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Cool Apps: Document Scan in the Palm of Your Hand

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Real estate is an on-the-go sport, and as such, it’s nice to discover any app that could help cut down on trips to the office, Kinkos or other out-of-the-way spots just to print stuff.
 
Likewise, digital copies of anything are always better. Think easy access and never risking losing a slip of paper.
 
Enter Genius Scan. This app is strictly for iPhone and iPod Touch users, but it’s free and worth checking out if you’re on these devices at all. It turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a pocket scanner, enabling you to quickly scan documents and email them from anywhere.
 
It enables you to create documents with multiple scans, rename and send them as PDFs.
 
Have a receipt you need to save for your tax records? Don’t risk losing it. Scan it in right at the point of sale and email it to yourself for easy access later.
 
Need to get a contract to another agent on a tight schedule? Scan it before the ink is dry and have it in their hands within minutes – seconds even. Documents are processed right on your phone, not sent through a third-party server.
 
Genius Scan automatically picks up the words on any surface – like a whiteboard, paper napkin, typed document, paper receipt. The scanner then auto-corrects the perspective. It’s super easy and fast. Welcome to the world of organized receipts and notes!


Cool Apps: A New Way to Web Conference

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At some point in your sales career, you may find yourself teaming up with other agents or service providers in your area to build business. Or maybe you’re working together on a neighborhood event or website. Or maybe you’re trying to win a listing for a client who spends half his year 2,000 miles away in Maui.
 
This type of collaboration inevitably leads to some Web conferencing. But don’t let the nature of a Web conferencing platform kill your creativity. Instead, try something new!
 
Meet Dimdim, an alternative that’s free and also kind of fun as it gives more collaboration opportunities than the usual roster of GoTo Meeting and Webex.
 
Dimdim allows you to meet with your colleagues or even long-distance clients on a live Web page. You don’t have to download anything or even pay to use it if you have just a small group! (Now that’s a nice perk.) It’s literally click a button and boom! Instant meeting commencement.
 
Using Dimdim, you can share documents, Web pages, whiteboards, audio, video and even record your meetings for those who couldn’t make it or just for remembering a thought process or decision that was made.
 
As I mentioned, it is free to use for smaller groups of up to five participants and then starts at $25 per month for unlimited use with more participants. It works on a Mac or a PC. And since there is nothing to install, there’s no excuse for your meeting not to start on time.
 
What really stands out about this new platform is the collaboration capability and the fact that you don’t have to download anything to use it. For that, it’s worth checking out!