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July 2009
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Dear Client,
Welcome to INNOVATE!, an administrative resource for small business owners. INNOVATE! is a product of Cybertary, a professional Virtual Assisting company. In these monthly emails we will be giving you numerous resources and tips you can use in your business, your home, your office and your life!
Life can get pretty hectic and keeping it organized can be a challenge. These days, many people rely heavily on a smartphone to stay connected to the office and to their families. In July, Cybertary examines this amazing tool and its many options and capabilities. Whether you’re in the market for a new device or wondering how to make the most of the one you have, here are a few pointers to get you started.
Enjoy!
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| Let Your Smartphone Make You Smarter |
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 Smartphone Basics
The release of the original PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) in the early 1990s revolutionized the way executives and business owners worked. No longer were they chained to their offices; PDAs gave them the ability to access and manage contacts, documents, and work from any place at any time. Although revolutionary, those first devices offered limited functionality.
Today, the classic PDA has been replaced with the smartphone, which is a mobile phone that includes advanced functionality like email, internet capabilities, media applications, built-in GPS, and a wide variety of applications. These new phones are basically miniature computers with phone capability, making your business life and your personal life much easier (and more fun) to manage.
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Choosing the Right Smartphone
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 Features and Functionality
Smartphones are extremely useful to busy individuals, but a full-featured device will require an investment of several hundred dollars. Before you purchase a smartphone, it’s important to take a little time deciding whether you really need one, and if so, what you’ll be using it for.
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TripIt is an intelligent online travel organizer that helps do-it-yourself travelers organize their travel plans — flights, hotels, rental cars, trains, cruises — no matter where they are booked, so their trips go more smoothly. Travelers simply forward their purchase confirmation emails to
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and TripIt processes the emails to create master itineraries with travel plans, daily weather, local maps, restaurant reservations, city guides, and more. With TripIt, it’s easy for travelers to print or access their trip plans from anywhere — and to share itineraries and travel calendars with friends, collaborate on planning trips, and connect with friends and colleagues while on the road. You can also post your plans on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter with one convenient click.
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CyberQuick-Tip: Go On Vacation With Cybertary
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How Cybertary Can Make Your Vacation Stress-Free
Trying to manage work-life balance is a feat in and of itself, and adding a vacation to the mix can often generate more stress than relaxation. When you’re ready for a break, Cybertary can provide some part-time office support while you’re away so you can truly enjoy your vacation.
- Coordinate travel. Your CYBERTARY can coordinate air travel, car rentals, shuttle, hotel reservations, restaurant reservations, and sightseeing tours for you and your family.
- Create an itinerary. Your CYBERTARY makes meal, event, and personal entertainment reservations for your travel and delivers a detailed itinerary to you via email, or if you prefer, can fax confirmations so you have the information at your fingertips.
- Get directions. Your CYBERTARY calls, obtains directions, and emails you the directions to all your travel destinations.
- Manage email while you’re away. Working from a general email account (
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), your CYBERTARY sets up your “Out of Office” reply, retrieves all incoming email while you’re on vacation, notifies individuals that you’re out of the office, and contacts you with urgent messages.
- Manage phone calls while you’re away. By forwarding calls to your CYBERTARY’s telephone, your CYBERTARY answers all calls, responds to routine requests, and contacts you with urgent messages.
- Manage faxes while you’re away. By forwarding your fax line to your CYBERTARY’s fax line, your CYBERTARY handles incoming faxes and contacts you with urgent messages.
- Provide on-demand assistance. Your CYBERTARY fills in for your business needs. Just fax or email your CYBERTARY the tasks you need completed while you’re away so you don’t get behind.
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| Preview of Upcoming INNOVATE! Newsletters... |
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- Back to School
- Social Network Marketing
- Blogging Basics
- CyberQuick-Tip: What is a Widget?
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...And More!
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