How's your home's Wi-Fi coverage? Do you have areas in your home where your Wi-Fi signal is weak or nonexistent? If your home doesn't have satisfactory Wi-Fi coverage would you be interested in a quick, easy and effective solution? If so, I encourage you to learn more about eero Inc.'s Wi-Fi system as it's a…
Read MoreWASHINGTON— The National Association of Realtors, through its “REALTOR Benefits Program,” has partnered with Intuit, the global leader in financial management software products, to offer exclusive savings on Intuit's signature products QuickBooks Self-Employed and TurboTax. "The addition of Intuit to the REALTOR Benefits Program allows NAR to provide our members with access and discounts to…
Read MoreWith the deadline for submitting this article looming ahead of me, I did what most members of my generation do when faced with limited time and significant work ahead of them, I went on-line. I checked out Instagram, read some stories on Snapchat and browsed Facebook. During my hour of “socialization” I learned that a…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—Chief officials of the Westchester County Association and the mayors of the cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers announced on Oct. 6 that they have signed a “Smart Cities ComPact” to embrace smart growth initiatives. Tops on their agenda is bringing “Gigabit” broadband to Westchester County. The initiative, estimated to…
Read MoreThe process of identifying and evaluating software solutions is often frustrating and time consuming. Capterra.com is a free resource that may be able to help you more easily identify suitable software solutions for yourself and/or your business. The Capterra.com website enables you to search for software (hundreds of software categories to choose from) and narrow…
Read MoreHigh Dynamic Range Photography High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is the “trick” that many real estate photographers use to obtain great looking photos for their listings. Basically, HDR photography involves merging under, over and normally exposed photos into a single picture. For Realtors, the typical goal of using HDR photography is to help bring out…
Read MoreThe “Windows 10 Anniversary Update” is Microsoft’s latest update to its Windows 10 operating system. This update has already been released and for most Windows 10 users, it will become available through Windows 10’s built-in “Windows Update” service. The Anniversary Update is being rolled out in stages and those who have newer computers are likely…
Read MoreIf your computer qualifies for Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade and you haven’t upgraded yet…you’re almost out of time. To learn more, please visit… https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3095675 Quick Pre-Windows 10 Upgrade Tips 1) Before performing the upgrade, make sure you first install all the available Microsoft Update’s that are currently available for your current computer’s operating system.…
Read MorePeriodically, popular software programs, phone apps, and web apps are discontinued for some reason. When this happens you’ll typically find yourself in the position of having to find a suitable alternative to them. At other times, you may just want to find a free or less expensive software option to replace an expensive one you…
Read MoreLet me guess, another year has gone by and you once again failed to regularly and reliably log your personal vs. business mileage. Let me guess again, you said to yourself after filing your taxes, “This year I’m going to log my miles!” Let me guess just one last time, you’re once again not logging…
Read MoreI just imagined that the popular navigation app “Waze” just released an automatic update that includes a new MLS/Real Estate component to its service. What could such an update do? At the moment, I’m imagining buyers being able to set up property searches and having the Waze app automatically generate navigation routes to the qualifying…
Read MoreThis month, I suggest you take a look at the tech that you use and rely on to see if there are some projects or upgrades that you should work on. For example, how’s your phone working? Does the battery last all day, or is it time for a new battery or phone? Are your…
Read MoreThe annual Consumer Electronics Show took place in early January. As usual, the event was huge and many products (as well as possible upcoming products) were introduced. While I don’t go to the event myself, I do keep an eye out for reviews of interesting products that typically appear all over the web in…
Read MoreWindows 10 Fall Update Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system has only been available for a few months now. Back in November, Microsoft released its first significant update to Windows 10, but it’s likely that many Windows 10 users who have applied the update will not notice many of the changes that the update introduced.…
Read MoreIf you are in the market to purchase a new notebook computer, I suggest you keep the following in mind as you evaluate your options. When it comes to the speed of your computer, one bottleneck that slows down a computer is the speed of your hard drive. To address this issue, please seriously consider…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—The National Association of Realtors and its wholly owned subsidiary, Realtors Property Resource, have signed a technology agreement with UPSTREAM, a revolutionary industry-owned and controlled data management company, to develop UPSTREAM’s cross-industry, state-of-the-art platform for real estate data entry, collection and distribution for real estate brokers. UPSTREAM will create a single entry point for brokers…
Read MoreWell it took about two hours, but I managed to make it through the “Apple Special Event Sept. 9, 2015” presentation. Now I want their new: 1) iPad Pro (with the new Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil); 2) Apple TV; 3) Apple Watch and 4) iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus! Of course, after the…
Read MoreYes, I have upgraded my touchscreen Ultrabook computer from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I did the typical “in place” upgrade where the upgrade takes place over an existing Windows 7 or 8.x installation. For me, I would say that the upgrade went...okay. It didn’t go perfectly, but it did go okay. After the upgrade,…
Read MoreLOS ANGELES—The National Association of Realtors announced on July 16th that after nearly eight years of litigation and three appeals, real estate professionals were handed a win in a landmark patent infringement case. A federal circuit court of appeals affirmed a lower court ruling granting summary judgment to Move Inc., the National Association of Realtors,…
Read MoreTime sure flies! Pop! The cork has popped off a virtual bottle of champagne. What’s the celebration about? This month’s I’m celebrating having authored this tech column for the past 15 years. It’s been an honor and a pleasure! Nordic Walking If you’re not familiar with what Nordic Walking is, how to do it (proper…
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