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I recently had change in my work profile and went from being a analyst to business development manager. My new role required lot of realignment in work profile, skill set, working style, the level of engagement I have with people. I would have normally utilized  my current favorite app Trello to reorganize everything. My mission, goals, activities, projects, my  to-do lists. 
But one fine day I stumbled upon this fantastic app my effectiveness pro. It was recommended by my sales trainer ‘akash’  during my sales training. This app is based on productivity and time management principles of “7 habits of highly effective people” by Dr. Stephen covey. 
 

 

Image Credit: Andtek

List of 7 habits is as follows :

HABIT 1 : BE PROACTIVE
HABIT 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
HABIT 3: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
HABIT 4: THINK WIN-WIN
HABIT 5: SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD
HABIT 6: SYNERGIZE
HABIT 7: SHARPEN THE SAW

 

App Revolves around the flow of 5 activities of productivity.

1) Defining your Mission- With ability to protect the mission with password if you want to keep it away from world.
2)  Write down your Influences and concerns
3) Your Roles and Goals in life
4) Actions needed to be taken to complete goals
5) Weekly plan
 
App has usual and some new bells and whistles like note taking, Weekly plan based on urgency, Pomodoro timer,
 

 

Image Credit: Andtek

 
Developer has provided well written instructions for walk through of app and how to guide.
You can also visit developer’s site at http://andtek.blogspot.com 

So I would suggest do check out the app, you will definately like it. Do comment with your views about the app and how it helped you organise yourself

 
 
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Since change of leadership at Microsoft, it has been taking some pretty nice steps in mobile apps department.  Making its apps available on all major mobile stores and that to for free. Recent spat of acquisition like accompli mail client(Rebranded as Microsoft Outlook preview ) for mobiles,  Sunrise calendar etc are some pretty good and surprising moves by the tech giant. 
 
To take one step itself ahead in game of providing end to end office/productivity solution on mobile platforms Microsoft has launched Office Lens a document scanner for android and Apple IOS. It was launched for Windows Phone last year .It is still in beta mode for android  for testers to test and full version has been launched for Apple IOS. In-spite of being in beta period  it would be compared with existing document scanners available on mobile app stores.  Today we are going to compare Microsoft Office lens with leading document scanner INTSIG CamScanner. I think this is first such review for Microsoft Office Lens.
 
Test Device
OnePlus One
DISPLAY Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
PLATFORM
Android OS  v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
CPU
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330
Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash,
 

Microsoft Office Lens

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Office lens is useful when you are in hurry and want to upload the document really fast. The images shot in Office lens are pretty clean and make document scanning a ease even in low light. It is large download almost 30mb on my phone. Office lens gives a functionality of saving the document to onenote, word, PowerPoint, Excel, your gallery as a image, pdf etc. Which means you can seamlessly integrate with your office suite sitting on your mobile. As I said earlier it’s a wonderful step to complete end to end MS office suite for mobiles. Office lens allows you to search docs saved in onenote using Optical character recognition(OCR) but is not refined as CamScanner’s OCR. Office Lens definitely lacks advanced features provided by CamScanner. Maybe those will come in upcoming versions.

 

 

CamScanner 

 

CamScanner has been my favorite all these days working as my portable scanner for all my documents send through my mobiles. It has been a reliable partner when it comes to taking clean scanned docs. Almost everyone I know uses CamScanner as a portable mobile scanner. But still CamScanner falls behind office lens when it comes to automatic cleaning of scanned copy. You need to have more steady hand when scanning document with CamScanner. Whereas its a breeze scanning with office lens. But when it comes to cleaning the document with given filters and options, CamScanner is way ahead of office lens. The Optical character recognition(OCR) in CamScanner works flawlessly. In the sharing department CamScanner allows share as pdf and jpeg. It provides usual share using other apps. So you can share using Google, Outlook, one note, Google keep etc. Pretty decent in this department.

 

Verdict

Microsoft Office lens

Microsoft Office lens is best when you want a no frills application with clean interface, great scanning capability, awesome automated clean scans.
 

CamScanner 

CamScanner is useful when you want to have portable scanner with great capability as a clean scanner,varied options to edit and crop the document and greats options to share using other apps in your phone.

 

My choice : Microsoft Office lens for quick scanning capability and seamless integration with Microsoft office apps.
 
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So you have decided to travel and have a long holiday  this festival season on coming Christmas and New year .You have packed your bags you have to checked all your travel documents. And are ready to go? Well hold on for a second and optimise your phone for smart travel. In today’s post we are going to list down few apps which you should install into your phone device  to make most off your holiday time.

GPS Navigation with Synchronization with Traveller’s Group. 


Our 1st app is VIEWRANGER GPS. This app helps complete offline mapping, navigation & guided trail. It has GPS mapped location supported even without mobile signal. You can create saved map using offline  mode for offline use. It allows you to share your path of journey with friends. Those concerned with safety can definitely utilize this facility. Synchronizes with your web based account for route planning, publishing and sharing with other users.
IOS | Android

Reliable Map and GPS navigation APP

Our Second Recommendation is GOOGLE MAPS and it’s offline facility.
It has almost  accurate maps for over 200 countries Voice-guided GPS navigation for driving, cycling, walking and Public transport. Maps with directions for over 800 cities.Live traffic, incident reports and dynamic re-routing.Detailed and complete info on more than 100 million places
Street View and indoor imagery for restaurants, museums and more
IOS | Android

Location and Local History App

Our 3rd app is FIELDTRIP .
FieldTrip is complete guide to  hidden, and unique things in the world around you.It runs in the background on your phone. When you get close to something interesting, it pops up a notifications with details about the location. No click is required. If you have a headset or bluetooth connected, it has an ability to read the info to you. It  helps you know about  local history, to the latest and best places to shop, eat, etc. You select the local feeds you like and the information pops up on your phone automatically, as you walk next to those places.
IOS | Android

Expense App 

Our 4th app is ONE TOUCH EXPENSER for Android and EXPENSIFY for IOS
ONE TOUCH EXPENSER is a easy to use single tap expense management tool available at your finger tips. During holiday travel we often need a expense management tool to keep tap on our expenses.
But you don’t  want to spent all that quality time of your holiday season struggling to learn and adapt to a new app altogether.

EXPENSIFY makes capturing receipts, tracking time or mileage, business travel and creating expense reports quick and easy. Expensify takes the time, paper, and headaches out of your expense reports!
Expensify IOS | One Touch Expenser Android 

Flight Finder App

Our 5th app is SKYSCANNER .
Skyscanner compares millions of flights across hundreds of airlines- putting the world’s top travel deals at your fingertips. It’s quick and easy to find cheap flights with Skyscanner- the world’s top flight comparison app.
IOS | Android

Location Exploration App

Our 6th app is TRIPOMATIC.
Tripomatic allows you to pick attractions that you want to see and create a day-by-day itinerary for your journey. It is the best way to explore the places you have never visited before.
Choose the best places to visit from our curated list of more than 100.000 attractions, covering 150+ countries – never miss out on the best sightseeing again.Plan your travel itinerary in just a few minutes – spend your time on travel, not on planning. Get weather forecast – what is the best day to schedule that river cruise for?. Use time & distance estimates – is the way from the station to your hotel worth taking a taxi?. Sync the itinerary across all your devices – you’ll always have your dream trip close at hand. Find a hotel in your destination and save it to your itinerary – always find a way back to your hotel. Enjoy detailed and walking-friendly maps – explore the city in the best way possible, on foot. See subway lines on the map in popular cities – quickly get around town like a local. Download offline maps and use the app offline (available as in-app purchase) – no roaming fees. Download and print out a PDF guide and  don’t worry about battery power.
IOS | ANDROID

Hotel Finder 

7th app Good old EXPEDIA
Use this world famous service provider for finding hotels as well as flights.
IOS | Android

Travel Memories App

Final App is MINUBE a Memories collection and travel gallery app.
Minube can use your photos to help you re-live all your favorite trips. We can not only identify the trips you’ve taken, but even the specific place where your photos were taken! You can add your experiences and travel tips to each place and even see your travel dates and a map of your itinerary.
IOS | Android

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