC Operating System. Yes you may be able to upgrade!

Submitted by darci on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 09:42

An Apple information piece from one of our fantastic Apple (iPhone, iPad, iAnthing) Trainers!

 

Apple released its latest update to the Mac operating system, 10.7, also known as Lion this July.

 

The new OS adds 250 new features.

·         Multi-touch gestures are now supported on laptops and with Apple's Magic Mouse.

·         Launchpad makes choosing an application the same as it is on an iPad or iPod Touch.

·         Autosave has been added.

·         Version support means that you can now access any version of a document quickly and easily through an interface similar to Time Machine.

·         Resume lets you get right back to work where you left off.

·         Mail, iCal, and Contacts all have a handsome new look and Mail has been given a number of updates including conversation support, making the back and forth of email much easier to follow.

·         Mission Control gives you an overview of one or even multiple desktops, allowing you to switch between applications and their documents with the flick of a wrist.

 

Even installing Lion itself has taken a leap forward with no disk to buy and no need to leave your desk. The update is simply downloaded from Apple's App Store for a very reasonable $29.99. If you'd like more information on these features  or to book a training session.

 

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