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SignMyPad is a new iPad app that lets you sign and fill out pdfs right from your iPad. If you’re like me, you chafe every time you need to print out a form, fill it out and sign it, scan it, then discard the original printed version. While there are much larger and more established companies such [...]

The Google domination of all things online continues, as they announced that you can now open and edit all Microsoft® Word files that you receive as attachments in Gmail. From the Google blog: “You can now view them with a single click — no need to download, save, and open files with a desktop application [...]

Like you, I’m In and Out, on the Go, and in a hurry.  I need my important stuff handy wherever iGo and whenever I get there. I searched around for something REALTOR® friendly.  Something simple and affordable.  Something that works smooth-like-real-butter, on my desktop, my notebook, my iPad and my iPhone. I  and settled on a [...]

I wanted to share something with you today that is really, really cool. It’s Mobile Tagging: the Interactive 2D Barcode Reader from Microsoft. What if your potential customers (both buyers and sellers) were walking around with a 2D barcode scanner in their pocket? Well, they are. And the next question is how can this impact [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]