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Last week I talked about the Square mobile payment solution for iPhone and Android. I am seeing more and more solutions that work great for business. The latest is the Gnome POS system. Gnome is the latest and greatest product designed and sold by Groupon. It is essentially a Marketing, POS and Mobile Payments tool that is run through an iPad. Features - Remembers customer preferences to help the merchant easily pull up the customer profile. - Contact management tools help you access the customer database and flag your "regulars" to serve them promptly and show them how much they mean to the success of the business/ - Connects to Groupon's platform to give you customer feedback to better help serve your customers. - Accepts credit/debit card payments with NO payment processing fees Keep in mind that Gnome operates off an iPad so with the use of Wifi or a cellular connection this device can be taken anywhere and is great for businesses that operate in house o...

Here is yet another great business app not only in the work place but for your personal use as well. App lock individually sets a pass code or pattern lock on selected apps. This is excellent for work phones that have sensitive information and are not currently connected to a secure server or MDM solution. This is also great as an added level security on top of your main screen unlock passcode. You can set your App password to something different, so you are adding that second level of security that someone has to bypass to access personal emails, text messages, memos, etc. The best use I can give for this app is to set an app password for your memos. So many times I clients store their work and personal passwords in apps like Notes, S-memo, BB Remember or even Evernote. The problem is, those apps do not have a password on them, so anybody just has to have possession of your phone and now they have access to all your passwords. This app gives you that added security to you...

Mobile credit card payments have been possible for some time now, but with the heavy marketing push from a company called Square, it is more and more clear why this solution makes sense. Square is a mobile application that allows the user to accept credit card payments on a smartphone or tablet with a small attachment that is inserted into the device's headphone jack. This is great for business that currently do not take credit card payments on the go due to the constant hassle of calling in the card number or manually processing it at a later time. Also great for vendors at fairs, markets and conventions. Payments are deposited into your Square account at the time of sale and available for withdrawal next day. The good thing is there is no monthly cost, however there is a 2.75% charge per transaction which is relatively small compared to other mobile credit card applications. Accepted Credit Cards Mastercard Visa American Express Discover Compatibility Squ...

No one hates having a giant stack of business cards more than me. We are in the digital age! There are many great business card scanners, but I thought I would share this new feature as part of the latest iPhone/iPad update to the Evernote application. Many business clients are familiar with the Evernote application for it's use of Cloud-based storage of notes, memos, to do lists, presentations, etc. Now you can scan a business card and have it automatically input all the information into your mobile device. As it stands currently, this information can not be transferred to your contact list, but will get stored in your Evernote cloud and sync with your LinkedIn account. Here is a quick demo video to show how it works.