ANDROID APPLICATIONS PRESENTER: DON HART Don spent several years as - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

AVOIDING DISASTER - EVALUATING THE APPS – OPEN THE PLAY STORE

EVALUATING APPS – GO TO “APPS” SECTION

EVALUATING APPS – GO TO “APPS” SECTION

EVALUATING APPS – DOWNLOADS AND RATING

EVALUATING APPS – MOSTLY 4 AND 5 STAR

EVALUATING APPS – SELECT “READ MORE”

EVALUATING APPS – UPDATES 2X YEARLY

EVALUATING APPS – HOW LONG IN BUSINESS? YEARS ARE BETTER THAN MONTHS

EVALUATING APPS – SUPPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER DOES THE MANUFACTURER CARE ENOUGH TO HELP YOU OUT? • Detailed “Help“ Section • Startup manual guide Responsive email support • • Responds to online reviews, offers help • Provides tutorials – from the manufacturer (YouTube videos, YouTube channel) • Has lots of user fans that will support the app too (online posts, YouTube videos) Online forum, and support • Blog •

EXAMPLE: HOW TO QUICK CHECK THE MANUFACTURER FOR NEEDED FEATURES

EVALUATING APPS – PUNDIT REVIEWS • Read online reviews • How will you learn the app? Look for lots of how-to tutorials and videos about the app – especially from the software company itself • Look for good independent how-to tutorials too • Ignore quick reviews, especially those that cover multiple apps in one review

STAYING ORGANIZED – USING A TO-DO APP

EXAMPLE: PRICING

TOODLEDO SYNCING APPS PAGE

SYNCING GOOGLE’S CALENDAR TO YOUR DATA WEB BROWSER -> GOOGLE ACCOUNT -> CALENDAR -> SETTINGS

SYNCING GOOGLE’S CALENDAR TO YOUR DATA WEB BROWSER -> GOOGLE ACCOUNT -> CALENDAR -> SETTINGS

SYNCING GOOGLE’S CALENDAR TO YOUR DATA WEB BROWSER -> GOOGLE ACCOUNT -> CALENDAR -> SETTINGS

*SYNCING OTHER SOFTWARE TO YOUR GOOGLE CALENDAR WEB BROWSER -> GOOGLE ACCOUNT -> CALENDAR -> SETTINGS

A CALENDAR APP TO SYNC TO YOUR TASK DATA

SYNCING AN ANDROID CALENDAR APP TO TOODLEDO DATA (ANDROID SCREEN) (INFORMANT APP, AKA POCKET INFORMANT)

SYNCING AN ANDROID CALENDAR APP TO TOODLEDO DATA (ANDROID SCREEN), (INFORMANT APP, AKA POCKET INFORMANT)

SYNCING AN ANDROID CALENDAR APP TO TOODLEDO DATA (ANDROID SCREEN), (INFORMANT APP, AKA POCKET INFORMANT)

SYNCING AN ANDROID CALENDAR APP TO TOODLEDO DATA (ANDROID SCREEN), (TOODLEDO APP)

CAN YOU BACKUP YOUR DATA – GET IT OUT OF THE CLOUD?

BACKUP AND EXPORT – PAGE 1, TOODLEDO

BACKUP AND EXPORT – PAGE 2, TOODLEDO

DEMO TIME

DEMO TIME? ADDING A TASK FROM AND WEB PAGE OR FLYER ADDING A TASK FROM EMAIL TOODLEDO VS GOOGLE KEEP AND CALENDAR Anybody want to demo their Google Keep / Calendar skills?

TOODLEDO BROWSER BOOKMARKLETS

GOOGLE VOICE: CREATING A NEW LINE, NEW PARAGRAPH New Line: Say “new line” or “period new line” New Paragraph: Say “period new paragraph”

CHECKLISTS – PREVENT MISSING A DETAIL OF A TASK • Checklists are getting popular • Use when there are lots of details to remember for a repetitive task The Habit of Top Professionals: THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO by Dr. Atul Gawande 23,197 views http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ns58FyPmY

CHECKLIST MANIFESTO

LINE AND COLUMN VS. “CARD” STYLE ORGANIZERS Single lines allow you to quickly see 22 or more tasks per screen

THE COMPETING CHOICE: “CARD” STYLE WITH GRAPHICS AND COLOR (GOOGLE KEEP)

NOW YOU CAN SEE A LOT WITH ONE GLANCE - LINES OF TASKS WITH DETAILS (TOODLEDO) Single lines allow you to quickly see 22 or more tasks per screen

NOW YOU CAN SEE A LOT WITH ONE GLANCE – POP-DOWN NOTES BY CLICKING

GOOGLE KEEP – NOTES PAGE EXAMPLE

GOOGLE KEEP – NOTES PAGE EXAMPLE

GOOGLE TASKS APP

GOOGLE TASKS APP

GOOGLE TASKS APP – TASKS AND SUBTASKS

GOOGLE TASKS

GOOGLE TASKS BUTTON – IN YOUR WEB BROWSER

TASK MANAGEMENT APP - FEATURES • Tasks (to-dos) as individual items • Tasks (as combined checklists) • You data lives in the cloud and your device syncs with the cloud Can be accessed with a browser, not just an app • • Has apps for all the devices you use (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Microsoft) • Widgets can be a plus • Allows categorization for sorting

DEMO - REQUIREMENTS For most of the cloud-based apps you must have created an account with the app company and be logged-in For Google accounts, you must have a Google account, be logged in with your handheld, and have Sync turned on. The app may work-stand alone (not synchronized) if you do not log in. You can get a Google account by signing up for Gmail. Then you will automatically have access to Google Keep, Calendar, Docs, and the Google suite of products. In Android, go to Settings à Accounts à Google and check that your account is active and syncing. You can check your other accounts this way too.

KEEP YOUR DATA IN THE CLOUD

THIS MAY BE ALL YOU NEED

THIS CAPABILITY IS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE

*THIS CAPABILITY IS GREAT - IF YOU NEED IT

HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR DATA IS CLOUD-BASED • You can access your data from a web browser • You have to log in to the manufacturer’s web site to get to your data • The manufacturer says it is cloud-based. “Online” is a key word to look for. Know the risks if your data is not cloud-based, nor backed up regularly • • If you really use your data a lot, then the data is more valuable than the hardware and software you use to get access it

SAMPLE ROBUST TASK MANAGER – TOODLEDO.COM

TOODLEDO: TASKS

TOODLEDO: NOTES

TOODLEDO: NOTES AND FIELDS

TOODLEDO: NOTES AND FIELDS

TOODLEDO: CUSTOMIZE – SHOW AND HIDE WHAT YOU USE

TOODLEDO: CUSTOMIZE – SHOW AND HIDE WHAT YOU USE

TOODLEDO: HABITS

TOODLEDO: OUTLINES

TOODLEDO: LISTS