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Entries from March 2007

The Real Cost of Your Computer - its not the purchase price

March 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

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!So you have a computer and it cost X amount of money, but have you figured out the REAL COST of your computer?

Computer = $1500.00 (just an average from [...]

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GPS - Windows Live Search

March 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have Tom Tom Navigator on my Pocket PC Phone and it is a great navigation product. I don’t use it much but when I do it works great.
I was surfing the interwebs the other day and I see that Microsoft has released Windows Live Search for Windows Mobile. It is a internet enabled mapping [...]

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Testing BlogJet

March 16th, 2007 · No Comments

I have installed BlogJet. It’s a cool Windows client for my blog tool (as well as for other tools). Get your copy here: http://blogjet.com
“Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination.” — Albert Einstein
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Weenie Roast - Exposing RE Bloggers for giving bad advice

March 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

 
 
*UPDATE*
Teresa has taken the site down
*UPDATE*
 
 
 
I just had to pass this on.
H/T to Sellsius which was tipped off by Pat Kitano at TransparentRE
Teresa Boardman from St.Paul Real Estate Blog has started a site called the Real Estate Weenie.
This is a great idea for the RE Blogging community to police itself to make sure none of the [...]

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80+ hours of iPod Play time

March 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Do you need to listen to your iPod for over 80 hours? Are you a camping junkie and need music and have to power outlets to charge your iPod?
Get the Video +. It is a Rechargable Battery Pack, Stand, and Docking Station for the iPod Video 30/60/80gig models.
This is a external battery sleeve for 30, [...]

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Using Technology to help your buyer or seller settle in to their new diggs.

March 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Most people don’t like moving. They dread having to put everything away. They probably also don’t like having to make all their technology work in their new house.
Here is an idea for a move in gift for your buyer when they move into their new home.
Pay a local technology vendor to come into your clients [...]

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Twitter - Where am I now?

March 12th, 2007 · No Comments

 
OK, I’m trying out the Twitter service and have the widget on my sidebar.
What is Twitter?
Twitter is a social network tool that can be installed as a widget on your own personal page and is used for telling people where you are.
Do you need it?
I would probably say no you don’t need it. Unless you [...]

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What not to name your Real Estate domain

March 9th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I saw a biz card for an Agent the other day.
I have to give them credit for not using a hotmail or some other free email address but still if I was to base my decision on who to use based solely on their domain name I would not choose them.
This really made me laugh.
www.mydadsellsrealestate.com
 
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Daylight Savings - change your clocks

March 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Remember this weekend to change your clocks.
If you use Windows Vista or have Automatic Updates turned on, you may not be affected by the change in daylight saving time. If you want to confirm, follow the steps in the Daylight Saving Time Update Guide linked here - LINK
Or go here to download the update LINK
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What is Crapware and where does it come from

March 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Customers have asked me why does it take time to setup a new computer when I do compared to just turning it on and using it. This is because of crapware loaded on the computer.
What is Crapware?
Crapware is programs that are installed at the factory or installed along with other programs. Example - if you [...]

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