Purchasing new technology can be a scary thing. It's easy to wonder if that shiny new phone or laptop will become obsolete within the first four months you own it. It's also easy to wonder if you made the BEST decision. Often times we purchase items only to find out that a better model just went
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02/23/2009
Okay brokers: Not sure how things are for you locally, but for us in Southern Oregon our new media tends to over dramatize the condition of the local real estate market. There's a lot of doom and gloom coming from the media here, which is sometimes directly impacts the local public. In fact its n
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02/11/2009
Good morning AR, Here's a little gem I'd like to pass on to you. Or in this case, two gems. Todays website technology is based around search engine presence. If you have it, you have website visitors. Without it, you don't. Your website may be the next big deal in the industry, but unless people
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02/11/2009
SPEND LESS TIME ON FRUITLESS SEARCHES!!! While people organize and catalog subject directories, search engines rely on computer programs called spiders or robots to crawl the Web and log the words on each page. Because these databases are very large, search engines often return thousands of resu
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02/10/2009
The word geek has evolved quite a bit over the years. It's now being used more than ever as our culture changes to embrace the many technologies we use in our daily lives. Once used as a moniker for anyone whose hobbies were not understood or embraced by the masses. But today the term is no longe
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02/10/2009
Tired of Picasa? Sick or Microsoft Image viewer? Can't afford Photoshop Elements? How bout' a free program, that does everything you need - and takes mere seconds to begin using once installed. It's called IrfanView and its the bee's knees! Skeptics chime in "Yeah but isnt free software unstable?
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02/10/2009
Attention Windows users: Is this you? If so: How does FREE TECH SUPPORT sound? Too good to be true right? Well thanks to numerous social networks and computer user forums - its now easier than ever to get free tech support when your stuck. How do I know? Well, because Im the guy local Southern Or
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02/10/2009
Good morning AR, Something that came up recently in conversation here at Chaparral Realty Group, and has also come up numerous times while teaching my Digital Photography Composition class to agents: HOW MANY PHOTOS SHOULD I TAKE / POST TO MLS? On one hand many brokers post to MLS with around fo
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02/10/2009
Hello Active Rain! Long time reader, first time poster. So who am I? Well, Im a technology and marketing trainer in Southern Oregon - and a part-time website and graphic designer. Check my "about me" area for a serious example of how to oversell your experience. Just kidding folks, although my ab
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02/10/2009
