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Good Day Techies and Welcome to the world of tech-NO-logy! It’s everywhere, isn’t it? And if one pauses to contemplate one wonders, “How did we manage to survive without all this? ! ? !” And yet there are people in the world out there who have no clue to using the technology available at their fingertips, technophobes rather, like the one writing this article; people who could have much easier lives if they knew what to do with what they have, well…..then this article is for you. If you are like me who has no clue of what all the other icons on your smart phone do, then read on. Today I attempt to figure out the confusing, intimidating world of business apps for Android phones.

Facebook Pages Manager:  Do I really need to say anything, people! It’s Facebook!! In a time when you can make or ruin reputations just by posting on people’s virtual walls, this app is a must-have if you want your brand to be the ‘in-thing’. I call it a PR team in your pocket! And it can very well give tough competition to people managing your brand’s image because this natty lil’ app not only lets you manage your Facebook pages right from your phone and connect with your audience but also keep up with activity on multiple Pages, all in one place. So why should you download this app? Well, this lil’ genie in your phone give you more than three wishes. You can now……fbmanager

  • Post updates and photos and respond to comments on your Pages
  • View and reply to private messages sent to your Pages
  • Option to get push notifications for new activity, tips and reminders
  • View your latest Page Insights
  • Turn push notifications on or off for each Page
  • Upload a photo to a specific album
  • Attach a photo to a status update
  • Change profile and cover photos
  • Save a shortcut to a Page on your phone’s home screen
  • Share links from other apps to Pages Manager
  • Post and promote at the same time
  • Turn an external link into a share post
  • Share photos from other apps

 

And now you are downloading this 13.8MB free app available in numerous languages. Carry on!

Splashtop2Splashtop 2:  This is what I call a life-saving, work-reducing app! Yaaba Dabba Doo! This handy lil’ virtual personal assistant lets me access all of my stuff from any device from anywhere and that includes office documents, email, full browser with Flash and Java support), PC or Mac games, video (1080P), and documents on my computer over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G with intuitive touch experience (supporting Windows 8 gestures seamlessly). In short your new PA not only helps you out with work but also lets you have some fun, letting you……..

  • Access all your programs and files with 100{af589cdba9d77786c8c861317dbad60bba1e2ebbf56e2ffab874a1b59fde9ce3} compatibility, including all your desktop applications and office & PDF documents.
  • Watch all kinds of videos, including Flash videos, DVDs, Media Player, that are only playable on your computer.
  • Listen to music in any format on your computer (WMV, Real, WMA, MP3, AAC, etc.).
  • Play 3D games or all the Flash and Java games.
  • Control your computer naturally with intuitive touch experience (with Windows 8 gestures support)

 

If you are willing to shell out some pennies, the developers also provide you with an optional In-App Subscriptions that let you get an Anywhere Access Pack to access your computer over 3G/4G or from across the Internet, via their global network of secure, high-performance servers at $1.99 monthly or $16.99 annually:
– Access reliably across Internet over 3G/4G , from behind firewalls, etc.
– Optimized streaming performance under varying network conditions
– Fully secured via SSL with 256-bit AES encryption
The developers also provide a Productivity Pack only for tablet, at the same price, which includes Configurable Shortcuts & Gamepad and Whiteboard:
– Lets you control your Windows and Mac apps and games easily with on-screen shortcuts mapped to your most commonly used functions. Use the built-in profiles for popular apps or create your own.
– Annotate over any live remote desktop screen which is very convenient for presentations and classroom instruction.
All you need to do is download this app on the computer you wish to have access to, set up your password (you can’t paste it in) and voila! you are ready to roll !

PrinterShare Mobile Print: Now you no longer have to wait in a queue for access to your office printer to get your work done. This new app lets you wirelessly print Office documents, bills and invoices (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, text files and more) directly from your tablet or phone internal memory, SD card or cloud source such as Google Drive (Google Docs). You can now instantly print emails from Gmail, print photos and images (JPG, PNG, GIF), contacts, agenda, sms/mms, call log, web pages (HTML) and other digital content directly from your tablet or phone to a printer right next to you or anywhere in the world.PrinterShare-Mobile-Print

It also allows you to configure your print options including paper size, page orientation, number of copies, page range, one- or two-sided printing (duplex mode), print quality (resolution), printout mode (color or monochrome), output tray and more.

With the free version of the app you can:
* Print a test page to determine compatibility, as not every printer is supported;
* Print via Google Cloud Print at no extra-charge (free, without limitations);
* Print 20 pages in Remote mode over the Internet;

For unlimited printing you need to purchase PrinterShare Premium Key, a separate small application that simply needs to be on the device to unlock Premium Features of the free app. Prior to buying the key print the test page to ensure compatibility with your printer.

Premium Features:
* Nearby direct printing via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB without PC;
* Nearby printing to Windows shared (SMB/CIFS) or Mac shared printers;
* Unlimited Remote printing. The receiving end (Windows or Mac) would not have to buy pages or subscribe.

PrinterShare is supporting a wide variety of HP, Epson, Canon, Brother, Samsung, Kodak, Dell, Lexmark and other printers including legacy networkable.

So happy printing !

Author Bio:

Manzur is Technology blogger at Waroze.com.  He sometime writes on best mobile price list in india and loves to do tech research.

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