Technology For Agents

Just a quick note that the contest for a free Dropbox beta invitation has been updated with a new question.  If you’re interested in testing out Dropbox, please feel free to participate in answering a real estate question to get the next invitation.

Our first winner, Bob Zabor, successfully answered the very first contest question to get his Dropbox beta invitation.  A couple of days later, Jay answered our second question about the NAR Code of Ethics and is enjoying his Dropbox account at this very moment.

The next question is now posted.  Get your beta invitation right away!

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Update: There are only 8 out of 10 invitations left!

Have you heard of Dropbox? This nifty tool has developed quite a buzz lately, and after personally trying it, I can see why. Not only is it intuitive and simple to use, it could possibly become my preferred online storage for the future. See my review of Dropbox here.

Since I am a beta tester, I have been gifted with 10 beta invitations that I’d like to hand out to my readers.  Rather than me just toss them in the air like a bouquet at a wedding after party, I’m going to try and get a little creative here.

Since most of my readers should be in the real estate field (or related to it), I thought it’d be nifty to ask a question.  The first person to answer the question right in a comment under this post will get a beta invitation!  Seems pretty simple; right?

I’ll post a question, then wait for the right answer in a comment.  Commenters please be sure to enter your correct email address when posting as this is the way I will send your invite.

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Ryan Paul over at Arstechnica reported yesterday that the big campaign to have everyone download Firefox 3 was a resounding success.  Their goal was a mere 5 Million downloads.  The actual numbers hit were around 8, that’s EIGHT, million downloads of the awesome browser known as Firefox 3.

I was one of many who downloaded the browser and I’m certainly impressed.  Faster load times and session restoration (if you’re browser somehow closes then the pages you were on will usually come back) are a couple of the big changes that went into place.

In regards to making entry into the Guiness Book of World Records, Ryan had this to say:

I also asked Dotzler some questions about the process through which Mozilla’s download day statistics will enter the Guinness World Records. The server logs and download information will be given to an independent review board consisting of Corey Shields and Paul Vixie, which will then conduct a thorough audit, weed out duplicate and incomplete downloads, and determine an exact number. The download day event, which was orchestrated by Mozilla’s global marketing team, has been one of Mozilla’s most successful awareness campaigns to date.

Looks like time will tell; though server reports should be pretty concrete evidence that the record has been broken.  Great job to the Firefox 3 team!

If you’ve downloaded Firefox 3, what do you think?

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Today is the big day! Firefox 3 has been officially announced and is ready for you to download and enjoy.  I’ve been using Firefox 3 for quite some time now, and all the pages I browse load noticably faster than other browsers.

If you are currently using Internet Explorer or any other currently available browser, you Firefox 3 definitely deserves a try! 

I especially love the productivity features:

In the end, it’s all about you being able to do what you need to do on the Web. And with features like built-in spell checking, session restore and full zoom, nobody makes it easier, helps you work better or saves you more time than Firefox.

It’s a free download so head on over and help break the world record for the most downloads in a day.

Download Firefox 3

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It’s official!  The iphone 3G has had a substantial price reduction.  From $399 down to $199 (8gb version), I think they just made a fantastic move in the mobile market.

This is news straight from WWDC 2008, where Steve Jobs and his staff were giving a keynote about the latest and greatest regarding the iPhone.  This was a long-predicated rumor, and now it’s been made official from the man himself.

iPhone 3G is slated for a release on July 11th, so if you’re thinking about getting one be sure to be prepared!  What’s new?

• Integrated GPS
• Push Email (always-on; like using exchange)
• 3G of course!  36% faster than N95 and Treo 750
• Longer Battery Life
• Sleek and Simplified Design (It’s gorgeous!)

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