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I purchased my first Android Application for my Motorola CLIQ. I have only owned my new smart phone since this past Christmas and I am finding more ways to use it every day.  I have been filling my phone up with all kinds of Free Applications like SportsTap, Pandora and Foursquare. I decided to buy this App because of one of my all time vices. When I go to networking events..and yes people still go to face to face networking events. I collect a lot of business cards. I then bring those business cards back to my home office and proceed to put them in a card box that is marked data entry. Well I have about 20 of these same card boxes filled with business cards of the past. Some I have put into my database others are just waiting.. and waiting and waiting. Am I alone on this one?

Well since finding scanR for my Android powered phone, I don’t have this problem anymore. scanR is a privately-held company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. scanR lets you use your camera phone to scan, print and fax turning your paper documents and whiteboards into useful digital information. I am now currently going through hundreds of business cards, first scanning them and then throwing them away.

I went to a local networking event and didn’t keep a business card from anyone.  All I did was scan their business card and take a picture using scanR and then I handed back their business card. I then went back to my office and downloaded the business card information and the picture and imported it all into my CRM database.

My next step is not even carry my own business card.  With scanR all I now have to do is scan my own business card and if some wants it I can share it via email or fax. That business card would come to you via email as a text editable PDF file. Ready for you to cut and past into your own database.

So you see now, why I made this application my first purchase.  4.99 per month or 28.90 per year for an unlimited amount of scans.

The only things I don’t like about scanR is that you cannot share the scans with social networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. You can share it with Plaxo but that is not really working yet even though I have it setup on my scanR account. There is also no direct integration with any CRM or Database Management System.

My good friend and Personal Productivity Expert, Peggy Duncan will be very proud of me. She stresses having less clutter and more systems in place to stay more productive and stop wasting time. Well now I am getting rid of the clutter and have a system in place for my business cards that will make me more productive, give me back more time in my day and even save some trees.

What was one of the first smart phone application that you purchased, and why?

Does that application save you time and/or money?

How many applications have you purchased over the last weeks, months or year?

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