{"id":7597,"date":"2012-07-19T05:32:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T22:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=7597"},"modified":"2012-07-22T23:26:06","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T16:26:06","slug":"the-top-5-must-have-apps-for-blogher12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/the-top-5-must-have-apps-for-blogher12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top MUST HAVE Apps for BlogHer’12"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Lori Cunningham\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m so excited, BlogHer12<\/a>, one of the biggest blogging conventions for female bloggers, is taking place in just two weeks. \u00a0Last year,\u00a0BlogHer<\/a> was held in San Diego, CA, just a quick 1 1\/2hr. away from my home. \u00a0This year the destination is in New York City. \u00a0NYC is one of my towns to visit, my family’s too. \u00a0We love all the lights and sights in Times Square. \u00a0There was just no way I could pass up the opportunity to go to New York. \u00a0And with help from my sponsor<\/a>, Kazaana<\/a>\u00a0(formerly PixyKids), a new safe online community for tweens, I have most of the funding I need to go. \u00a0So I say, “why not???!!!”<\/p>\n

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Yikes! \u00a0How to Organize!<\/span><\/h2>\n

But, as with any big conference, a little organization goes a long way. I have a very full schedule with sessions to attend, lunches to dine at, power morning workouts to crunch through, and parties galore scattered throughout New York City. \u00a0Fortunately, I have an app for that, or several, to help me organize.<\/p>\n

I know that I’m going to meet many wonderful people – bloggers and brand representatives alike. \u00a0In fact, by the end of the trip, I’ll probably end up with nearly 100 business cards. \u00a0I usually file them in a drawer at home but when I need someone’s phone number months later, ugh, there’s no search button for that! \u00a0Thankfully, I have an app for that.<\/p>\n

When I enter a crowded room of full people and I don’t know a soul, I know that I have power in my pocket(book), with the help of social media. \u00a0I’ll tell you how…there’s an app for that!<\/p>\n

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After reviewing the Titan II Windows phone from HTC<\/a>, it was\u00a0apparent\u00a0to me that my phone platform of mobile choice for BlogHer was going to be a Windows phone. \u00a0I asked the kind folks at Windows Phone* \u00a0if they could provide me a phone for the big event and they happily obliged. \u00a0I am now using an HTC Radar Windows Phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Three Main Reasons Why I Chose A Windows Phone:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Up-to-Date Tiles<\/strong> – on the front of the phone readily show me how many texts, e-mails (from various accounts), phone calls received, and social media references I have. \u00a0LOVE this!<\/li>\n
  2. Dynamic Tile Pins<\/strong> – I can pin very precise bookmarks to my Home Tiles screen to make it easy to get to a page within a website, a favorite app, a particular document, my BlogHer notebook from OneNote, etc.<\/li>\n
  3. OneNote<\/strong> – You can use the OneNote app on any platform. \u00a0OneNote is similar to Evernote but more robust. \u00a0I use OneNote on both my Android phone and my iPad, but it simply renders more\u00a0beautifully\u00a0on a Windows Phone. \u00a0Practically my whole life is in OneNote and having the ability to get to any or every OneNote notebook is beautiful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Although Windows now has over 100,000 apps in their Marketplace, there are well over 600,000 in the Apple store and 500,000 in the Google Play store. \u00a0That being said, you won’t find everything you want within the Windows Marketplace, but there’s enough of the main apps I need to take to BlogHer. \u00a0Nonetheless, the apps I will discuss here are available on multiple platforms, unless otherwise stated.<\/p>\n

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    Scheduling – How to Keep Track of What & When and Who & Where?<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Planes, trains, and automobiles, oh my! \u00a0Sessions, meetings, off-site parties galore, \u00a0oh no! \u00a0Your head is probably floating with the scheduling nightmare you created around BlogHer. \u00a0Double booked? \u00a0Most likely, perhaps even\u00a0triple\u00a0booked! \u00a0Well, although there’s no app for helping you magically appear in two places at once, there are tools to keep you on your toes and not in a “where am I supposed to be” quandary.<\/p>\n

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    Here’s Your Plan…\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    FIRST<\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0Download the app of the airline you are flying and enter your flight information for your flights.<\/p>\n

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    Using your airline’s app helps to:<\/p>\n

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    1. Make check-in the night before a snap<\/li>\n
    2. Helps you bypass getting a printout of your ticket, as many airlines allow you to use the digital version of your ticket in the app (a great time and line saver!)<\/li>\n
    3. Have connections? \u00a0Many airline apps provide maps of the terminal you’ll be landing in and you can see how far your next gate is.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      SECOND<\/strong><\/span>: Download Tripit <\/a>to schedule your trip, transportation, and events.<\/p>\n

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      Use Tripit for to keep track of:<\/p>\n