January 2010

When Will Apple Develop A Ruggedized iPad?

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I admit it.  I have been a PC for as long as I can remember.  I have a desktop PC, a tablet PC, a really old laptop PC, and have owned a pocket pc and smart phone.  However, I am slowly turning into a Mac and it all started when I bought my iPhone 3G. [...]

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10 Free Websites to Backup Your Appraisal Files

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Real estate appraisers have to keep their work files for 5 years.  The picture above is of the boxes of appraisal files I have to keep.  I have not added anything to this stack for about 2 years and can not wait for the day when 100% of my appraisal files are electronic. My appraisal [...]

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Search for Commercial Real Estate on Your iPhone With LoopNet

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LoopNet, Inc released an iPhone app on Jan 8th for anyone looking to buy or lease commercial real estate.  The app is free and does not require you to register to use it. I downloaded the app and was searching for commercial real estate within seconds.  You can search for properties for sale or lease [...]

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Scan Documents With Your iPhone

JotNot by Bryan McDonald

JotNot is an iPhone app that converts a photo into a document.  You simply take a picture of a document, receipt, etc, tell JotNot where the corners are, and it will process the image.  The document does not have to be straight and the picture can be taken from an angle. JotNot is more than [...]

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7 Ways Real Estate Appraisers Can Use Evernote

Evernote by Bryan McDonald

Evernote is a “Remember Everything” application that works on a desktop (Mac and PC), a mobile phone (Android, Blackberry, Palm Pre, and iPhone), and over the web.  Evernote is great for taking notes but two of its best features are that 1) it processes each image so you can search for text inside of photographs [...]

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Do Less to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

ThePowerOfLess by Bryan McDonald

It is a new year.  This is the time when many of us make a list of things we want to change or work on.  Maybe you want to change yourself or maybe even change the world. About half of all American adults (48%, according to a Marist poll taken in December) say they are [...]

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