technology: Free IDX Search Tools (feedback request) - 05/27/08 05:07 PM
We're reviewing the usability of a free generic version of our IDX search tools located at www.nwrealty.com/washington prior to official release later this week. Due to the increase of Buyers seeking owner terms we've included easy access to listings that offer "Lease/Purchase" and "Owner Financing" options. These are provided via buttons at the top right … (0 comments)
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technology: Warning - use shortcut keys with caution - 09/14/07 05:55 PM
I've gotten in the habit of using shortcut keys whenever possible. Things like "Control + A" for selecting everything, "Control + C" to copy it in the clipboard and "Control + V" to paste the copied material into the application I'm currently working on. It didn't seem like it at first, … (3 comments)
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technology: AR Spell Checker - 09/03/07 04:07 PM
I have to chuckle almost every time that I use the spell checking utility here on ActiveRain's text editor. (the "abc" icon in the editor's tool bar)
To start with; the program doesn't recognize "Activerain" ... suggesting the word be separated into "active rain" or hyphenated as "Active-Rain". Other words one may expect … (12 comments)
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technology: SEO value from posting your listings to AR & Localism - 08/26/07 06:46 PM
I just commented on Shane Taylor's "Why place listings in your blog?" acknowledging his statement that this is "relatively poor advertising". The real value of posting your listings on AR is the less tangible SEO value.
Presuming that you're posting listings from around your core market area ... you probably couldn't … (31 comments)
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technology: Google Webmaster Tools (Part 3c) - 08/17/07 12:00 PM
Following up on Part 1, Part 2, Part 3a and Part3b
Finishing up on the Page Analysis section of Google's Webmaster Tools. The thrid part of the "Page Analysis" is a priority breakdown of keywords that Google sees in external links to your site (from part 3a). Your content was broken down in Part 3b. … (6 comments)
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technology: Google Webmaster Tools (Part 3b) - 08/17/07 11:44 AM
Following up on Part 1, Part 2 and Part3a
Ok ... more on Google's Webmaster Tools and how Google builds a picture of your website. The second part of the "Page Analysis" is a priority breakdown of keywords that Google sees in your content. Again I'm using our site at http://www.nwrealty.com/ as the working … (3 comments)
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technology: Anyone attending "Search Engine Strategies 2007" - 08/17/07 10:58 AM
One of my disappointments this year is not being able to attend the Search Engine Strategies 2007 event next week in San Jose. There are keynote speakers from Google and Ask.com and other Silicon Valley gurus that I would love to hear.
So if you're attending, please share the juicy tidbits of … (6 comments)
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technology: Web Saavy 101 - IPv6 - 08/17/07 10:48 AM
If they haven't already, your ISP vendor will soon announce their conformance with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). For non-techies, an IP address is a unique number assigned to each device connected to the internet ... like computers and cell phones. Our domain names (url) are just aliases for our IP addresses.
So … (4 comments)
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technology: Big Screen Monitors - 07/30/07 01:20 PM
Last Christmas, Santa left me with a nice big LCD monitor for Christmas and we have thoroughly enjoyed it ever since. While shopping and considering how big we should buy the sales people would always respond that we needed at least a 60" screen since our sofa seating is 14 feet away from … (5 comments)
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technology: Ad-Aware Antispy Software - 07/30/07 12:54 PM
I haven't run a spy ware scan in almost three months so this morning I fired up my local installation of Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE. Since it has been so long, of course I was prompted to update the detection software with new spy ware definitions ... only to receive notice that … (6 comments)
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technology: Aint I Just A Hansome Lad! - 07/02/07 10:55 PM
Rather - "Wasn't I handsome?"
Time to take a dose of my own medicine. My profile photo is at least ten years old and while I have definitely aged well, I don't look like that guy anymore. It is a very common occurrence that I have to (gently) point out to my customers "this … (4 comments)
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technology: What's activerain done for you? How has it helped? - 07/02/07 10:16 PM
I've seen these questions frequently while browsing activerain and the answer is obvious!
The process of creating your profile is a fundamental requirement of personal promotion that most agents shy away from as if it smells like day old fish. Not a week goes by that I ask an agent "What are … (6 comments)
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technology: Behind Schedule ... - 07/02/07 09:28 PM
My first blog post and as the title states, I'm behind schedule. You see, I've had a nice shiny new Dell server powered up since Christmas and the first priority was the installation of dedicated blogging software for our company. So it is six months later and I've finally begun making progress towards … (7 comments)
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