The Top Ten Business Productivity Boosting Android Apps

by Jen Dorman May 6, 2011 2:30 PM – 2 Comments

Our Android apps help us accomplish much more in less time. Since we’re all trying to be rock stars at work, who can’t use more of that? These are the top ten business productivity boosting apps.

OfficeSuite Pro allows you to open, edit and save Microsoft Office files including Word and Excel 97-2010 documents, PDF viewer, plus open Powerpoint, ZIP files and more.
PdaNet lets you use USB Tether or Bluetooth DUN to connect your laptop to the Internet using your Android phone as a modem to connect via 3G data, Wi-Fi and even VPN.
Dropbox provides access to all of your important files on the go through virtual storage for anything and everything you decide needs to be stored.
Business Ledger makes it easier than ever to track your mileage for business reporting.
FlightView Elite is a travel app that goes far beyond flight tracking; it integrates your flight information into your smartphone calendar to prevent double booking and allows you to store trip details. The flight boards feature allows you to sort the list of arriving and departing flights at an airport so you can quickly find your colleagues’ flights and know whether they are on schedule or running late.
CamCard uses your phone’s camera to take a picture of business cards to create your mobile rolodex in Card Holder or iPhone Address book.
Document Scanner allows you to scan documents with your phone’s camera, convert it to PDF and e-mail the PDF to anyone. You can even upload the PDF to Google Docs.
Mint.com Personal Finance lets you categorize your business expenses. Mint.com allows you to view a big picture and a detailed breakdown of your spending in multiple accounts.
File Expert allows you to share and manage your files from your phone. You can copy, paste, move, create and rename your files and folders.
LinkedIn helps you stay connected with colleagues and access info on other professionals. Profiles are easy to read, you can send and manage invites, read and post status updates, and e-mail your network contacts all from your phone.

Have more to add to this list? Drop the app names in the comments below!

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By Jasmine on May 7, 2011 at 8:26 am:

You just wandered right into my domain (original, literal definition; think “Wizard of Oz”)! Here are a few more of the ones that I love (read: depend on) and would die without.

Keeper – a multi-platform app that encrypts and stores personal information and notes. Primarily I use this on my desktop, but I have it on all of my mobile devices (yes, multiple) and browsers so I am never without any of it. Also has an auto-destruct feature that can be toggled on/off (maybe your data really is that sensitive).

FlyScreen – notifications on your lockscreen. ‘Nuff said.

Astrid – it syncs with Google Tasks and Producteev, takes tasks down through different forms with lots of options, and the 4×4 widget has a little motivator to keep you going (which you can hide if you don’t like it).

Taskos – only syncs with Google Tasks right now (so I dropped it in favour of Astrid) but if that’s all you need, really is an awesome task app. Love the widget!

NoteEverything – free, pro, whatever. Notes are necessary, and being able to take make different kinds from a small widget is great. Having folders to store them in, even better. Syncing with my Google Docs? Awesome.

Phone 2 Chrome – really, any phone-browser syncing app. I cannot be the only one who constantly needs to go back and forth between devices.

WritePad – excellent handwriting recognition. Yes, touchscreen keyboards have come a long way, but sometimes it’s helpful to be able to scribble down words and have them come up as text.

Jorte – calendar, tasks, memos, widget … this app does it all. I love how my Android will sync with my Google calendar, but this app will do that (or allow a separate calendar) as well as Google Tasks and give me customizable widgets to show what I need to see. And did I mention it’s free?

Dophin HD – best mobile browser I have encountered as of yet. At first I was wary of getting it because of all the hype it had as a good “social” browser, but in the end I went for it and am so glad I did. I don’t use it for anything social; I use it for everything else. Slide one way for bookmarks, slide the other for add-ons (including a FREE read-it-later), it’s got tabs … yeah, it’s awesome. And you can clear the history and/or cache every time you exit the browser, if you want.

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By Kameboy on May 9, 2011 at 9:16 am:

Camscanner > document scanner

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