Five Apps that Could Change Your Life

Improve your productivity with these five smartphone apps

五項可望讓生活改觀的應用程式
運用這五種智慧型手機應用程式，來改善你的生產力

A smartphone can be a powerful tool to organize your life - if it contains the right applications. Whether you're a student or a professional, these five apps have demonstrated an ability to help you work productively and efficiently.

Evernote
A powerful note-taking application, Evernote lets you integrate documents, pictures and audio files into your notes. The app also lets you access your notes just about anywhere - through your phone, tablet, computer or a web service.

Box
Box gives you a fantastic way to store large files online and to access them anywhere. Box gives you control over who can access and edit your files, making it great for online cooperation.

Office work
Now that you've moved all of your files to your phone, you'll need a way to work on them. Apps like iWork and Quickoffice let you create and edit Microsoft Office files on your phone.

MindMeister
Are you a visual thinker? MindMeister gives you a great way to organize your ideas by creating useful mind maps.

Timesheeter
Are you self-employed or just in need of a better way to manage your time? Timesheeter allows you to schedule projects, record the time and money spent on them, and analyze the results.

Grammar Tips:
A powerful note-taking application Evernote lets you integrate documents, pictures and audio files into your notes.
(1) Evernote is a powerful note-taking application.
(2) Evernote lets you integrate documents, pictures and audio files into your notes.
combine these two sentences into one to make short and simple, not so wordy.
(1) Toby is an ambitious businessman.
(2) Toby is always working long hours and doing more than his coworkers.
An ambitious businessman, Toby is always working long hours and doing more than his coworkers.
(1) Hank's new gadget is always breaking down.
(2) Hank's new gadget has proven to be unreliable.
Always breaking down, Hank's new gadget has proven to be unreliable.

Vocabulary Tips:
demonstrate -展示，显示，
*The new manager has already demonstrated his ability to lead the team.
*Fred fully demonstrated his willingness to change with the apology letter. 充分表达歉意。
integrate -整合，结合，使一体，融入。。重整，调整。
*The science curriculum integrates exploration with learning.
*My boss decided to integrate my ideas into our proposal. 融入我的构想于提案中。
*The engineering department is trying to integrate these two systems together.
audio/visual :
audio -anything relate to "ear" - "sound". 声音的。
*The radar detected the audio signals from the submarine.
visual - relate to "eye" -"picture". 视觉的。
*Teacher sometimes need visual aids to keep students' attention.视觉辅助

Chat Room:
Evernote - powerful note-taking application.
note-taking : 做笔记的。
take notes ( notes 复数) - write down notes with pen.作笔记，用笔写记下来。
take note (note 单数 ) - pay attention, be aware of, careful.小心，注意，留意。
make a mental note - not written down, remember it (make a note) in you mind. 记在脑子里，（没写下来）

More Information:
MapQuest 4 Mobile - down load map
Relief Central - foreign place find a direction.
XE Currency Converter - 181 countries currency exchange info.
Bump app - need a business card? just let smartphone close each other for phone exchange.
SmartGuard - phone got lost? easy to find where it locate, also you can lock it to prevent others use or stolen your info.


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