Bay State REALTOR® Technology
| Tech Tuesday - Using Sound to Sell Real Estate |
| 6/1/2006 |
| Today, the standard of practice for selling real estate online is to use digital photos. Of course, there remains a part of the industry that still hasn’t heard this message, judging by the persistent percentages of listings online without a photo; but those agents will be out of business this year anyway. |
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| Tech Tuesday - New Features for a Trusted Technology |
| 5/1/2006 |
| Consider some of the newest features in today’s laptop models. While most of the "hype" advertising around laptops lately has been the "bigger screens" such as Toshiba’s new 10 pound, 17-inch-screen Satellite P25 (gosh, does it come with a wheelbarrow?), a significant segment of the laptop industry has headed for the other end of the spectrum with a variety of ultralights. |
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| Tech Tuesday - The Right Database Makes a Difference |
| 3/1/2006 |
| If we start the story backwards, the problem with databases depends upon the desired output: usually it’s labels. Now, if making labels for postal pieces in an age of email were not enough to put you over the edge, consider the pain and suffering most non-database users go through when they try to do a mail merge... |
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| Tech Tuesday - A Little Technology Goes A Long Way |
| 2/1/2006 |
| Want the secret to being successful in real estate? Well when it comes to using technology to compete, the secret is out. With a few simple investments, you can be 50%, 60% even 80% ahead of your competition on the tech-edge. |
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| Tech Tuesday - Without Data, Your Computer Makes a Great Doorstop |
| 11/1/2005 |
| Have you spent hours staring at a blank computer screen in shock wondering if all your contacts, files, and programs are gone forever? If yes, then you’re not alone. If no, then it’s only a matter of time before a hard drive crash affects you directly. |
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| Tech Tuesday - You Can Get It For Free |
| 10/1/2005 |
| The vast majority of computer users see software as an inevitable expense; a forgone conclusion that they will be locked out of new features lest they pay several hundred dollars for the upgrade. If this frustrates you, and if you feel computer software should be more egalitarian in distribution, you are not alone. |
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| Tech Tuesday - The Internet: Not Just for Email Anymore |
| 9/1/2005 |
| Several years ago, or many generations of Internet time, people saw the worldwide web transform the way people communicate. While E-mail saved millions in productivity by sending messages and files instantly over the net, the dot-com bust deflated expectations and temporarily put the brakes on such widespread advances. |
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| Tech Tuesday - Be in the Office, Even When You Aren't |
| 8/1/2005 |
| Have you ever been far from the office and realized you forgot to copy an important file from your computer? Or maybe you are swamped by work and email but can’t stomach the thought of staying at the office until midnight? |
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