1. Dropbox
How did we ever live without you? Just drop your most important documents into a folder on your computer (or your phone/tablet) and they’re backed up to the web, accessible from anywhere, and instantly shareable. Secure, effortless, inspirational.
The biggest problem with mobile working is the same thing as the greatest pleasure: there’s no routine. So every now and again, you discover that the one essential document, application or shared drive you need is stuck on your desktop. Which you won’t be going near for the next four days. Logmein allows you to run your desktop from your Android phone or tablet. It’s a bit slow, occasionally buggy, and about once a year, it’ll save your life.
3. Regus
Stuck without wifi? Urgently need a meeting room? Video-conferencing crisis? Just desperate for a proper desk, instead of a little round table in a noisy coffee-shop? The Regus app lets you instantly search and book 1200 locations in 550 cities. In combination with your Regus Businessworld card, it’s the ultimate productivity tool for working on the move.
4. Evernote
Another ‘How did I ever live without it’ app, Evernote started life as a simple way to make notes, and turned into a kind of seamless extension of your memory. Just awesome.
5. Google maps with navigation
You knew that Google maps has a built in satnav, right? You didn’t? Search for your destination, click ‘get directions’, then hit the blue arrow and prepare to enjoy seamless route-finding and hilarious mispronunciation of all non-US place names.
