Do you ever wish you could capture business card info and have it automatically import into your Windows Mobile or Pocket PC device? Now you can, with out using a scanner!

It’s a third party software called World Card Mobile. As long as you have a camera on your device you can capture the business card info and import it into your contacts. All you do is take a picture of the business card, click recognize and Oila!

The technology and OCR is really amazing. It does well with most business cards and have very few errors. You do need a camera on your device.

Requirements:
Windows Mobile 5.0
MS Active Sync 4.1 or higher

Pros:
You can enter business card info immediately and not having to worry about losing the card.
It’s fairly accurate.
It’s fairly reasonable at $24.95.

Cons:
You do need to stay fairly steady when taking the photo.
You can only do one card at a time
Doesn’t work well if you have a double sided business card

Overall though, I love the convenience and cost. I don’t have to lug my CardScan on the road even though it’s a fairly small device. Unless you are doing dozens at a time, this is a great app.
Wireless Warrior

I have become a regular on AskASalesQuestion.com. I speak and answer questions on various topics. Check out this one by clicking on link above on various 3^rd Party apps for your mobile devices. You may just find one that will add productivity to what you do.

X-Button is a tool developed by HTC that enables the X button to really close programs. Can be setup to end programs by tapping “X” or by tapping and holding “X”.

Every time you open an application and close or tap the X button, it doesn’t actually close unless you close it out through the system’s task manager which takes 7 taps minimum.

Leave a lot of apps open and it will slow down your device and consume power faster.

HTC developed a freeware called X button where you can access the task manager on the home screen. Click here to get the X-button

I have a number of clients, Realtors in particular, who feel locked into Palm devices because of the amount of Palm Apps they have invested in.

Finally, I found a software called Styletap (http://www.styletap.com/) which will allow you to run your previous Palm Apps on both Windows Mobile or Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphones.
Pros
·          Allows you to keep your Palm Apps you have invested in over the years
·          Reasonably sized file at 1.2MB file download
·          Even works on popular Smartphones without the touchscreen like the popular Samsung Blackjack
Cons
·          May be a little trickier to use on Smartphone devices or non-touch screen devices
·          Some icons appear differently on Windows device
·          Some progras may not run perfectly… and some NOT at all. Remember you are trying to make something work in a different platform
Price
$50
Bottom line
If you want to convert to Windows Mobile and keep your Palm Apps, it’s a great option. Use the trial version first and make sure you like it. If the apps you need works, it’s a great buy.
Wireless Warrior

Telenav is a great feature you can add to many Smartphone’s. It’s in color and it has voice guided driving directions and you can even view it in 3-D. I love the fact I don’t have to have a separate device anymore. And with my Blackberry Pearl 8800 the GPS receiver is built in!
                        
Requirements:

• A phone that will support it. Click here to find out which ones
• A Bluetooth GPS receiver. (some phones are now coming out with built in GPS receivers)
• Telenav feature

Pros:

• You can use it for both driver and pedestrian mode
• Consolidate devices
• Fairly accurate

Cons:

• GPS reception is tricky during rainy weather, and if the receiver is not near dash.
• Currently works with limited amount of phones

Things to consider:
Currently only a couple of carriers have this billed through their billing. Others you must actually purchase through Telenav on a monthly basis.