A couple of months ago I installed an app on my phone, fully intending to try it out, but then promptly forgot about it. (Ever done that?) It was one of those apps that seemed cool, and I thought that it might make a good subject for a post here on RealtyTechBytes. Once I installed…
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It’s time to revisit one of the biggest problems faced by all of us. I’ve written about it before and even reviewed a couple of products that purport to solve the problem. But, either my words fall on deaf ears (or aren’t even heard in the first place) because it keeps rearing it’s ugly head.…
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It’s not often that you’ll read anything on this blog that is even remotely favorable to Microsoft. In fact, most who know me would say that I delight in bashing Microsoft. And they would be correct. After 20 years of using and supporting Microsoft products, I switched to Macs back in 2007 and haven’t regretted…
DetailsRealtyTechBytes has been published weekly on Sundays for the past seven+ years without exception. Until now. Today, I will be burying Venious Franklin Kidd in Pine Knot, Kentucky. Next week I’ll resume my normal schedule.
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Ever lost a key, or been locked out? Me too. I recently ran across KeyMe, a New York City based startup that offers a unique way to solve the “lost key” and “locked out” problem. They offer a free iPhone app that allows you to scan your key and digitally store it in their secure…
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Have you ever needed to come up with a floor plan in a hurry? Or, maybe you needed to come up with a room’s dimensions. If that’s the case, then you’ll appreciate what European startup Locometric has done for the iPhone. It’s called RoomScan and is only available for iOS devices. By simply starting the…
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On three different occasions this week I was contacted by people who were in a near panic because their technology was mis-behaving. In each case I determined that a simple fix would solve their problem and get them back to work. What was the simple fix you ask? It’s called rebooting! This technique needs to…
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Established in 2006 as a social site for college students to mingle, Facebook has since gone to on attract millions upon millions of users of all ages worldwide, making it one the most popular sites ever in Internet history. Facebook users flock to the site for a variety of reasons, such as online games, photo…
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With all the online choices that consumers have today it’s difficult to get them to pay attention to our web offerings. So, having a tool that doubles as an online business card, brochure, social sharing device and much more seems like a good idea. Especially when such a tool is free! Please check out http://www.SavvyCard.com…
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Have you ever wanted to take an image and add some text to it? Or use cool filters like Black & white, blur, sepia, or sunrise? If so, I found a great free tool to help you do that. It’s a Chrome browser extension that let’s you take any image from your computer, or a…
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