Microsoft Office 2010 looks interesting

Being a big Office user for years, I have started to move off of MS Office and into Mac based application, mainly due to the fact that I have purchased 3 Macs for the house and office.  Then Microsoft throws me a wrench.  It appears that MS Office 2010 Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote will be free web based applications for use.  You will be able to use the application, store your data on the MS Cloud, and retrieve it any time from any machine, any where on the planet, as long as you have internet access.

This is an interesting move for Microsoft, since Office and Windows are their top money making products.  I guess that Google Doc’s has been a thorn in their side for some time now and this is Microsoft’s way of regaining some of the spread that they have lost due to free apps from the likes of Google.

I hope that Microsoft holds true on their idea of giving away Word, Excel, etc web versions…I myself will at least give it a try, no promises though

Technology – Some Realtors Get it…Some Don’t

Being in Tampa Real Estate, Engineering Consulting, and a few other side projects, I am always involved in Technology in some way shape or form.  I guess I am lucky since I have an Engineering Degree or 2 so this stuff is easy for me.  But what I don’t get, is that I keep hearing that agents must get more involved in Technology, video, audio, pictures, etc and they still don’t!  I mean how difficult is it to go pick up a video camera and shoot some video.  With todays technology, all you need to do is push a button.  I mean how difficult is it to take a photo.  Again, the same thing, push a button.  Uploading is just as simple.  I see now that some camera are starting to come out that are wifi ready and you can upload from the camera without ever attaching to the computer.  Easy again.

Unfortunately, some Agents just make this task harder than it is.  After all, this is the fun stuff.  Taking photos, videos and using it to sell property, Fun, Fun, Fun.  I take photos all the time and shoot alot of video.  All for fun and if it gets me noticed, then that is great as well.

So if you are an Real Estate Agent, go pick up you old point and shoot camera, take some photos, upload them and share them with some clients or friends.  Same with video.  You may be surprised at how easy it really is.

Good Luck!

Apple getting Ready with Iphone OS 3.1

Well, that didn’t take long.  After the release of Iphone OS 3.0, Apple is now getting ready to release Iphone OS 3.1.  What does it fix you ask?, well, I am not sure what it fixes, but it appears to add some editing features to the video application and it turns on the MMS functions that AT&T is not ready for, at least not until the end of summer.  Aside from that, I would guess that Apple is going to try to make some changes to the battery profiles to prevent the Iphone from overheating, which many people are now complaining about on the new Iphone 3GS phone.

Am I surprised at this, no, do I think that there will be an OS 3.2, yup, am I going to be jumping on the band wagon when 3.1 comes out, nope!  Now that I have the 3.0 jailbroken and have my Qik back up and running, I can continue to do Tampa Real Estate like no other, so I have time!