Blackberry vs. iPhone: One Technoman’s Experience

By Reggie · August 7, 2008 · 18 Comments 

It may go with saying that I’m one of those individuals who waited outside AT&T for my new iPhone. But this was not just a simple switch from one technology to another.  My Blackberry has been a godsend over the years. I truly loved the mobile device. Email and calendar couldn’t have been easier. The device had always been stable.  But what was it that made me want to switch? Before I answer that, let me back peddle a bit!

Luckily NikNik got the iPhone at the same time!

Luckily for me, NikNik and I got our phones at the same time.  Although mine had terrible reception from the start.  But the issue was strange; I would go from 5 bars to no service very quickly.  When I compared it with NikNik’s, the difference was night and day. Her iPhone had great reception.  I immediately went to AT&T to let them know that I had a defective phone. However the salesman at the counter told me it was a bad SIM card. So he added a new SIM card and sent me off on my way. Within 5 minutes I knew my iPhone was not fixed. I still had “NO SERVICE!”  So now I’m back at AT&T for the 3^rd time in as many days so we could take a closer look at my iPhone reception problems. This time the sales associate tells me that Read more

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Vlogging Contest

By Reggie · August 3, 2008 · 9 Comments 

Contest Closed! Winner to be announed!

We’re so excited about real estate video implementation that Reggie, Chad and I would like to announce our, “Kick Off To MyTechOpinion Vlogging Contest”! The goal of this contest is to foster video communication in the real estate industry, share innovative technology, and help agents over the “getting started” vlogging hurdle.

Your Task: Create a video that answers the following question: What technology product or service has made the biggest impact on your real estate business? And why? (EX: blog, social network, mobile device, transaction management, lead generation tool, etc.) Send us the link to your video. (see form below) We will be featuring all entries on MTO. Be sure to get your video in by midnight August 31, 2008. Your video will be judged by us, as well as four celebrity expert judges (Lani Anglin-Rosales, Mike Price, Daniel Rothamel and Jeff Turner).

(1) A Flip Ultra ($149 Value)
(2) Obtain a Featured Video Section on the MTO Homepage for 6 months
(3) Score Custom Video Blog Integration (offered by Chad from DravenCreation Web Design)
(4) Video Broadcast Set Up and Distribution via MLBroadcast  ($78 value)
(5) RealSeekr Premium Membership for 1 year ($249 value) & Logitech Quickcam for Skype ($35 value)

THE RULES:

• You must be a real estate or mortgage professional. (That means: agents, brokers, lenders, etc. NO VENDORS…we want REAL working professionals knee deep in the industry who are making a real impact with technology in their RE business and with clients.)
• Answer the question in 5 minutes or LESS.
• Be creative
• Be professional
• Be yourself
• Prove your point!
• Submit a link to your video to us by midnight August 31, 2008.

The Judges:

	Lani Anglin-Rosales, AgentGeniusz Code Name: The Queen of Personality Superpower: She’ll cut you! And you’ll like it!
	Mike Price, MLBroadcast Code Name: Podcastman Superpower: Sending videos to every corner of the Web!
	David Rothamel, The Real Estate Zebra Code Name: The Striped Crusader Superpower: Emits powerful rays of inspiration
	Jeff Turner, Real Estate Shows Code Name: The Facilitator Superpower: Helping others live on the bleeding edge without falling off!

Sponsors:

DravenCreation

MLBroadcast

RealSeekr

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2. Email(valid email required)
3. Website
4. Your Submission Link:
5. YouTube Video URL
6. CC me

 

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Jott for Blackberry - The Secret To Speaking Your Emails

By Reggie · June 8, 2008 · 8 Comments 

In March I started using Jott for Blackberry ^beta, in hopes that I could save time by replying to email with my voice via my Blackberry. To my surprise this voice to email application was remarkable and accurate. Although as I’ve been talking with real estate agents I’m learning that many have not heard of this useful technology. That’s unfortunate because as a busy real estate agent you are probably sending many emails while out of the office and maybe even while you are on the road. Needless to say, emailing while driving can be dangerous.  If that email needs to be sent immediately, using Jott for Blackberry you can simply attach your Bluetooth headset and speak your email while keeping both hands on the steering wheel. (We are not endorsing emailing while driving…simply sharing the technology. )

How do I get started?
To start, Jott for Blackberry supports series 8800, 8300 (Curve), and 8100 (Pearl) models. If you are using one of these devices, simply visit www.jott.com/bb on your mobile phone and download the application. Note that once Jott for Blackberry is installed you will need an active Jott account to use the service. Easily get an account by visiting Jott online or from your mobile device after downloading the application.

Once Jott for Blackberry has been installed, you are ready to start sending emails by voice. Locate an email you would like to reply to and choose “Reply with Jott” or “Reply to All with Jott” from the top of the reply menu. Next Jott will speak a welcome message and ask you to press any key (except hang up) to begin recording. Then speak your email and keep it to less than 30 seconds in length.  Once finished speaking your email, simply hold down any button to send. You will also have an option to preview the recorded audio before sending the message. You’ll notice that within a few minutes of sending the voice message it will be Read more

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