Mobile Real Estate

Google Cloud Print Is Now Available. Print From Any Computer To Any Printer.

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Google cloud print lets you print to any printer from any connect device no matter where you are. By connecting your printer with the Google Cloud you will be able to print to your printer from any computer or smart phone, regardless of where you are. Just activate the Google Cloud Print connector in Google [...]

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2011 Will Be The Year Of The Tablet. 15 Alternatives To The iPad.

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Apple’s iPad has not had much competition until now.  That is starting to change.  Everyone from KMart to BestBuy is entering tablet computer market. An army of new tablet and slate PCs are hitting the market.  Not all of these machines will compete head-to-head with Apple’s iPad but all are trying to get a piece [...]

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Box.net Now Offers 5 Free Gigs Of Cloud Storage

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Box.net now gives users 5 free gigs of storage, up from 1 GB.    This is enough space to store 328 appraisal files or 500 real estate photos.  This assumes that your appraisal files are around 3200 KB each and that your photos are 4 megapixels.  You would be able to store around 285 photos is [...]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Virtual PBX for Real Estate

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Remember the last time you called a real estate company and were greeted with an automated attendant and given the option to dial by name to find the  agent you were looking for?  Not only is this extremely easy to set up, it is fairly inexpensive to do. (image by Library of Virginia) What is a [...]

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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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10 Smartphone Apps for Real Estate Road Warriors

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Mobile real estate professionals are constantly on the road.  Whether on the way to a real estate appraisal, home inspection, or open house it is important to drive safely.  Photo by BryanMcDee. Here are ten useful smartphone applications to help real estate professionals drive safely, be productive, and save gas: 1) DriveSafe.ly DriveSafe.ly™ is a [...]

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Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks Starting July 1st [Mobile Real Estate]

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Starbucks announced that starting July 1 it will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi.  The best part is that no registration is required. At Starbucks, we love to give you more of what you’ve asked for. So soon you’ll be able to enjoy Wi-Fi at Starbucks in a way that goes beyond what we currently offer.  [...]

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