iPad Tips for REALTORS and Other Professionals

iPad Tips for REALTORS and Other Professionals - With iPads being carried with us where ever we go, there are times when we wish we could share images of what we see, discover or create. For what ever reason I purchased an App to accomplish this and have always been frustrated that A slow Internet connection would make it not work. I simply did not think about it being an option for users already integrated into he system since it was not part of the initial tutorial.

Thanks to a simple Google search I was able to find the solution of hitting the sleep and home buttons at the same time and it works great. You iPad will even auto save the screen shot into your photos. For REALTORS this is a great way that they can have a new client sign a contract directly on the iPad then take a screen shot of it and email to them. For iPad 2 users it would be ideal to take those initial photos and then make notes or annotations to the photo of the new listing and save a clear copy that can be sent to support staff.

Another great tip for REALTORS is using the iPad and iCloud network to get listing VIDEOs live to YouTube before the MLS has even processed the new listing paperwork. Use the built-in camera on the iPad 2 or take video with your Flip Cam and simply use the available iPad connectors to upload the video to your iPad and YouTube at the same time. If you combine the Dragon Dictation App that is available in the App Store for $4.99 you can have editable text to use in your marketing efforts.

These are just 2 tips that can make a great difference in the effectiveness of your timemanagement and marketing efforts when it comes to new listings or any other project that you work on. Look for more useful tips in the coming days in regards to iPad, iPad2 and iCloud Features and Benefits to REALTORS and other real estate industry professionals.

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iPad Tips, Tricks and Observations

iPad Tips, Tricks and Observations - Pat Egen’s Weblog

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iPad Tips, Tricks and Observations

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I’ve had an iPad since Christmas and have been going thru growing pains and plugging my way thru figuring out what I like/don’t like and thought I’d share some things I’ve learned along the way.

Recently I upgraded my iPad (version 1 – no 3G) to IOS 5 and found the multi-tasking feature. You grab the screen with all fingers and slide up. Presto – you have a multi-tasking bar where you can switch around to other programs running or close them. Ok, that’s cool.

I was typing an email and accidentally hit the space bar twice and up shows a period and my sentence ended. Not exactly what I wanted, but cool enough to make me go, hm, ok, that’s cool.

Reading books on my iPad has become one of my favorite things to do (other than the Angry Birds game – “hi, I’m Pat, and I play Angry Birds.”). When I hit the screen to move a page sometimes I hit too long and the circle comes up. So that led me to find out what that meant and it’s to copy text. Or go even further and look up the meaning of the word. That sort of takes reading to another whole level. Can you imagine what it would have been like when you read a book in school – you clicked on a word – and a dictionary popped up. Besides jumping clear across the room from fright, you have to admit it would have been pretty cool.

Delving even further, tapping and holding a key on the keyboard brought up other ways the key can be represented. That was cool.

Tapping and holding an icon make it start shaking and wiggling. I finally figured out that it meant I could move things around. What I do is move things down to the bottom so I can then slide over a page and move the item to that page. I’m sure there is a better way, but for now that works for me.

Coming soon to my postal mailbox is an adapter for VGA that I will use with KeyNote. I can take my Powerpoint presentations, and put them into Keynote, then using my new adapter, plus into an overhead projector, and show my presentation. Like how cool is that.

Finally, and this is what really brought this device home to me, I was attending a conference in July. I had the Instant Messenger app, Twitter, Facebook, my Gmail into the email and my Keynote app. A message would pop up when one of my staff sent me an IM. A box would also pop up if a Facebook or Twitter message came in, I could move over and read my emails on the mail app, and then type up notes in the Notes app. I could upload the notes into Dropbox so the rest of my staff could read them later. Using Safari, I went online to Sage ACT Connect to look at my ACT details – I’m liking that more and more. Oh, and I could play Angry Birds if I got bored. With a device that weighed a lot less than my laptop. And used a lot less battery. And was cool.

Ok, I’m hooked. Now, I just need to go find out what other apps I need to download from the Apple store. All this from a died in the wool PC-holic. My friends at Apple must be laughing their hearts out.

Moral of the story…iPad’s can really make a difference in a business person’s life. Don’t discredit them. Tablets are here to stay.

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Galaxy Nexus vs iPhone 4S, Which Better?

Galaxy Nexus vs iPhone 4S, Which Better? - Galaxy Nexus and the iPhone is arguably the most product 4S advanced from Samsung and Apple. Both are also equipped with the latest operating system and a number of features most are brand new. But which one is great?

Samsung Galaxy Nexus that comes with Android Ice Cream does not marketed widely, but the performance of the phone is already diumbar in complete with a series of site Anandtech tested and compared it to the iPhone's 4S.

As quoted on Monday (21/11/2011), the experiment is done with a special application which will measure how great the graphics capabilities, process Javascript and browser speed of each device.

The test results via the BrowserMark listed on image Rightware below. Look under Galaxy Nexus is on top with a score superior than iPhone 98272, 4S with score 87841. Similar results occurred in Javascript where testing though Nexus is still leading the Galaxy.

Galaxy Nexus in terms of speed of cultivate Javascript and the browser is indeed worth a thumbs up. It's just for graphics, mobile phone turned out to be wilted on the iPhone 4S.

SGX Chip 543MP2 (Apple A5) are embedded in the iPhone game was against all 4S turned out to be able to do the other Galaxy Nexus, was no exception.

BlackBerry DevCon in Thailand Postponed

BlackBerry DevCon in Thailand Postponed - The BlackBerry application developers meeting, W Asia which according to the plans of the DevCon will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, 7-8 December 2011, postponed until the time is not specified. Decision delay was announced on the official website of RIM, the station is at BBDevCon http://www.blackberrydevcon.com/asia.

The decision shall be taken by the delay is due to RIM of Bangkok was lacking due to the flooding that hit the conducive large parts of Thailand since last July.

Yet there are more details about the continuation of this event the developer of the BlackBerry. RIM just mentioned will be no further announcements about the delay and the already mentioned done before registration will remain in effect.

BlackBery DevCon Event in Asia Bangkok, have a second's activities in Asia after earlier this year held in Bali, Indonesia. BlackBerry DevCon is home to the merging of the BlackBerry application developers, experts, and of course parties from RIM itself.

In BlackBerry DevCon keynote featuring leading experts and applied straight sessions that provide preview (preview) and a demonstration of a variety of devices that can help developers to create applications.

The Agenda of Asia not only BlackBerry DevCon is focused to the technical sessions to develop applications for BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook, but participants can also gain advice and learn more about how the developers of commercially launched, and earn money by developing applications using the BlackBerry.