Tablets, Laptops, Computers and What the heck is a Cloud?

Tablets, Laptops, Computers and What the heck is a Cloud?

When you walk into a Best Buy or a Fry's Super Store the choices can be daunting when figuring out what you need to survive in the digital world we live in.

First, you need to address your needs and determine what you really need compared to what everyone is telling you need.   If you already have a laptop for work you can check that off your list.  If you have an outdated computer at home not to worry.   If your job allows you to bring your notebook home and doesn't have any strict policies on using it for personal use - use it.    The trick is don't save any files on the hard drive and clean up after yourself by clearing your browser cache before booting down*.

When I say don't save files on the hard drive there are a couple ways to  do this.

The 1st way is to hook up a 2nd USB hard drive to save all of your files so when you are done, just unplug the drive and viola.

The 2nd is to use a cloud system like Google Docs of Drop Box to store your files.   Google is Free and Drop Box is very inexpensive but very secure.

Both of these Cloud Storage services will allow you to store files online so anywhere you go you can access your personal files.  I mean anywhere from any computer.  Pretty Cool Aye.

*More to come....

REALTORS® - Are you as Green as you can be?

Are you as Green as you can be?

Are you using a paperless document solution to assist your clients save time and money?

If not you should be, because your local REALTOR® Association probably gives you a paperless managment solution via the MLS but not all of the members utilize this system.   In fact, the numbers are that only 9% of the REALTORS®  use the system.

The scary fact is that there are a ton of brokerages there using a copy of a copy of documents that can be used online to be clear.    The realtiy of using these documents are that they are out of date even though the most recent documents are availabe via the local REALTORS®  Association for free via download.

The strange thing is this is promoted by the REALTORS®  Association when they allow a new brokerage to join they give the Broker a pile of paper documents along with a disc.   All of these are instantly outdated as soon as they are printed.   They should instead ONLY provide these documents online.

Its time to wake up and go paperless.