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Posted on November 10, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Going paperless office is a costly process, especially when you try to use customized products. This is a major barrier for small scale business owners.

Google apps for work will cover all your business needs and has the added advantage of getting all your apps delivered from the same source. So, there are no concern of incompatibility. You are also guaranteed about the security of your data and efficiency of the tools.

Here are 13 online office tools from Google for your paperless office.

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1. Gmail

Gmail is one of the most popular email service worldwide. It offers about 15 GB of free storage.

2. Google Drive

Google’s solution to store large files. The application helps to store up to 10 GB of files in the cloud. You can instantly share your saved files with others using the Google Drive.

3. Hangouts

With Hangouts hold live video calls with up to 25 people simultaneously. Call enhancements can be additionally used with which you can share the screen, use Slideshare to give presentations etc.

4. Google Calendar

Google Calendar helps you to organize and schedule events and meetings the paperless office way. You can set reminder or get notification emails and messages to your phone.

5. Google Cloud Print

Google Cloud Print will let you share your printer with anybody you choose and allow you to access the printer from anywhere through any device.

6. Google Docs

Google docs will help you in real time online word processing. Multiple people can work on the same file and Doc will save all of them automatically. You can export the file in all major file types including .docx, .pdf, .odt, .rtf, .txt, and .html.

7. Google Sheets

Google sheet is an online spreadsheet, which comes with excellent data analysis methods along with powerful functions and accurate formulas for performing calculation. Insert charts, create pivot table reports and include filters. You can export the file in all major file types including .xlsx, .csv, .html, .ods, .pdf, and .txt.

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8. Google Forms

Google forms can be used to create custom forms for surveys. You can attach images & videos and generate automatic summary from the responses. Choose from different types of questionnaires and get valuable insights in real time.

9. Google Slides

Google Slides let you create better looking presentations from your browser. A number of people can share a presentation simultaneously and work on it. All changes are saved automatically. There are a lot of free templates available to begin with. Add images, videos, and drawings to make your presentation look more stunning.

10. Google Alerts

Google Alerts will alert you of new content on the web like any new web content, new articles, research papers etc. based on your queries. You can enter the content related search words that you would like to get email notifications about. You can adjust how often you would like to get the notifications, and what type of results you are interested in. Google Alerts will help you to keep up to date with the changing trends of particular subjects and areas.

11. Google Books

Google Books offers millions of books with full text, so that you can search and find the one that suits your purpose. You can even browse the books online or download a PDF copy as long as there is no copyright issues associated with it. Otherwise, there is also an option to buy it as an eBook from the Play Store.

12. Google Maps

Google Maps give you information for all your navigational needs. It is a map plus much more.

13. Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used to track customer behavior. It will help you to make intelligent business and marketing decisions.

Posted on October 20, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Jalandhar police has come up with a new mobile app to tackle the issue of violence during polls.

This app will be mainly used in Punjab and all the other states which are going to the poll.

All the police stations in the city are mapped in this app. So, if any complaint comes, then it will be directed directly to the police within a minute.

With this app, you can even make calls as the application will have all the contacts.

Police Commissioner Arpit Shukla said that the copies of this app will be provided to all political leaders and voters of the respective area before the elections.

Posted on October 15, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Finally FIFA has launched a mobile app! And, it’s available for iOS, Android and Windows phone users as well.

With this app, players can control the game with an on-screen joystick with buttons for passing, sprinting and shooting.

The main aim of this app is to provide an exciting gaming experience to FIFA fans. In this app, players can create customized leagues consisting of 32 players competing each other. And this will give gamers a daily challenge to take on.

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FIFA Mobile also has multiple levels of attractive s for players.

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Posted on September 27, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

New mobile app launched in Singapore for emergencies! Publishers claim that it serves like “Eyes and Ears” during crises.

This app will also serve as a platform for the public to provide feedback to the authorities.

With this app, users can send photos and videos of crises to the police by using a “point-shoot-send function”. They can call or text the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) as well.

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It was noted by Nur Diyanah Anwar, a RSIS research analyst that the app would be rendered useless if mobile nteworks are disrupted during crises.

Associate Professor Kumar Ramakrishna, from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), said that this app would be helpful for the concerned authorities to gather accurate information and provide the best solution.

A United States-based expert on public safety and homeland security, Russ Johnson, said concerned authorities must be in place to process and follow up with crowd-sourced information.

“For example, providing directions to stay indoors or head to a nearby evacuation centre… because during an emergency, people in the vicinity will be upset, nervous and will need clear directions,” said Johnson.

This app has public alert facilities like the warning siren network while the ministry is finding new methods to spread the emergency messages.

Posted on September 20, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Outsourcing is an option considered by most companies these days. Before outsourcing mobile app ideas there are a lot of things that every client considers. Crucial decisions are being made around the timeline, quality required, and budget, so that there will not be a demanding situation later on.

One of the first things considered includes the abundant availability of talent in the country that they are planning to outsource the project. India is one of the top countries that undertake outsourced mobile app development.

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So, Is Outsourcing to a Mobile App Development Company in India a wise Choice?

Well, Yes! In fact, India is a good place to reach out for mobile app development. More and more companies are looking forward to the Indian mobile app development industry for their development needs. In India, mobile app development not only comes with quality, creativity, and personalized services but also with a low cost. There are newer startups cropping up everywhere and every year in the current scenario.

Let us understand why development in India is a wise choice from the points that are mentioned below.

Top Class Universities and Eminent Faculties

The first step towards the delivery of quality excellence starts from recruiting well educated employees. In India, there are a lot of world class universities and colleges that groom out talented students. Devoted and expert faculties teach in these institutions and mentor future designers, software engineers and other technical experts.

Top Companies with a Quality Moto

The interview conducted by many standard companies are tough in India. Also, the tight screening procedure help to comb out the best ones from among the candidates. Apart from that after recruitment, employees are given world class training, a great work environment, ample recognition, sustained career growth, attractive salary package and access to the latest resources. Companies like Qburst and TCS are examples for this.

Find Development Companies Experienced in particular Domains

As the companies progress forward through the years, most of them will mature to become specialized in several major domains. In India, you can find reputed mobile app development companies based on the particular domain that you are focusing on. These companies will have a greater experience dealing with the complexities faced while development and will have better insights about the trends in the market related with the project.

Cheap yet No Compromise on Quality

The complete project development, it’s testing, post-release maintenance, and additional gadgets that you may need can be obtained in India with an amount lesser than one might have to pay in the home country. But this does not signify that the quality of the project is that of second grade. The reduction of cost mainly comes from the currency value of each country, and not because of it’s poor quality or outdated tools used.

Scalability

Scalability is one of the most useful advantages of outsourcing app development. You can develop a single project over many different platforms in India for the same budget needed for single platform mobile app development in your home country. This will let you concentrate on simultaneous release in multiple markets, focusing a much larger crowd. Also, in India you can get an intricate app architecture and heavy designs done at a much cheaper price.

The Time-Zone Advantage

Most companies in India nowadays have a 24 hour service schedule that will assure you operational and technical support round the clock. This means that you can save a lot of time and meet your goals within the strict timeline that you provide. Also, due to the differences in time zones, you can get to your team members at their most cheerful and productive time of the day.

Highest Number of English Speaking Population

One of the most common hurdles that is experienced by the project outsourcing companies is the communication barrier. India is a country where you can find one of the largest English speaking population. This will allow a more risk free, efficient, transparent, and decision oriented approach towards project completion.

Stable Government

Even though there are a number of outsourcing destinations out there, India is one of the friendliest countries that you will find. With a democracy that is 69 years old, there is a very stable government in the country. An efficient legal structure, reliable law enforcement, genial policies, and exceptional support are some of the factors that attract outsourcing companies to India.

Posted on August 18, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Yesterday WebWatcher, a #1 rated parental monitoring software introduced a new mobile app – “Screen Time Manager”.

This mobile app allows parents to monitor their children’s usage of smartphones.

“In today’s digital age, parents are challenged with helping their kids find a healthy balance between ‘real’ and ‘digital’ life,” remarked Erika Miller, Director of Online Safety for WebWatcher.”

“We understand parents have several concerns with their kids’ online activities,” said Ms. Miller. “Our main goal is to offer options to help parents keep kids safe online while also creating a healthy balance between real life and screen time.”

With this, parents can control their children’s internet and app usage.

“The majority of kids don’t have the maturity or self-discipline to know when they’ve had too much screen time. Our app allows parents to proactively help their children put the phone down and engage in real life activities,” added Ms. Miller.

This can keep your children secure online as you can manage a maximum of 5 devices from one centralized account.

Posted on July 26, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

There’s been a huge buzz around this new gaming app called “Pokémon Go” for the past few weeks. You would hardly miss people roaming around the streets and playgrounds with their smartphones held up in their hands. If you’ve stumbled upon this new gaming app rather lately and has been curious to dive further into the topic, this article is the right one for you. Let’s get some awareness about this new massive hit.

So, What’s the big deal about Pokémon Go? Why the game is a big hit so suddenly?

Pokémons are pocket monsters, which resemble real world animals and other animate and inanimate things such as rats, birds, onion, eggs and more. They have exotic powers and are tamed by trainers who catch them.
Most of us were Pokémon fans as kids. Now, the 90’s favorite fantasy characters are back with a bang after Nintendo’s first entry into the mobile space.

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Pokémon Go, a gaming app developed by Niantic and Pokemon Company, is already more popular than the dating app Tinder, in the US. Reports say that it engages an average user for more than 43 minutes everyday. The game made Nintendo’s market value rose by $7.5 billion in just two days. Sources reveal that now the game is competing with Twitter in terms of its daily active users.

The trend never went away

The quick popularity and massive acceptance of Pokemon is not something that is bewildering. It all began with the release of the first Pokémon playing cards back in the 1990’s. The cards were followed by Nintendo GameBoy games and Pokémon cartoons. And when yesterday’s kids became adults with smartphones, they were served with the right game at the right time.

Where do I get it?

Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game available as a free download for both the Android and iOS platforms. The game will let its players walk around their neighborhood to find and catch virtual Pokémon characters that appear on their phone’s screen– a scavenger hunt game by all its means. The app uses your phone’s GPS to access the location information and your clock to work in real time.

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Cool! So how do you begin to play it and what are the basic rules?

After downloading your game you will be asked to choose your avatar and username. You can then start collecting your wild Pokémons by throwing your Pokéball at them. The more you collect, the more powerful you become.

As noted earlier, the Pokémon characters like Rattatas and Pidgeys can be caught from your surroundings so that you can train them. You may find a Pokémon literally everywhere. There might be one waiting for you right outside your doorstep, or when you have coffee at a coffee shop, or even when you are working at your office desk.

Trainers can join teams, once they reach a certain level in the game. These trained Pokémon characters are then used by trainers while fighting against other teams. As obvious, the trainer team with the strongest Pokémons subsequently wins. This will give them control over areas known as Pokémon Gyms. Pokéstops are found in public places such as libraries and gardens, where you could restock your Pokéball and other game items.

The app encourages it’s players to travel around. There will be newer and more collections of Pokémon characters, if one could travel to various spots during different times. This is one of the major reasons for the popularity of the game. The use of real world environment in the game has made playing it, a much more rewarding experience for many.

Posted on July 11, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

The problem of working with and maintaining hard copies in any institutions are many. It is time for corporates and government to ease the burden and go for a paperless office. The technology is evolving and adapting to get imbibed into the office environment and function as a whole unit.

Adopting a paperless office ecosystem can also save space & money. You can survive your daily business need for information transfer by cutting down zero trees.

1. Internal Communication

How often do you get annoyed by a faulty printer or be exhausted with the countless trips to get xerox? Paperless Office has a better way for sharing documents – Apps similar to Google Docs.

Google Docs can help you share your work and important files securely without waiting or turn taking at the printer. The attracting thing is that the service is from a trusted source and is also free.

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Google Docs allows users to work with documents and spreadsheets simultaneously. As it is run through Gmail, colleagues can also use the chat feature, while editing the documents. All the changes are saved automatically from time to time, so that there is no need to worry about unintentional loss of your work. The files that are saved in Google Docs can be viewed and downloaded at any time.

Apart from Google Docs, Microsoft Office and Basecamp are other popular document editing and sharing systems in use today, however, much limited in its function.

2. Online payment and paperless statements

Remember how exactly you made your payments when being “paperless” was an idea which is strange to even the most advanced offices from around the world? You had to store bundles of papers that you dealt with while processing these payments for later use or future reference in your file cabinet – checks, invoices, letters.

But technology came with a better option, viz., online payments and paperless statements. Almost all banks offer this service nowadays and even provide special advantages for its online users. Thus, you will only need to spend lesser hours managing and tracking your expense and payment records.

Expensify, Square Register, Adobe Echosign etc. are top business apps in the industry that can make your office finance work a charm.

3. Storage and file transfer systems

There are many services that provides unlimited cloud storage capabilities to store end-users data away from their local systems. You can use various file sharing systems to sync large files safely from the source device and retrieve them once needed. Dropbox, ShareFile, YouSendIt etc. are well liked data storage services.

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4. Surveys

Every business have to conduct public surveys at one time or the other to ascertain the feasibility and significance of business plans and crucial decisions, before its actual implementation. For e.g. if a business need to make improvements to an existing service or a product, they have to collect public opinion, so that they could make better decisions. SurveyMonkey is a free survey platform, which allows you to conduct surveys and monitor results in real time.

5. Meeting Scheduler

There are several services available like TimeBridge, doodle schedule assistant, Meet-O-Matic etc. for scheduling meetings. More than that an app like LogMeIn or TeamViewer can eliminate the need for handing out printouts. They deliver remote access capability, so that one can access office systems from any other device. This feature can be used for screen sharing during meeting, presentations, teleconferencing etc.

6. Scanners

Turboscan is an in demand document and receipt scanner, which allows you to scan without the help of a stand-alone scanner. Images can be captured with a camera and converted into PDF or JPG files to be stored or send as emails.

Posted on June 28, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Human Trafficking is a very serious worldwide issue. Tens of thousands of people get trafficked each year. It is done mainly for prostitution or some form of labor and more recently, human organ trade.

Developed by an organization (Exchange Initiative) that is waging a war against sex trafficking, the TrafficCam app seems to be a very useful app.

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With this app, anyone with a smartphone can fight human trafficking. Just upload the photos of hotel rooms where the trafficked person is being held. As traffickers, especially in the sex trade, post photos in online advertisements, it is easy for investigators to track the victims and find out the perpetrators.

A database of hotel room images are created which makes it easy for investigators to zero down on the posted location

As per UNICEF, every year, 1.2 million children are trafficked worldwide. A large percent of these are children between 12-14 years of age.

Smart App ideas such as the TrafficCam mobile app are superb examples of technology helping out to tackle social issues.

Posted on May 24, 2016 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Draftee Online, an app founded by the mothers of young men was launched by “Soldiers’ Mothers of Saint Petersburg” (a non-profit organization that acts against rights violation and abuse faced byyoung men recruited by the Russian Army).

The app provides essential details regarding the most pressing issues of the military draft, and helps them to independently defend their rights.

Draftee Online App has a special feature allowing user to send urgent messages to their beloved ones if they are detained illegally and drafted forcefully into the army.

Draftees can also use the app to get in touch with the organization’s own lawyers through a special contact form.

Currently the app is available on Google Play for Android devices.