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Entries from August 2007

Standalone Gmail App for Mac OS X

August 29th, 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!I was reading one of my favorite mobile technology blogs and I found this post.
Standalone Gmail App for Mac OS X
Mailplane is a standalone application that’s essentially built around [...]

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Tags: General Real Estate Technology

Real Estate Tech Support

August 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Do you like calling Tech Support?
Don’t you just love talking to some guy named “John” who is based in some other country and just wants to get your problem resolved as quickly as possible to keep his stats up but doesn’t care how much of an inconvenience he causes you. They also don’t really try [...]

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Get the iPhone on T-mobile

August 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Do you want an iPhone?
Do you hate AT&T?
Well go to the Apple store and buy an iPhone and then wait until the team at iPhonesimfree.comhas confirmed with Engadget.com that they can unlock an iPhone and you can then stick in your T-mobile SIM or maybe even stick in European SIM and have your iPhone fun.
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SafLok - Electronic Key Locks for Apartments

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Do you own an apartment complex?
Have you considered installing electronic locks?
SafLok is a vendor of electronic locks and they seem to have a large customer base. Their product seems to be a fine product but there is an issue you should know about the software SafLok uses to program your keys.
The SafLok software is called [...]

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Tablet PC with Horsepower

August 21st, 2007 · No Comments

I’ve been waiting for the past 9 months for a new laptop (and I’ll probably wait until Janurary). So during the time I have been really trying to decide what kind of laptop I will buy.
I love the Tablet PC form factor and I have been trying to decide if I really use it enough [...]

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Tags: Tablets

Battery Life - What Mobile REALTOR’s Want

August 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

If you are planning on getting a new laptop you should REALLY look into getting a Tablet PC. There are some new Tablets coming out that are just beautiful. Some of these Tablets are coming with some impressive battery options.
Take a look at this post over at Gotta Be Mobile about the Ultra Slim 6-cell [...]

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Tags: General Real Estate Technology

Marketing Real Estate with Text Messages

August 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Marketing with Text Messages (SMS or whatever you like to call it is one of newest things out there to do.
I want to give you a little advice if you use this technology in your marketing plan.
DO NOT SEND OUT UNSOLICITED TEXT MESSAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today I got an unsolicited text message telling me about an open house [...]

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Creating a Mapped Network Drive on the Internet

August 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Last week I was with a customer and he wanted a way to access his data from the road. Usually this is an easy task but this setup had a couple of stipulations.
For an the person who need access to their data that is located on a computer somewhere else I recommend Log Me In [...]

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Try a Ubertor Website - Six months for $1.00

August 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Have you looked at Ubertor for a website for your Real Estate Business?
Ubertor is continuing a promotion they offered at the Inman Connect Conference (wish I was able to go).
This promotion is for a Ubertor Site and it only costs 1 dollar for six months.
The promo code is -> CONNECT07
If you are looking for a [...]

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Never do this –

August 2nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

As a Real Estate Agent nobody has probably told you this.
When you order Internet Service from ANYONE -
NEVER install their software EVER!
Why?
The only thing the software from any ISP (SBC, ATT, Time Warner, etc….) does is brand your computer with their name plastered everywhere so you never forget who you are using.
Any computer these days [...]

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Tags: Applications