iPAD JAM Session
Yesterday we hosted a fantastic iPAD Jam Session at RE/MAX iREALTY Innovations in Calgary. We had approximately 20 agents out with their iPhones and iPad’s. We broke into groups and learned from each other what apps are being used, looked for and that might be useful for REALTOR’s in the course of their business. Below are the compiled notes of what was discussed. Thanks so much to those that attended and shared!
DROP BOX
https://www.dropbox.com/
-used to get documents from computer to iPAD and back
-sign up for an account (it’s free)
-install on laptop and desk top
-download app on iPAD
-click and drag documents from computer to dropbox
-open in dropbox on iPAD and then chose which app you want to work on the doucment in (example, Noterize, iAnnotatePDF, Evernote, etc)
NOTERIZE– For Signatures
-information at: http://www.noterize.com/
-must be a PDF document to utilize
-this one allows a signature to be applied directly to the contract, and not required to be moved
-this is the only signing app at this point that should be used for signing contracts with clients
KEYNOTE-information at: http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/
-is like a Powerpoint Presentation program, for Mac’s
-can be used on iPAD’s
-excellent for showing prepared listing and buyers presentation
SOUNDNOTE- Audio recording app
-information at: http://soundnote.com/
-turn on during meeting with client to record what was discussed. Can send file to clients so they are reminded of the items you discussed and the information you provided.
EVERNOTE- can take text, audio and photo notes
Create an account here: http://www.evernote.com/ It’s free.
-download app on iphone and/or ipad
-excellent when using multiple means of gathering information
-all items are stored in the cloud, so can access file recorded on iPHONE, iPAD or computer.
IANNOTATEPDF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbcC7lxcczw Jessica Stoner’s Youtube video on REALTOR’s using iAnnotate for showings
-information at: http://www.ajidev.com/iannotate/
-must be a PDF document to utilize
-excellent for use in showings
-save all feature sheets for showings as one PDF (print to PDF, see below)
-drag and drop into dropbox on desktop or laptop
-on ipad, open from dropbox and then open to work on in iAnnotatePDF
(may also email PDF feature sheets to yourself and open on iPAD and choose iAnnotatePDF from there)
-add text boxes to write minimizable notes to yourself (time of showing, codes, instructions such as “Dog in Yard” or “Use side door” etc)
-can also hand write notes on pad
-can highlight specific information
-hand iPAD to clients to pre-view while driving to home.
-allow them or you yourself to take notes while the client views the home. (best for you to take notes while client look around home)
-after showings save documents with notes to dropbox, to be moved to wherever you store your documents, or save directly to online document storage system such as google docs.
SHAZAM -just for fun and really cool. Will tell you name and recording artist of any information it hears
-information at:http://www.shazam.com/
GOOGLE TRANSLATE -translate verbal or written sentances between many different languages
-really amazing app! Perfect for traveling.
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8
NOTE SHELF-hand writing note taking
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noteshelf/id392188745?mt=8
-allows export directly to drop box or evernote
GROUP TEXT-allows unlimited group texting from iPAD or iPHONE
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/group-text/id362183535?mt=8
-good for texting multiple people the same message all at once
HOOT SUITE- For Twitter
-information at: http://hootsuite.com/
-access your Twitter account from your smart phones and iPAD’s.
Also try:
TWITTER FOR iPAD
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/twitter/id333903271?mt=8
LOG ME IN-remote access to your desktop
-information at: https://secure.logmein.com/products/ignition/iphone/
-allows you to use programs that usually cannot be accessed by iPAD, such as MLXchange
-allows access to the documents on your desk top
Also try:
CLOUD BROWSE-remote access to your desktop
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cloud-browse/id394418635?mt=8
-allows you to view Flash on your iPhone or iPAD
Primo PDF -make any doucment a PDF
-information at: http://www.primopdf.com/download.aspx
-is installed as a printer driver on your computer
-you may choose to print any document, and choose the printer ``Primo PDF` from the list of printers, and it will be saved in your documents as a PDF
Also try:
CUTE PDF –PDF creator
-information at: http://www.cutepdf.com/
REAL SIGN- this is not an app, but a great new tool
https://www.dropbox.com/
-used to get documents from computer to iPAD and back
-sign up for an account (it’s free)
-install on laptop and desk top
-download app on iPAD
-click and drag documents from computer to dropbox
-open in dropbox on iPAD and then chose which app you want to work on the doucment in (example, Noterize, iAnnotatePDF, Evernote, etc)
NOTERIZE– For Signatures
-information at: http://www.noterize.com/
-must be a PDF document to utilize
-this one allows a signature to be applied directly to the contract, and not required to be moved
-this is the only signing app at this point that should be used for signing contracts with clients
KEYNOTE-information at: http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/
-is like a Powerpoint Presentation program, for Mac’s
-can be used on iPAD’s
-excellent for showing prepared listing and buyers presentation
SOUNDNOTE- Audio recording app
-information at: http://soundnote.com/
-turn on during meeting with client to record what was discussed. Can send file to clients so they are reminded of the items you discussed and the information you provided.
EVERNOTE- can take text, audio and photo notes
Create an account here: http://www.evernote.com/ It’s free.
-download app on iphone and/or ipad
-excellent when using multiple means of gathering information
-all items are stored in the cloud, so can access file recorded on iPHONE, iPAD or computer.
IANNOTATEPDF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbcC7lxcczw Jessica Stoner’s Youtube video on REALTOR’s using iAnnotate for showings
-information at: http://www.ajidev.com/iannotate/
-must be a PDF document to utilize
-excellent for use in showings
-save all feature sheets for showings as one PDF (print to PDF, see below)
-drag and drop into dropbox on desktop or laptop
-on ipad, open from dropbox and then open to work on in iAnnotatePDF
(may also email PDF feature sheets to yourself and open on iPAD and choose iAnnotatePDF from there)
-add text boxes to write minimizable notes to yourself (time of showing, codes, instructions such as “Dog in Yard” or “Use side door” etc)
-can also hand write notes on pad
-can highlight specific information
-hand iPAD to clients to pre-view while driving to home.
-allow them or you yourself to take notes while the client views the home. (best for you to take notes while client look around home)
-after showings save documents with notes to dropbox, to be moved to wherever you store your documents, or save directly to online document storage system such as google docs.
SHAZAM -just for fun and really cool. Will tell you name and recording artist of any information it hears
-information at:http://www.shazam.com/
GOOGLE TRANSLATE -translate verbal or written sentances between many different languages
-really amazing app! Perfect for traveling.
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8
NOTE SHELF-hand writing note taking
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noteshelf/id392188745?mt=8
-allows export directly to drop box or evernote
GROUP TEXT-allows unlimited group texting from iPAD or iPHONE
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/group-text/id362183535?mt=8
-good for texting multiple people the same message all at once
HOOT SUITE- For Twitter
-information at: http://hootsuite.com/
-access your Twitter account from your smart phones and iPAD’s.
Also try:
TWITTER FOR iPAD
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/twitter/id333903271?mt=8
LOG ME IN-remote access to your desktop
-information at: https://secure.logmein.com/products/ignition/iphone/
-allows you to use programs that usually cannot be accessed by iPAD, such as MLXchange
-allows access to the documents on your desk top
Also try:
CLOUD BROWSE-remote access to your desktop
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cloud-browse/id394418635?mt=8
-allows you to view Flash on your iPhone or iPAD
Primo PDF -make any doucment a PDF
-information at: http://www.primopdf.com/download.aspx
-is installed as a printer driver on your computer
-you may choose to print any document, and choose the printer ``Primo PDF` from the list of printers, and it will be saved in your documents as a PDF
Also try:
CUTE PDF –PDF creator
-information at: http://www.cutepdf.com/
REAL SIGN- this is not an app, but a great new tool
-legal paperless signature from any computer
-view Jessica Stoner`s review of this product at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5WYtQVA4lY
-information at: http://store.realsign.com/pages/details
VOICE TO TEXT APS-translates your speech to text
-information at: http://www.dragonmobileapps.com/applications.html
-record your message then choose if you want to email it, sms (text) it or tweet it or update your Facebook status with it.
-faster than typing on small keyboards
REALTOR.CA
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/realtor-ca/id408873309?mt=8
-designed just for us from CREA
-allows mobile access to the MLS
-help your clients download the app and show them how to use it
-remind clients it is important they contact you to view any property
MYLOGLITE-track your driving mileage for tax purposes
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/milog-lite-mileage-log-tracker/id294778378?mt=8
FLICKSTER -for the movie goer
-information at: http://www.flixster.com/wap/apps/iphone
-view trailers, see what`s playing nearby etc
MORTGAGE CALCULATOR-for quick calculations for you and your clients
-information at:http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/hmp-canadian-mortgage-calculator/id399689445?mt=8
-if you are working in Canada, be sure it is a Canadian calculator. US calculate mortgages differently
FREE BOOKS- can’t go wrong with free books
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-books-23-469-classics/id364612911?mt=8
BUMP -share your contact information with another iphone or ipad, simply by bumping them together
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bump/id305479724?mt=8
-cool feature and fast too
CONVERTBOT-convert everything
-information at: http://tapbots.com/software/convertbot/
-all REALTOR’s need to convert something, sometime
-unique fun presentation of the information as well
SCANLIFE-QR code reader
-is for smartphones for now, as no camera on iPAD yet
-one of many QR code readers available.
-one of the better ones out there now
-this technology is continually improving
ANGRYBIRD -game that is all the rage
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/angry-birds/id343200656?mt=8
-I have no idea why this game is all the rage
-but want you to be in the loop when your kids, Grandkids etc, want to play Angrybird
-view Jessica Stoner`s review of this product at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5WYtQVA4lY
-information at: http://store.realsign.com/pages/details
VOICE TO TEXT APS-translates your speech to text
-information at: http://www.dragonmobileapps.com/applications.html
-record your message then choose if you want to email it, sms (text) it or tweet it or update your Facebook status with it.
-faster than typing on small keyboards
REALTOR.CA
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/realtor-ca/id408873309?mt=8
-designed just for us from CREA
-allows mobile access to the MLS
-help your clients download the app and show them how to use it
-remind clients it is important they contact you to view any property
MYLOGLITE-track your driving mileage for tax purposes
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/milog-lite-mileage-log-tracker/id294778378?mt=8
FLICKSTER -for the movie goer
-information at: http://www.flixster.com/wap/apps/iphone
-view trailers, see what`s playing nearby etc
MORTGAGE CALCULATOR-for quick calculations for you and your clients
-information at:http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/hmp-canadian-mortgage-calculator/id399689445?mt=8
-if you are working in Canada, be sure it is a Canadian calculator. US calculate mortgages differently
FREE BOOKS- can’t go wrong with free books
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-books-23-469-classics/id364612911?mt=8
BUMP -share your contact information with another iphone or ipad, simply by bumping them together
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bump/id305479724?mt=8
-cool feature and fast too
CONVERTBOT-convert everything
-information at: http://tapbots.com/software/convertbot/
-all REALTOR’s need to convert something, sometime
-unique fun presentation of the information as well
SCANLIFE-QR code reader
-is for smartphones for now, as no camera on iPAD yet
-one of many QR code readers available.
-one of the better ones out there now
-this technology is continually improving
ANGRYBIRD -game that is all the rage
-information at: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/angry-birds/id343200656?mt=8
-I have no idea why this game is all the rage
-but want you to be in the loop when your kids, Grandkids etc, want to play Angrybird
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