1. Brad Grier
http://bradgrier.com
http://g1z.me/AWEHIP  This Presentation

2. Introduction
About
Lifelong interest in tech
TV & Video @ ITV / GlobalTV
Developed / engaged millions at BioWare
United Way: Leveled up in Karma
AMA: Leveled up in Analytics
Many side projects (Empire Avenue)

3. Whatisit?
Stuff that improves your life
Internet services
Mobile phones
Home entertainment systems
GPS navigation
Automated parallel parking systems

4. Business tech
Trends
Mobile continues to be
important
Devices get smaller
Devices get sophisticated
…and the big one…

5. Business tech
Trends
Internet enables various devices
and programs to ‘talk’ to each
other in a way never before
possible.
Easy, easy, easy
Realtor, Journalist, Highway Maintenance
Contractor

6. Hardware
Essentials
Internet enabled
Wi-Fi or 3G
Long battery life
Easy to use
Rugged
Large number of Apps. available
Connects to common operating system
Windows or Macintosh

7. Hardware
Essentials
Internet enabled
Wi-Fi or 3G
Long battery life
Easy to use
Rugged
Large number of Apps. available
Connects to common operating system
Windows or Macintosh
Essential for all types of mobile
technology today!

8. It’swhatyoudowithit
Size

9. It’swhatyoudowithit
Size
Small
Mobile phones
Data phones
Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Windows7
Uber portable multi-purpose devices
Small can be problematic for serious work
Great for quick document reviews, calendar updates or
short email, etc.
Not a primary computer

10. It’swhatyoudowithit
Size
Medium
Netbook
Almost a computer
Tiny keyboard
Very portable
Like a laptop, only smaller
Tablet
More portable
Different form-factor and interface modes
‘New’, untried, perhaps challenging or unfamiliar
Either can *almost* replace a computer
Not a primary computer

11. It’swhatyoudowithit
Size
Large
Laptops
Powerful computers
Easy to use for extended sessions
Long battery life
Full sized keyboard & numeric keypad
Large display
Use as a desktop or portable computer

12. now what?

13. Cloudcomputing
Cloud computing is
Web-based processing,
whereby shared resources,
software, and information are provided to
computers and other devices (such as
smartphones) on demand over the Internet.
-- Wikipedia

14. Applications
Business
Google Docs
Microsoft Office Live

15. Applications
Business
Google Docs

16. Applications
Business
Google Docs

17. Applications
Business
Google Docs

18. Applications
Communication
Gmail
Skype

19. Applications
Collaboration
Google Docs
Dropbox
http://g1z.me/AWEHIP  This Presentation is a DropBox link

20. Applications
Images
Flickr
Google’s Picassa
Photoshop Online

21. Applications
Creativity
Aviary

22. Myworkflow intheCloud
Find an Internet connection
Coffee Shop, 3G connection, Home Network
Create Something
Somewhere, on some device
Store it somewhere
Dropbox, Photoshop, Flickr, Google Docs
Edit and invite collaborators
Publish / share

23. MyworkintheCloud
Business Docs
Invoices, contracts, orders, reports, whitepapers,
business plans
Creative
Photos, illustrations, copywriting, video, audio
interviews

24. Questions?
Brad Grier
email: brad@bradgrier.com
web: http://bradgrier.com
twitter: @bgrier