Using Your Smartphone To Help Run Your Home Business - Part One

Home business owners sometimes don't realize the power in having a Windows-based smartphone as part of their technological arsenal. Since the home is also the office, it seems that a laptop and/or desktop are enough. However, there is a gap that can only be bridged by 100% absolute mobility, and a laptop is still pretty big and clunky. The new "netbooks" are smaller, but underpowered and unnecessesary for most home business owners. So, what do you do when you know that you have tasks to complete and correspondence to send but you're not in your home office?

You use your smartphone :-)

As I write this, I am spending some time with my kids, watching one of our favorite shows. My son is on my lap, and my thumbs are moving at the speed of light. So, we can enjoy family time and I can still knock out some necessary work. Sure, only a work-a-holic would think that was good, but I have to b a work-a-holic; I'm a work-at-home mom! There are never enough hours in the day, and sometimes I have to wear many hats at once.

My smartphone makes that possible.

Although I don't do a lot of travelling, I still get a lot of use out of my Windows Mobile smartphone here at the house. And of course, when I am away, I use it to check email and reply to messages on various websites. I even get to do a great deal of social networkingon sites like Twitter and Facebook.

See what I mean?

If you have the entrepreneurial spirit and you realize that you might not be getting enough usage out of your Windows Mobile smartphone, stick around - this blog is exactly what you need to get up to speed!

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Pronto Mobile Form Builder For Businesses Going Mobile

I really love smartphone applications that help businesses and professionals do more - especially when they're free! You usually have to pay for games and apps that are truly outstanding, but every now and then you can find a real freeware gem, and this is one.

Pronto eliminates the need for paper forms with real-time capture and reporting using BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices. Common processes like inspections, audits, surveys and work orders that normally require field workers to carry and submit paper forms can now be done from any smartphone with Pronto installed.

Features include:

* Create mobile forms without programming or coding
* Capture information on your mobile device
* Enter data with intuitive form controls:
* - Drop Down Lists
* - Radio Buttons
* - Check Box
* Collect information whether on-line and off-line
* Report plus view/export data in common formats (CSV, XML, PDF)
* Manage Projects with simple controls for users, devices and forms
* Automatically manage communication and battery


Pronto can be used to collect and transmit any information set you need, from surveys to sales orders - get your team more organized and reduce your paper waste by integrating Pronto into your mobile workforce :-)

Download Pronto Build Your Own Forms v1.1

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