Technology

Nothing To Be Afraid of Here

Op Ed

I’m a rookie Tweeter. TweetDeck is my new crush slash time suck. Follow me on Twitter, I’m @NorthPhxAgent. My Twittering has led me to a lot of new blogs and websites. Sometimes… no. Often, I’m afraid to click on a particularly compelling-looking link or visual on a site I don’t know. Will clicking give me [...]

22 July 2009 Read the full article →

Making Gmail Work Better – Notes from the Tech Desk

Op Ed

More and more people are making the switch to Gmail as a full-time, business and personal, email program.  (There are plenty of reasons to use Gmail, but that’s a topic for another post!)  Instead I thought I’d share a few of the tricks I’ve learned which help make Gmail work better/smarter/safer. The first three have [...]

13 July 2009 Read the full article →

Pearls of Wisdom – my renewed love affair with my Blackberry Pearl

Op Ed

After using a Palm organizer for a few years, and then a Treo smartphone (the big bulky kind with the fat stubby antenna) for 4 years, I finally down-sized to a Blackberry Pearl last year, and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!  I spent the next few months in awe at how small it was (same size [...]

26 June 2009 Read the full article →

iTunes wins

Op Ed

a post from the tech-review department. First of all, anyone who knows me knows I’m not a big Apple/Mac guy.  My general opinion is they’re overpriced, use "security by obscurity", and can’t do anything more than a Windows machine.  (although I’ll concede they look & feel awesome, and I like their commercials.)  I’m only saying [...]

13 May 2009 Read the full article →

Where to Find Homes Online

Buyer Help

Did you know that consumers can’t view the MLS? You’re probably thinking “She’s loony. I was looking at the MLS online just the other day.” Umm, no. You weren’t looking at “The MLS.” First, a definition. The MLS  (a.k.a. Multiple Listing Service) is a privately-owned local or regional database where all participating Realtors list their [...]

5 May 2009 Read the full article →