Office Technology category archives

Last Monday, Stacey Harmon (Pango Group’s Director of Social Media) and Myself, were blessed with a unique opportunity to host a “Meetup” for the Jan 4th 2010 Virtual BarCamp (VREBC) at First Team Real Estate in beautiful Costa Mesa Ca.
                As one of the “Original BarCampers” dating back to its inception in S.F., prior to [...]

Lately I’ve been revisiting my goals from 2009, setting new ones for 2010 and trying to find ways to streamline my workflow to make things more efficient. One web-based trick I’ve been using to do that is Timebridge.

Timebridge gives you the power to set up a meeting without all the typical back-and-forth emails trying to [...]

REAL QUICK, in case you are coming late to the party (which I never recommend, because the beautiful people are allready taken!) here is where it all started….
“Web 3.0 – A Post Intended to “Define” & “Design”, - Original Post Nov 2nd
Web 3.0 – Discussion #1 – “OMG, I Never Thought of That!”  #2 Nov 20th
Web [...]

REAL QUICK, in case you are coming late to the party (which I never recommend, because all the best hors doeuvres are gone and you are left with finger sandwiches) here is where it all started….
“Web 3.0 – A Post Intended to “Define” & “Design”, - Original Post Nov 2nd
Web 3.0 – Discussion #1 – “OMG, [...]

There’s no shortage of file sharing applications out there these days. So how has Dropbox, which just started last year, already gotten 2 million users?  The answer: a drop dead simple file sharing system. If you’ve ever had to send large files to other agents or clients, you’ve probably wished for an easier way.  That [...]

Alright, so maybe we all get a little tired of hearing about all this Web 2.0 talk, but you have to admit that it has resulted in a lot of great small to midsize start-ups that make all of our lives a little bit easier. Maybe a bit more affordable as well?
If you run [...]

If you’ve never heard of electronic signatures, the concept is simple: instead of physically signing documents, you sign a document electronically by typing your name, clicking with your mouse, or a variety of other methods. Electronic signatures come in many forms, and you’ve likely already used them without even thinking about it. If you’ve ever [...]

Hi, I’m a Mac, and I’m sure this isn’t the first Mac vs. PC debate you’ve read, and I’m sure it wont be the last. However, unlike other debates, I’m not going to sit here and tell you how awesome Mac’s are. Well, maybe I will a little. But, I’m going to go beyond that [...]

You’re reading all over Inman and in other news, mobility of the real estate agent and the office.  New apps that question, what is really the office?  Do I have to meet clients at the office…or simply meet at a local coffee shop or cafe for face-to-face time.
Online meetings have extended that thinking.  Given scattered email and phone traffic, [...]

Do you have any idea how thrilled the Monks were when the printing press was invented? They could put up the quill pens and get over the old version of carpal tunnel. As a real estate professional in today’s Internet world, you should be ecstatic with the free tools available.
The suite of tools [...]

For those of you who are constantly turning e-mail signatures into Outlook Contacts, I found a cool piece of software you can utilize — Anagram 2.1. Today, I recorded a quick video post (here’s my 1st video post comparing the iPhone to the BlackBerry) explaining the concept with a short demo.

For those interested, you can [...]

In the never ending quest to find new and useful tools to Blog about, and to share with REALTORS® all across the Country, I thought it might be useful to list some of the Top sites I have discovered over this past year. If you’re a “Techy” like me, then you understand the [...]