While working remotely can be a great experience, lugging around your laptop can put quite a damper on your fun. Why not just take your cell phone instead? Here are 45 resources that will let you do your work wherever you are, as long as there’s a cell phone signal. No Laptop or Broadband required!
Money/Finance: Cash is King – monitor finances anywhere you get a signal.
1. Quickbooks Mobile – The GrandDaddy of accounting now has a mobile interface that shows you cash in, cash out and the general state of your books.
2. Freshbooks - Online invoicing service that lets you send bills to customers. Offers an iPhone interface so you can keep the money rolling in.
3. PayPal Mobile – send, receive and check your PayPal balance from anywhere.
4. Mobile Banking – most major banks now let you do all your banking from your cell phone, so you can check balances, pay bills and accept payments.
5. Xpenser – track expenses in real time via SMS or mobile browsing
6. myHours – track your time and billing with myHours.
7. TSheets – update timesheets via text, iPhone App and mobile browsing.
8. Pocket PC Invoice – Invoicing software designed specifically for the Pocket PC.
9. Tip Calculator – Easily calculate total tip amount and how much everyone must contribute.
Remote Access and File Storage: Log in to your computer from anywhere, and get easy access to files whenever you need them
10. GoToMyPC - Use your computer from anywhere. Just log in from a cell phone and it will automatically connect you to your computer in the office.
11. iPhone VPN – Connect your iPhone to your company Virtual Private Network with these handy instructions from Apple.
12. OpenVPN for PocketPC – Use OpenVPN to connect to any VPN that supports the Open VPN Standard.
13. Files Anywhere – Use Files Anywhere to share, backup and keep files you need when you’re on the go.
14. MobileMe – online storage and syncing from Apple for iPhone, PC and Mac.
15. iZoho – Access your Zoho material from the iPhone. Only allows read access for now.
Communication and Contact Management: Stay in touch with employees and customers while on the go.
16. Salesforce - access the SalesForce interface from a Blackberry, Windows PC, and Palm.
17. SugarCRM -access your customer information with the Open Source Sugar CRM mobile module.
18. Highrise – online customer management tool from the folks at 37 Signals.
19. Free ConferenceCall.com – Set up a free conference call from anywhere and dial in with your cell phone.
20. Gmail – the Gmail we all know and love is probably the most mobile compatible email service out there. You can use it from a web service or use the IMAP feature to sync natively to your phone.
21. Loopt – share your status and even create a mobile network just for your company.
22. eFax – get your faxes sent to your email, and send from your cell phone as well.
23. Twitter – send short messages without having to use up your SMS allowance.
24. MyFax.com – similar to efax, except you can send and receive faxes directly from the web.
25. Meebo – Connect to most Instant Messaging services via the web.
26. Campfire – Group messaging service that is mobile and iPhone compatible.
27. BeeJive – native application for instant messaging on iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Mobile.
28. Fring – integrates instant messaging, Skype and actual telephones to provide an all-in-one-communications tool.
29. Skype – make cheaper or free calls when you’re in WiFi zone with Skype.
Project Management: Manage ongoing projects from wherever you may be.
30. Base Camp – manage teams and projects collaboratively via web based interface.
31. Wrike – project management tool that works well via email
32. Tempo – A cross between project management and time tracking, keeps track via SMS, Mobile Web, and even twitter.
Documents, Spreadsheets and Media: Access and create new document for clients and co-workers.
33. Google Docs – Viewing only of any documents you have in your Google Docs account
34. Adobe PDF Reader – custom PDF viewer for Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Pocket PC.
35. Foxit PDF Mobile – our favorite PDF tool, now in a convenient smart phone package.
36. Mobile Zoho – You can both access and create new spreadsheets, documents and presentations with Zoho.
37. Flickr – keep track of important pictures and access them anywhere with Flickr for mobile.
38. Photoshop Mobile – do basic image editing on the go with Photoshop mobile. Works with Windows Mobile only.
39. Shozu – use Shozu to upload, browse and edit pictures.
Travel : Manage itineraries, book flights and find where you need to go.
40. TripIt – organizes your itinerary as you email it confirmation and changes.
41. Flight Stats – find out if your plane is delayed or cancelled.
42. Orbitz – book tickets and hotels from most major airlines and chains.
43. Google Maps – get directions and find attractions.
44. Traffic.com – keep an eye on traffic and snarl ups as you go.
45. Taxis – call 1800-TAXI-CAB or 1-800-TAXI-USA and they will connect you with a local taxi service.
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