Have Your Documents & Media and Take them Too!
I originally posted this on my own blog but thought I would share since this is so newsworthy...
Enjoy, Jay
Today is a great day!
How do I mean? Well, let me say that I have solved another long standing problem with mobile tech...
Actually, I discovered some solutions that are working well for me and so I have to assume they will do the same for you.
I am talking about being connected to a PC to access anything you need from a remote device. In this case, I am referring to my iPAQ 1930 Windows Mobile Pocket PC.
Why do I (you) need this? If you are in sales or running your own company, having access to necessary documents or media content is the difference between getting more business or not!
How so? By completing a "To Do" list before it is created, and not "dropping the ball". More business is lost (actually never won in the first place) due to no follow through...
How do I know this? PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!
Back to this solution and what it means to you; instead of always carrying a cumbersome laptop you can now carry a PDA or (better yet) a smartphone and have all your business related materials always with you.
The problem with these devices has been limited memory and the amount of data they could hold. If you just needed OFFICE documents, chances are, you would be fine. Being in media, I however need to carry files that are much larger than the standard Word or Excel document! Audio and video files can quickly eat up a hard drive's space. So by accessing them from the iPAQ via an internet connection, I no longer have to worry about getting them on the device itself.
Now, if I run into a prospect or a new customer wants a service, I can log into my Orb or Avvenu account and send them the appropriate file to close the deal on the fly.
Why BOTH accounts? Well, if I had a Windows Mobile 5 device, I could get away with just the Avvenu but the iPAQ is WM2003 (3 years old). Avvenu will stream audio and video as well as give you access to any file or folder on your PC. Orb, on the other hand is strictly for media files and will stream to older devices (provided on the internet connection). Both require installation of their applications to the hosting PC. That PC requires a broadband connection. This also means that neither application needs to install software on the mobile device (this saves memory on the mobile device), and you can log in from any other connected source.
So, go to http://www.avvenu.com/ and http://www.orb.com/ and give them a try! Did I mention both have FREE VERSIONS?
That reminds me, I need to call Sprint and remove my Personal Business Connection that I have been paying $15/month for since these new apps do it all and more for free.
Enjoy and tell your friends where you heard this info, Jay
I do have to preface that while I could access the Aveenu account from my flip phone, the Orb account would not let me have access. I suspect it could detect that I was using a phone that didn't have media capabilities.
Enjoy, Jay
Today is a great day!
How do I mean? Well, let me say that I have solved another long standing problem with mobile tech...
Actually, I discovered some solutions that are working well for me and so I have to assume they will do the same for you.
I am talking about being connected to a PC to access anything you need from a remote device. In this case, I am referring to my iPAQ 1930 Windows Mobile Pocket PC.
Why do I (you) need this? If you are in sales or running your own company, having access to necessary documents or media content is the difference between getting more business or not!
How so? By completing a "To Do" list before it is created, and not "dropping the ball". More business is lost (actually never won in the first place) due to no follow through...
How do I know this? PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!
Back to this solution and what it means to you; instead of always carrying a cumbersome laptop you can now carry a PDA or (better yet) a smartphone and have all your business related materials always with you.
The problem with these devices has been limited memory and the amount of data they could hold. If you just needed OFFICE documents, chances are, you would be fine. Being in media, I however need to carry files that are much larger than the standard Word or Excel document! Audio and video files can quickly eat up a hard drive's space. So by accessing them from the iPAQ via an internet connection, I no longer have to worry about getting them on the device itself.
Now, if I run into a prospect or a new customer wants a service, I can log into my Orb or Avvenu account and send them the appropriate file to close the deal on the fly.
Why BOTH accounts? Well, if I had a Windows Mobile 5 device, I could get away with just the Avvenu but the iPAQ is WM2003 (3 years old). Avvenu will stream audio and video as well as give you access to any file or folder on your PC. Orb, on the other hand is strictly for media files and will stream to older devices (provided on the internet connection). Both require installation of their applications to the hosting PC. That PC requires a broadband connection. This also means that neither application needs to install software on the mobile device (this saves memory on the mobile device), and you can log in from any other connected source.
So, go to http://www.avvenu.com/ and http://www.orb.com/ and give them a try! Did I mention both have FREE VERSIONS?
That reminds me, I need to call Sprint and remove my Personal Business Connection that I have been paying $15/month for since these new apps do it all and more for free.
Enjoy and tell your friends where you heard this info, Jay
I do have to preface that while I could access the Aveenu account from my flip phone, the Orb account would not let me have access. I suspect it could detect that I was using a phone that didn't have media capabilities.
posted by Jay Noggle @ 10/29/2006 04:12:00 PM
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