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Entries from January 2007

Gmail experiences - Going mobile with gmail

January 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. If you would like you can also Subscribe by Email. Thanks for visiting!Rob at Gotta Be Mobile posted his thoughts on using Gmail for a complete email solution.
Gmail is a wonderful email platform but in my last post you will see [...]

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Is Gmail the best email solution? Not for everyone.

January 30th, 2007 · No Comments

When I first started this blog I posted an article on how to use Gmail to host your domain for and use Gmail to manage your email. What is Great about this solution is that cost is zip, zero, nada.
Is this the best solution? No. My main gripe is lack of syncronization to smart phones [...]

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The iPhony from Windows Mobile

January 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Everyone wants an iPhone. Since Apple hasn’t released it yet you might have to wait.
But what you could have now is the WM5 iPhony. This is my phone and I set it up today to look like this.

This is the iPhony.
Loren Nason
Future of Real Estate Technology.
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Palm delivers Direct Push to Palm OS

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

If you have a Windows Mobile 5 phone and you have an Exchange Server or Hosted Exchange account you have been enjoying Direct Push for some time now. You have also enjoyed snickering at Blackberry (Crackberry) users because you can do what they do at less cost.
On Monday Jan 29th the update will be available as [...]

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The human slingshot - this looks like fun

January 25th, 2007 · No Comments

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Another Reason you should not upgrade to Vista yet.

January 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Winforms Desktop and Online are not compatible with Vista.
Directly from their site:
Windows Vista® Notification: Currently WINForms® Desktop and WINForms Online® are not compatible with the new Windows Vista® operating system and we are unable to support it at this time. Please check back at a later date for further information.
I can’t see why WINForms Online [...]

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Windows Vista - 5 reasons the Realtor doesn’t need it

January 22nd, 2007 · 8 Comments

What is Windows Vista? Windows Vista is the newest Operating System to come from our favorite company to hate Microsoft. It supposed to released to the consumer at the end of this month.
The most common question I have been getting is “Should I get it?”
The answer to this question is, NO.
Why shouldn’t you get it.
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Why does tech support suck? Part 2

January 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

A few days ago I wrote about why tech support sucks. In the course of my rant I used Dell as an example. I only used Dell as name to put in the article and not to actually point out any flaws in Dell’s Tech Support.
For those of you who know me personally and have [...]

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Why does tech support suck?

January 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments

 
I was listening to my favorite tech guy Leo Laporte today and he mentioned an article on Slashdot titled “Is a Bad Attitude damaging the IT profession?” It also referenced an article at It Ought To Be Simple.
After reading those articles I wanted to write this article.
Tech Support reps don’t always suck but it seems [...]

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The Apple iPhone will NOT help your Real Estate Business

January 11th, 2007 · No Comments

A couple a fellow bloggers have posted that the iPhone from Apple will be the next Realtor Technology must have. This post is in response to the bloggers over at Bloodhound Blog and Real Estate Blog Sites.
No, No, and No. This phone will NOT help you in your real estate business. Why? Because this phone [...]

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