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TinyChat: Don’t let the name fool you, it’s all muscle
By Reggie · June 18, 2009 · 3 Comments
If you’ve been unimpressed with the available chat applications for your blog, you’ll be excited to learn about TinyChat.
TinyChat recently delivered version 2 of their chat product and I’m really impressed. The application is extremely intuitive, which starts with a large text field prompting for a chat room name. Within seconds your new room is created. But not before you’re given the chance to sign in using Twitter and invite other participants. If you’re not using Twitter don’t fret; just enter your name to continue.
At this point the chat room has been created, now set a chat topic and select your privacy option. By private it really means not listed on the TinyChat website. If you need password protection, you’ll have to upgrade to the professional plan. With that plan, you’ll also own up to 5 rooms, and broadcast in HQ video.
Get Smart with Any Mobile Phone
By NikNik · June 15, 2009 · 1 Comment
If you own an iPhone then you’re probably appreciative of the thousands of apps to choose from that can assist you with your daily work tasks. However, if you own a Blackberry or other mobile device you may be frustrated with the fact that many of the real estate specific apps are NOT available to you, or have limited functionality.
ENTER: Smarter Agent, a real estate marketing company that has solved the fragmentation of mobile with a listing search application that is now available on virtually every cell phone.
Smarter Agent works with all major wireless carriers and mobile devices. It uses GPS to locate a user’s location and find real estate listings in their area. Search results include: price, square footage, estimated mortgage, taxes, features, interactive map, beds/baths, pictures. Consumers can also search by address, community name, city or zip code.
Bluehost For Your Web Hosting Needs
By Chad A. Johnson · June 12, 2009 · 6 Comments
Through building and maintaining websites for many years, we at MyTechOpinion have worked with a slew of web hosting companies. Each with their own collection of quirks and idiosyncrasies. While no hosting service is perfect, there are several companies that rise above the competition.
One of the web hosting companies that we have grown very fond of over the last 2 years is Bluehost.com. This straight forward hosting service provides a level of service and low price that is hard to find. Here are the key reasons we use Bluehost and recommend it to our clients.
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TheClozing: The Real Estate News Aggregator
By Reggie · June 2, 2009 · 1 Comment
I remember just 3 or 4 years ago I could count all of my favorite blogs on one hand. It was easy to keep up with all the useful content. But obviously with the growing popularity of blogs and other online content all that’s changed. While this evolution took place, many of us turned to websites that aggregate useful information like TechMeme. Although if you find yourself in the real estate niche you’ve noticed that we’re often forgotten, so that mainstream content can take center stage. That is, until I ran into www.theclozing.com
TheClozing is based off the TechMeme format, but is classified as a real estate and business news aggregator. This is done by gathering and organizing real estate news from major U.S. newspapers, magazines and publications with related articles from the social media world. That’s where the real value comes in. Viewers can read the mainstream stories, and then review related blogs for the back-story. The site refreshes every hour, to provide new content.
Where is Your Real Estate Market Going? Cyberhomes Market Forecast Can Help!
By NikNik · June 1, 2009 · 4 Comments
How well can you predict what’s going to happen in your real estate market? Being a real estate professional, you probably get asked this very question almost daily. And your expertise and experience assist you greatly in answering with authority and credibility. But what if you had access to over 40 million loans, in conjunction with 100 million property, ownership, and sales records nationwide? Well, then you would be Cyberhomes Market Forecast!
You don’t really require all that data to forecast where your local market is going. But now you do have access to the crucial data that affects and shapes where your real estate market is headed.
Cyberhomes Real Estate Market Forecast, the first report that gives you a comprehensive tool to help predict future real estate trends in a local market by analyzing key information - including credit information, loan repayment data, delinquencies and foreclosures.
A Real Estate Presentation in the Palm of Your Hand
By Chad A. Johnson · May 9, 2009 · 2 Comments
Real estate agents are some of the most mobile professionals on Earth. Always on the go from house to house and appointment to appointment.
This mobility has led to an army of real estate agents carrying small laptops. These lightweight devices are wonderful, until you need to present to a client.
Having 2 or 3 people huddled around a 13″ screen to view a listing presentation or homes for sale can be difficult, especially if anyone has a personal space issue. Even the best of presentations will lose some effectiveness given in this uncomfortable manner.
Thankfully, new technology has arrived to make you a mobile real estate titan.
Get Your Own Real Estate iPhone App….for FREE!
By NikNik · April 15, 2009 · 11 Comments
MobileAppLoader is a new service providing businesses with customized apps for the iPhone. You can take advantage of the fact that it’s still in Beta, and make your own real estate iPhone app for free! The “Real Esate - Real Easy” iphone app provides quick contact buttons (call, Web, email), the ability to search your listings, a neighborhood locater, property feedback, and a loan calculator.
To get started, visit MobileAppLoader and sign up for free. Once you activate your account, you’ll notice that “Real Estate- Real Easy” is a featured application on the homepage. Choose “get started” and you’ll be prompted to submit your icon, images, description, application name and contact information. Once you’ve submitted all the required content, your app will be created and submitted to the iTunes App Store within a few hours. However, the approval process via iTunes takes anywhere from 7-10 days. Read full story
Tesla Model S: An Eco-Friendly Ride for Real Estate Professionals
By NikNik · April 9, 2009 · 7 Comments
If you are a real estate professional who is patient and concerned about your environmental footprint….I have the car for you! Well, I don’t, but Tesla sure does. On March 26th, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S. And last night I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with it at a private showing in Menlo Park.
Here’s what I love about the new Tesla Model S: Read full story
Lovely Charts: Sophisticated Diagrams Made Simple
By Reggie · February 11, 2009 · 5 Comments
If you need to create a flowcart, diagram, org chart or even a wireframe, I have a powerful and attractive resource for you! Lovely Charts is a slick Adobe Flex application that uses a simplistic drag and drop drawing engine. You can tell Lovely Charts has placed heavy importance on their clean design and attractive chart output. Their graphics and symbols will help you clearly represent your ideas on screen…without having to dig deep through thousands of choices. But don’t take my word for it, view their Gallery here.
Go Green and Save Money
By Chad A. Johnson · December 26, 2008 · 7 Comments
It is a wonderful thing when going green can save you money, especially if there are no costs involved. Reducing power consumption is a great way to do just that.
One of the easiest ways to save power is to configure the power settings of your computer. By putting the computer to sleep when not in use, it can save quite a bit on the power bill.
Verdiem’s Edison PC Power Management Software makes configuring your Windows’ power scheme a breeze. This program is being offered for free by the Microsoft Environment division.
The Edison software provides an incredibly simple way to control when to shut down monitors, hard drives and put the entire computer to sleep. As you move a single slider from “Save Less” towards “Save More”, a chart updates the annual savings in money, energy and CO2 for that setting.
Issuu SmartLook: Turning Downloadable Files into Attractive Online Publications
By Reggie · December 23, 2008 · 3 Comments
When you share files on your website or blog, how do you have your visitors access them? The easiest method is to simply supply a link, and have them download the file and open it locally on their computer. Although with this method there is always the possibility of an incompatible program type. You could also manually embed the file each time using sites like Slide or Scribe.
Both methods work, but I have an exciting new option for you that will render your documents into an elegant and flowing online publication. Issue has a launched a new free tool called SmartLook; and it’s very easy to setup. Start by visiting: Issuu.com/smartlook and add your domain name. Issuu then supplies some embed code to be included immediately above the </body> tag found at the bottom of your website pages. If you’re using a blog …that will be your Footer file.
The Real Estate Techie Holiday Gift List 2008
By NikNik · November 27, 2008 · 11 Comments
This year’s MTO Holiday Gift List is as diverse as our readers…we hope! Chad, Reggie and I usually share our top real estate technology gift picks. This year is more of the same but infused with our individual flavor. So here are some of our best holiday gift suggestions for your 2008 holidays!
