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iPhone 4 LED FlashLight App – A Must Have iPhone 4 App For Real Estate Appraisers

Thumbnail image for iPhone 4 LED FlashLight App – A Must Have iPhone 4 App For Real Estate Appraisers by Bryan McDonald

Most real estate appraisers probably carry a flashlight with them.  You might need a flashlight when doing a head and shoulders inspection of an attic or crawl space and definitely need a flashlight when appraising a bank owned property that does not have the power turned on. You might not need your flashlight anymore if [...]

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How To Tether Your iPhone With Your Laptop [Mobile RE]

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With the release of iOS 4, AT&T finally allows internet tethering on the iPhone.  This lets you share your iPhone’s internet connection so you can surf the web wherever you have a cell phone signal.  This will definitely be useful for any mobile real estate professionals that need internet access but are not close to [...]

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What Does iPhone’s New Operating System Mean For Real Estate?

iPhone OS 4 by Bryan McDonald

Apple released an update to its iPhone software today. With over 100 new features, the free iOS 4 Software Update lets you do some amazing things. What does this mean for the real estate industry? 1.  Multitasking Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down [...]

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Easily Sync Your Real Estate Files To The Cloud With ZumoDrive

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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 [...]

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Yahoo’s Sketch-a-Search Could Change the Way You Search for Real Estate on Your iPhone

YahooSketchASearch by Bryan McDonald

Yahoo released the Sketch-a-Search iPhone app that lets you search with your finger.  Say you are searching for a restaurant within 5 blocks of your current location but want to avoid a certain area, just draw a shape on the map and that area becomes your search area. No keywords, or typing—just draw on your [...]

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Map Multiple Addresses On Your iPhone With Google Maps

MultipleAddressesGoogleMaps by Bryan McDonald

You can map multiple addresses on you iPhone using Google Maps in three easy steps.  First create a Google Map on your desktop or laptop.  Second, email that map to yourself.  Third, check your email on your iPhone and click on the link for the map you created. Click HERE if you can not see [...]

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Google Voice – An Independent Contractor’s BFF

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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 [...]

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