That led me to create the below spreadsheet that based on a simple mortgage formula and summing up the monthly costs of ownership for a home-owner (mortgage, taxes, assessments, etc.)
Why Scribd.com has moved to #1 on my Cool List for Blogging
January 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
Google Street View to Include BFE by the Year 2011 – says The Onion
December 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
According to the really really smart people in charge of Google Maps (including Google Street View) they are in the works of covering every nook and cranny of the world by 2011. (Just kidding)
However, they have done a great job of increasing their overall view of the United States and the world by increasing their coverage map:
Turn Your Gmail Account into a Text Messaging Machine
December 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Big shout out to Joel Burslem from FOREM for sending out a Tweet the other day discussing Google Labs’ new process for sending text messages from your Gmail account. The full “How To” can be found on the Google Labs Official Gmail Blog here , but it’s easy enough. I even put together a quick video [...]
Review of Jott: Speech to Email, Text and More
July 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
So, I have jumped on the Jott bandwagon. This free program for iPhone, Blackberry and Treo allows you the freedom of using your handheld to send Email or Text messages to your contact list with your voice. It has one of the most accurate voice recognition programs that I have seen in quite a while [...]
Google Alerts – Managing your Identity, Favorites, and Your Competition
June 23, 2008 By 1 Comment
Ok… Maybe I’m a Junkie, but I can’t write enough great things about Google. So let’s say… hypothetically of course… that you like reading about all of the following things: Real Estate Market Statistics The latest technology for your Blackberry Social Networking Media Developments Indie Rock Bands playing in Chicago Great Grilling Recipes Barack Obama [...]
Begin Your Blog Reading Behavior with Google Reader
May 14, 2008 By 2 Comments
Read any real estate magazine, talk to any coach, or read any literature, and they will most surely say the same thing… “GET BLOGGING!” Where I have recommended this to a number of the agents that I work with, my first recommendation is to take your time, find your voice, and read some to find [...]
Simplify your Schedule with Google Calendar Mobile!
April 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
So, the problem that we often encounter with using an online calendar or Outlook (sans-exchange) is that slow bluetooth sync or awkaward cables to be able to view your calendar on your mobile phone or PDA. That’s until now when life-simpling giant Google released their latest version of Google Calendar for Mobile. Great Things Come [...]