It all starts out innocently enough, a game asks for permission to access your account, then an email app does, then another game and before you know it there are countless numbers of third parties who have access to your social accounts. Most of these are harmless enough and they don’t really cause any grief,…
I was teaching an “iPad for beginners” class the other day and found that none of the students knew about the secret keyboard tricks that the iPad can do. So, I thought I’d share them with you here, in case you didn’t know about them either! I am referring to the keyboard that pops up…
I found a cool way to monitor any mentions of your name, your brand, your clients, your competitors and virtually any keyword you choose. You can monitor mentions on blogs, websites, videos, news feeds, forums, images,Twitter and Facebook. You can do this online or you can download desktop clients for Windows, Mac or Linux machines.…
The new Timeline for business pages went active on Friday for most Facebook business pages. This change is a pretty radical departure from what was available before, and at first I was inclined to hate it. But, since Facebook looks like it is going to become the “Borg” (of StarTrek fame), the quote “resistance is…
March 30, 2012 is less than a week away as I write this, and by the time you read this it may only be a few days away. What’s the big deal about March 30th? If you don’t have a Facebook business page, it’s no big deal at all. But, if you do have a…
I have heard a few tales of woe lately from agents around the Bay Area about homes that have sold only to fall out of escrow due to what was found during the inspection process. Many of the homes that appeared to be in excellent condition had thousands of dollars worth of deferred maintenance that…
<Begin Rant> A real estate magazine arrived in the mail yesterday and as is my normal procedure, I looked through it to see who was advertising homes in print these days. Now this rant is not about why you advertise in print, I get it. There are still some sellers out there who think that…
iPhone and Blackberry users can sit this one out, as it’s all about a cool new Android app. For the past few months I have been in an email dialogue with Bernard Huang who is the CEO of Mosec, a startup based in Providence, Rhode Island. We’ve been discussing his app that is aimed at…
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…
My day usually starts at 6 AM with a cup of coffee and my email. From there I move to reading my RSS feeds which are the equivalent of the morning newspaper of yesteryear. Then I switch to Tweetdeck to see what is going on with the Twitterverse. From there I switch over to LinkedIn…
