by Bryan McDonald on May 17, 2010
It is becoming increasingly important to be able to access your data and files from anywhere. One solution is to sync all of you files to all of your devices (desktop, laptops, smartphone, tablet, and even an iPad. Unfortunately all of these devices have a limited amount of internal storage. ZumoDrive can help solve this [...]
by Bryan McDonald on April 30, 2010
MapQuest released a FREE iPhone app that includes voice navigation. Not only does the app work extremely well, but it also includes features such as auto reroute and the ability to map multiple addresses. MapQuest® 4 Mobile brings over a decade of digital mapping experience to your iPhone® with unique features to help you get [...]
by Bryan McDonald on April 19, 2010
Pogoplug might be a good solution for real estate appraisers that need to access their computer files when they are out of the office. Pogoplug allows you access to your external hard drive from anywhere, essentially creating your own cloud storage. The term “Cloud” refers to a place on the internet where you can store [...]
by Bryan McDonald on April 2, 2010
ACI has released its newest software, ACI2010, that includes some exciting features. The new features include a service to import MLS data into ACI and the 1004MC addendum, pasting images into the addendum, a jump navigation feature to help quickly navigate the report, and the most exciting feature, File Sync. File Sync—Post appraisal reports from [...]
by Bryan McDonald on February 24, 2010
I can access the local MLS on my iPhone when I am not in the office. The problem is that the website is not optimized for a mobile device. Fortunately AT&T recently expanded their 3G network into my area. Even though my MLS is not optimized for mobile devices, at least I can access it [...]
by Bryan McDonald on February 10, 2010
I used RingCentral for several years to manage the stream of business calls I receive. Now I use Google Voice as my main business line, it is cheaper (free) and has all of the features my small real estate appraisal company needs. With Google Voice, you can easily mange your calls and voicemail, people can [...]
by Bryan McDonald on February 8, 2010
If you use multiple computers your bookmarks can get scattered and unorganized. Bookmark synchronizers solve that problem by merging your bookmarks and storing them online for easy access. I use Google Chrome as my web browser and was happy when Google released Chrome version 4.0 that added bookmark syncing and extensions. You can enable bookmark sync [...]
by Bryan McDonald on January 29, 2010
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. [...]