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blackberry: 5 Tips to Help You Become More Efficient and Productive - 01/26/09 04:17 PM

There is a reason real estate agents are among our largest demographic of clients. You will hardly ever find a real estate agent in one place all of the time. The best in the industry are always on the go, doing what they can to get more listings and to close more sales. These are the agents that are making the money, not settling for average. Most of these agents are well versed in using tools and techniques to help them stay on top of their game by having a high level of efficiency and productivity. At Wireless I.Q., we coach … (5 comments)

blackberry: Mileage Tracker for BlackBerry - 01/06/09 07:23 PM

As real estate professionals, driving is just part of the job. You can write off the mileage on your taxes. Last year, the IRS made a change to the deduction amount for mileage. It went up to 58.5 cents per mile (if you are claiming for 2008, the first six months is 50.8 cents per mile). I logged almost 4000 miles and am going to have a nice deduction.
There are a few programs out there for BlackBerry that allow you to track your mileage. I tested out two programs, TrackIT: Vehicle Edition and Mileage Manager. They both work very … (6 comments)

blackberry: Supra eKey for BlackBerry - 01/06/09 11:30 AM

GE is releasing a long awaited eKey for BlackBerry. eKey is used by realtors to access lock boxes on properties available for sale or lease. The technology also allows realtors to search for listings using eKey lock boxes from their cell phone and to track statistics regarding their listings. Previous lock box users were confined to using a device with an infrared port, generally Palm Treo and Windows Mobile devices.
BlackBerry users can now purchase an infrared eKey fob. This is a bluetooth device that connects to the BlackBerry similar to a headset and is small enough to connect to … (14 comments)

blackberry: Review: e-Mobile Today Professional - 12/17/08 12:57 PM

Please note that these are independent cell phone software reviews.
For you BlackBerry users that have used Windows Mobile in the past, e-Mobile Today Professional Edition is a great program to utilize an "active" desktop. Windows Mobile phones have an "active" desktop as the home screen. When an event occurs, such as an upcoming appointment or new email, the desktop updates. BlackBerry has a similar theme called the Today theme, but it does not work as well as the Windows Mobile counterpart. e-Mobile Software has created a program for the BlackBerry operating system that allows you to have an active desktop. … (2 comments)

blackberry: Review: QuickResponse for BlackBerry by Mobylo - 12/04/08 04:27 PM

Please note that the reviews we post are independent reviews and we are not the software developers. We test out cell phone software and pass on the information to you.
Quick Response for BlackBerry is a useful piece of software for anyone that needs to quickly respond to email with information. Real Estate agents are perfect for this software. You can create a quick response template for each property listing that you have and list the amenities that property has to offer.
The following video demonstrates how Quick Response can: Help you quickly respond to messages by using preconfigured templates. Create … (2 comments)

blackberry: Sending and Receiving Files via Bluetooth on a BlackBerry - 12/03/08 11:06 AM

This is the most popular video on our blog. Many people send and receive files using bluetooth, a short range wireless technology. Usually, people use bluetooth to send or receive ringtones from one cell phone to another. You can usually send any type of media file using this method. Some of the newer model smart phones support documents such as Word, Excel, and PDF. You can also send and receive these files as long as each phone supports that particular file type.
For real estate professionals, it is a helpful way to send colleagues pictures or video of property listings. I … (3 comments)

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