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Jerry Kidd

Windows XP and Office 2003 are being orphaned! Are you ready?

Sometime ago Microsoft announced that Windows XP would no longer be supported on April 8, 2014.  Here are the details: http://windows.microsoft.com/eos In the same announcement, they also said that Microsoft Office 2003 has reached the end of its life and would also be unsupported as of that date. What does this really mean to you…

A really cool gift for iPhone 5/5s owners!

Now that the holiday season is upon us you’ll probably be taking a ton of pictures to commemorate all of the good times.  Gone are the days of carrying your digital camera because most of us already have a very good digital camera with us at all times…our phones! Considering that the cameras in our…

Easy way to improve your computer productivity

The other day I was working with an agent at her computer in an attempt to do something that wasn’t too complex.  Our conversation went something like this: Me: Right click on that and select “Save” Her: How do I right click? Me: Seriously? Her: Where is the right click button? At this point I…

Getting a new Mac for Christmas?

Making the switch from a Windows based PC to a Mac makes a lot of sense.  And rather than try to convince you why I feel that way, I’ll send you off to a page on the Apple site that really illustrates my statement: http://www.apple.com/why-mac/ I’ll wait for you to go and take a look,…

Review of the iPhone 5 activation process

If you have been reading my writings for any length of time you will undoubtedly know that I am solidly in the Apple camp.  Although I hold 3 Microsoft certifications, I do almost all of my computer work on Apple products. At home I have a 3 year old iMac. I also have a 3…

Startup website makes your job as an agent easier

I spent 3 and a half days last week in San Francisco attending Agent Reboot and Inman Connect.  Although I could write volumes about my experiences at both events, I won’t do that now as I want to zero in on one particular thing that I learned that can have a major positive impact on…

Give your marketing a little Nudge!

Some years ago I heard Saul Klein of Internet Crusade say that real estate was a “me too” business.  He went on to explain that most real estate agents do the same things to attract clients and to service them.  Here is a article published by NAR that contains that remark and his further explanation…

How to REALLY know what cell phone carriers will work where you do!

The biggest hurdle in purchasing a new cell phone has got to be determining which carrier has a strong signal in the areas that you intend to use the phone.  If you get this one wrong you are going to be stuck with a phone that frustrates you at the least.  And for a two…

The best external battery for your portable gadgets, ever!

I will freely admit that I am addicted to my gadgets.  My iPhone and my iPad have become so integrated with my life that they are never too far from me.  I’ve even been known to drive back home from my office when I have gone off and forgotten one or the other.  And that’s…

Best MacWorld/iWorld 2012 app!

I spent a very enjoyable day on Thursday at MacWorld/iWorld as two friends and I wandered the aisles of the Expo and took in a couple of classes on the second floor. Last year’s MacWorld was renamed “iPad Case World” by another friend because it seemed that nearly every vendor was selling some sort of…