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Technology for Productivity Everywhere! 2014 Women of Color Conference Tonya V. Thomas, BS.IDT Instructional Designer | Productivity Consultant | Technology Advisor UnitedHealth Group | Ann Arbor ASTD | University of Michigan

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Page 1: Technology for Productivity Everywhere!

Technology for Productivity Everywhere!

2014 Women of Color ConferenceTonya V. Thomas, BS.IDTInstructional Designer | Productivity Consultant | Technology AdvisorUnitedHealth Group | Ann Arbor ASTD | University of Michigan

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Graphics/Media

Pixlr.com

Inkscape Portable

GIMP portable

Fotographix

Evernote Skitch

CamStudio

FastStone Capture

Zscreen

Blumind mindmapping

Pixie (Nattyware)

Color Cop

Audacity audio editor

VirtualDub video editor

Avidemux video editor

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Pixlr.com

Free

Web-based; desktopand mobile versions

Many functions similarto Photoshop

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Audacity on USB

Free!

Both Windows and Mac

Can be used from USB drive

Advanced audio editing functions

Outputs several common audio file types, including MP3

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FastStone Capture on USB

Free trial; $20 lifetime licence

Works from USB drive

Most all main screen capture and markup functions

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Pixie on USB

Free!

Executable file can run from USB

Runs in tray/notification area

Provides color info in several different modes:HEX, HTML, RGB, CMYK, HSV

Includes a screen magnifier

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Group Collaboration

Trello

Huddle

Asana

BaseCamp

Flow

Slack

HipChat

CampFire

FlowDock

Evernote

Tudumo

ToodleDo

Remember The Milk

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Evernote in the Cloud

Free!

Notes in the Cloud(everywhere)

Add text, images, audio, reminders

Web, tablet and phone

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Trello in the Cloud

Free!

Web, tablet, mobile

Drag & Drop

File sharing, discussion,voting, checklists, more

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Huddle in the Cloud

Free for individualNominal for teams

PC, Mac, Web, tablet, mobile

Integrations with Outlook

Calendar, file-sharing, Tasks, Whiteboards, Discussions, Meetings

http://www.huddle.com/new-features/

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Tudumo on USB

Free!

Runs on USB

Powerful task listing features:priority, context, status, and more

Powerful keyboard shortcuts

Uses the GTD methodology

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Teaching

Versal

Edmodo

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Browsers & Web Tools on USB

Chrome portable

Firefox portable

uTorrent portable

Skype portable

Kompozer- like Dreamweaver

NVU Portable- like Dreamweaver

Filezilla

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More at PortableApps.com

Dropbox Portable

Stickies (sticky notes)

KeePass (password locker)

CCleaner (PC maintenance)

Revo Uninstaller (PC maintenance)

OpenOffice portable

LibreOffice portable

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Did You Know?…Make phone calls with Google Hangouts on iPad?

Receive faxes everywhere for $5/month with HelloFax?

Sign and fax back from mobile with HelloSign for free?

Record motion screen capture video on Mac without any special software?Just use QuickTime.

Record motion screen capture video with SnagIt?

You can easily turn written text in to an audio clip on a Mac?

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Thank you for attending. Connect with me at about.me/tvthomas.

What questions can I answer?What questions can YOU

answer?

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Post-Session QuestionsRecommended handwriting recognition software?

• For iPad: 7NotesHD, NotesPlus, WritePad, Penultimate (many integrate with Evernote)

• https://macademise.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/hand-writing-on-the-ipad-ii-hand-writing-to-text-conversion/

• http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2013/01/31/penultimate-4-the-best-handwriting-app-just-got-better-and-its-free/

• http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/handwriting-apps-for-ipad

• Hardware/Software Solution:• Evernote Stylus

• LiveScribe SmartPens

Recommended CRM application/tools?

• Zoho CRM

• Bitrix24

• Insightly

• HighRise

• Capsule CRM

Good review here:http://crmbrief.com/articles/detail/2145/top-5-free-crm-services-in-2013