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Tech expert Tim Stackpool showcases
all that is new and useful for the office
Sit on this
A funky new office deserves funky new
accessories, and these are eye-catching enough
to turn heads. Nextrend’s Air Range collection is
described as contemporary, inspiring and relaxed,
suitable for break rooms or collaboration spaces.
Technically, the furniture is produced by the
latest generation of air moulding technology. It
is manufactured with a single injection mould of
polypropylene, which is reinforced with glass fibre
producing durability and strength. It is also UV
stabilised, and it will not fade or go brittle under
direct sunlight. Very 21st century. Suitable for
indoor and outdoor applications.
INFO
www.nextrend.com.au
Organi se
with this
Hexigo is task management from inside your email that is ridiculously easy to use.
The technology detects when you’ve been asked to do something in an email and then
automatically creates a task for you. It’s very popular in many organisations because
most people drown in email all day. Hexigo plugs directly into your existing email and
detects when you’ve been asked to do something (“…I need you to do XYZ…”). Hexigo
then automatically creates a task so you can track and manage everything you need to
do. Many EAs are among the most avid users, especially those reporting to multiple
managers. Currently used by corporations such as PwC, Telstra, KPMG and Woolworths,
Hexigo bridges the gap between email communication and task management software.
INFO
www.hexigo.com
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APPS
“Book Now, Pay Later”
Flight Booking App
Gagfare enables travellers to search flights
with over 500 airlines globally, and secure a confirmed,
impartial best airfare on their desired flight, instantly. With a
unique book-now-pay-later solution, Gagfare allows travellers
to pay only US$10 to secure up to 9 seats, well in advance,
on their desired flight. Travellers don’t have to pay the rest
of the fare until closer to their travel date. Choose from
preferred airlines or search alternative routes, book multiple-
stop itineraries, and check their bookings through official
airline websites. Search for flights, input passengers details as
printed on the passport, confirm the booking with the US$10
PayPal payment, and secure the best seats on the best flights
instantly. A reminder email will be automatically sent by the
system when it is time to pay the remaining fare and issue
the ticket.
INFO
For Apple and Android
Keep it Secret
The Wickr instant messaging app allows
users to exchange end-to-end encrypted
and content-expiring messages, including photos, videos,
and file attachments. Using military grade encoding
algorithms, messages sent via Wickr are extremely secure,
and the sender can determine how long the message will
stay intact on the recipient’s phone before it is completely
erased. Used by world leaders, executives, journalists,
human rights activists, celebrities and others, the ‘shredder’
function irreversibly removes any remnants of deleted
messages, images, and video content from your device.
Your Wickr ID remains anonymous to anyone outside your
Wickr network, while your conversations cannot be tracked,
intercepted or monitored.
INFO
Free. For Apple and Android
Before Your
Battery Depletes
Print ID
cards with this
Printing ID cards with special encoding strips and codes once needed to be
outsourced. Now last minute access cards and IDs can be turned-out in a flash with
HID Global’s Fargo DTC5500LMX ID Card Printer/Encoder. The card printer
features wasteless lamination technology which completely eliminates traditional
carrier-film waste, offering a 40 percent cost-saving on consumables, as well as
offering up to 60 percent savings in energy consumption. New iONTM technology
allows the printer/laminator to heat up and initiate lamination in just 45 seconds,
saving users up to 80 percent of the time typically needed to print the first card.
INFO
Last Message runs in the background of
your device and monitors your battery. You set the app to
notify someone through Twitter, Email, SMS or Facebook
to warn them you may not be in-contact once your phone
battery has been depleted. With Last Message, you can
personalise your away message anyway you’d like and even
choose at what percentage you’d like the app to send the
message. So next time your battery becomes depleted,
you can be confident your contacts will know exactly
why you are not reachable on your mobile. Last
Message combines a simple and one-time setup with full
customisation, so you can have your personal away message
sent to your chosen contacts.
INFO
Free. For Android
www.hidglobal.com
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