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WSJ and Amazon work out a deal that makes the Kindle Fire more useable

I recently upgraded my Kindle readers to the Touch and the Fire. Although I haven’t had a time to write a review, one of my complaints for the Kindle Fire is that my Wall Street Journal subscription can’t be read on it. I received this email yesterday from Amazon – good news / bad news. […]

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how to get an iPad for a discount during Christmas

Most folks are not aware of the fact that Apple has a refurbished store that also sells iPads. iPad 1st generation are available for $499 iPad 2 black 64 gig wifi are only $599 iPad 2 white 64 gig wifi are only $599 and my recommendation – the white, 64 gig, 3g iPad2 for $729, […]

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Ideal office setup

I have been pursuing my ideal office for decades and this arrangement is the closest I have come to a nirvana of office productivity. What you see here includes 7000 gigabytes (7 terabytes) of storage, 9 screens, 4 computers all controlled by one keyboard and mouse sitting on an Ikea desk. http://www.ikea.com/ Additional equipment on […]

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Technology presentation for the MN/Dakotas CCIM & SIOR Chapters – 11/10/11

Thanks to the MN/Dakotas CCIM chapter and SOIR for a fabulous turnout and a great session! The list of must have iPad apps can be found here. and the article I wrote on iPad apps can be found in the Journal of Property Management. You can also always search our blog for iPad or Apps […]

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my iPhone 4s is on its way

In a scene out of the book Aerotroplis: They way we will live next, Apple notified me yesterday that my iPhone 4s has left its facility in Shen Zen, China (where Foxconn makes the phones), and has passed Hong Kong and is enroute to LAX on the way to being delivered to my door this […]

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A day of silence to recognize the efforts of a true visionary

More than any other person on this planet, Steve Jobs “got it” he knew that the electronics business was not a matter of better, faster, technology, but rather, a better user experience.

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Email dont’s

The email below was recently shared with me, and I thought it was a perfect example of the need for people to obtain a “license” to email before they just broadcast to the world. The exchanged occured between a proffesional consultant who sent out an email to a group of stakeholders and one of those […]

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Using your iPad to go Paperless

Alaska Airlines recently announced that they intend to replace over 2.4 million pages and 50 pounds on every flight by allowing their pilots to go paperless (see Engadget.com article here) The article goes on to state that they intend to use one of my favorite apps – Goodreader for managing their documents. If you have […]

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A 3D scan of your face?

Trimensional is a new app in the iTunes App store that does one simple thing – it takes a “3D” photo, converts that photo to a series of data points and into an animated graphic. Although I have not yet found a lot of practical applicaition, it is a lot of fun to play with. I […]

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is your iPhone broken?

My wife’s iPhone stopped charging and wouldn’t sync.  Apple wanted to reset and if that didn’t work, sell us a new phone. While a new phone to replace her 3Gs is a nice idea, the problem is she hadn’t backedup her phone in ages. Fortunatley, we found Fullbars on Albuquerque’s westside.  In less than an hour […]

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