POLL: What are your favorite mobile apps?

To be honest - none. To me apps are just toys.

hi David,

I'm kind of like Nancy, I'm sure there are apps that might be useful but there's nothing that I'm using at the moment.

Google Docs, Dropbox

Come to think of it I use both of these and do have dropbox on my various devices. They are both useful but not essential for my work.

I don't really use mobile apps for getting my work done, but as far as everything else goes: Dropbox, Parallels (essential for Mac users and Storyline), SnagIt, and Camtasia.

Oh and PancakeApp

iDebug for testing html5 output is crucial to my work. Firebug lite on mobile safari too.

Adobe Proto (an inexplicably discontinued app) for quick wireframing.

Oh, and Garageband, when I feel inspired to compose some background music.

But too many more to list, really.

Hi again David,

If you're talking about mobile apps then my first reply stands; I don't really use any other AMP,  Mobile Safari and Vert, which is great for converting points to pixels to inches and pretty much anything else you need to convert.

For desktop apps I'm in Photoshop all the time. I also use Snagit, Premiere, Illustrator, Sony Sound Forge, Garage Band, and of course Parallels when on the Mac. If someone sends me a PowerPoint file I might clean it up in PPT before importing it into Storyline. I used to use Articulate Studio apps but have really stopped; I'm doing everything in Storyline now. 

Good question, Brett! 

I meant mobile apps and updated the title to clarify.

The session is around mobile apps that folks use to get things done in the workplace. Sometimes the same apps are installed on work machines while other times work machines are locked down and users don't have admin rights to install their favorite productivity apps.

I use the Wunderlist to-do list app (https://www.wunderlist.com/ ), the GoogleDrive Android App and AirDroid http://airdroid.com/ to synch and upload/download items from my phone.

I'm a big fan of Wunderlist for daily priorities!

Any.do

Todoist

30/30

Some of us have been playing with 30/30 for a few months. I think I prefer pomodoro but 30/30 is a great app/technique.

Mobile apps I use for work?

Wunderlist is an essential for me, too, as is Redbooth for project management. I rely on Diigo and also the Safari browser. Dropbox, too. There are a bunch more that end up being work-related at some point too: Newsify (Feedly), Twitter, Skype, Voice Memos, Pinterest, Passwordbox, etc! 

For mobile apps:

iMindmap

Omnioutliner

Asana

Slack

Dropbox

Skype

Simple note

I use Pancake App for project management, but after working in Redbooth, I have to say that I really enjoy it...almost comparably to PA.

I probably should not admit this but I still keep my to do list in my head.

I use the Trello app to keep track of all my to-do lists. 

It's probably a good exercise to do that, Nancy! Once I realize I'm trying to hold on to 5 different "to-dos" in my head (plus keep focusing/working) - that's the time I reach for either Wunderlist or Redbooth - depending on what the to-do is.

These suggestions are super helpful!

I'm also curious about folks who work in offices on corporate or locked-down workstations. Do you use your own smartphone and apps for job-related tasks?

Hi David,
Yes I do. I'll use Twitter or YouTube when there is something there that's relevant. I also just use mobile Safari to view websites that don't render well (or at all) in Internet Explorer.

A recent go-to-app for me recently is Fuse by Techsmith.  It sends your cell pics/video directly to SnagIt or Camtasia.  It blew my mind :o)

Hey Raul - Can you give me a use case or two on how you use the pics/video > Camtasia? Fuse looks great but I haven't used it. I would like to share a use case in Thursday's webinar.

BTW, keep an eye on this discussion on Thursday. I think it's going to be quite active:-)

Hi David,

I used the app to take pictures of our office for an onboarding scavenger hunt we then placed into Storyline. 

I also took video of how our training room should be arranged and prepared for a training session depending on the activities being used (ie: seat arrangement, projector placement, etc...) since we try to get creative with our environment. We placed the videos into an interactive PDF.

I also used it to create visual instructions for an activity with Lego bricks.  I made a visual handout (see attached) for one team to create a car.  The other teams received text only instructions with no visuals and an overabundance of Lego bricks.  My point was that to increase performance we give only what is needed to perform the expected action, the other teams got a lot of nice-to-have bricks and no team was able to outperform the visual aid group.  This also lead to conversations about cognitive overload There is no proprietary information so I attached a copy, all the pics are from my  cell phone using Fuse.  I'm sure iPhone users would get much better quality.

Hope it's helpful!