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Alex Lawrence, our tech expert from Weber State University is telling us about some great services that can make your life a little easier.
Jott: www.jott.com — chat with nearby friends with no cellular or wifi connection. Growing very quickly, uses bluetooth and closed network wifi to create connections within 100 feet of each other. Cannot be anonymous; requires real names and birthdays, so great way for kids to use iPod/etc to chat without paying for cellular. FREE.
Native: www.nativeapp.com — Personal travle assistant for $25/month. Plan, book and handle all travel from within their app. $25/MONTH.
Crystal: www.crystalknows.com — Tells you the best way to communicate with any coworker or customer based on their unique personality. Analyzes email from contacts and helps you, in real time, to write emails that translate to the communication style of your recipient. FREE.
Village: www.hellovillagers.com — Build a list of friends/family you want to video chat with, Village calls you with a different person each day, sets up a video call that lasts 3 minutes. Works its way thru the list; answer when you can and never lost touch!
