When I first started on Active Rain, I had just watched "The Secret" with my wife, sons, and co-workers. I had decided to start trying to implement the concepts, and begin visualizing my first book. I really wasn't sure which of the many ideas I was going to run with. A few days later,
Buy Low-Sell High! We have been taught this for years and business people like Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki and many others have become masters at speculation. In our industry we are either continually asking or being asked how much lower values are going to go before the road to recovery begins. As a matter of
Microsoft has a great browser that most of you use for touring the Internet called Internet Explorer. Duh! Some of us have had issues with pages loading slowly, letters getting missed or skipped while typing, and screens locking up with no reasonable explanation. Many of us have to use Microsoft IE for MLS applications and
Well, I’m finally back to update you on the post “Overcoming Adversity, Change, and Life’s Challenges” As most of you know, our family started off the New Year with quite a barrage of unfortunate events. When my wife told me that I should write a post on my Blog about the whole 3 day ordeal,
How do you deal with adversity? What about change? When are life’s challenges enough to stop you in your tracks? When can you honestly say, the whole world has come crashing down on you? Here’s a real life story that will hit home for many of you who have had a similar experience and weren’t
WOW, what a year! Certainly one for the History and Record Books. I was asked to write this "Year In Review" by Jennifer Fivelsdal as a combined effort along with a few of our other Active Rain Members. A reflection of a year now past! Jennifer asked that I cover three areas:
This past week, I was busy exploring the use of tags and keywords for the Real Estate 411 Directory Network, when I discovered a really powerful tool called a Swicki! When a visitor or member finds your Swicki, they can see the keywords or tag phrases used to find particular posts or videos. A Swicki
What the Heck is Spyware, Anyway? Is your computer slow? Trouble Connecting? Taking forever to load certain pages? (like mine) 🙂 Spyware is computer software that is installed on your computer to intercept and record your activity without your knowledge. These programs can collect various types of personal information, and can even control your Web-browsing
I remember a time, not long ago, when I was told that technology and email would save me time and be a more efficient, inexpensive and effective way of communication. Well, part of that is true. However, it seems the more people I meet, the more email I am receiving and sending. I don't know
On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…. OK, so maybe I’m not your true love, but here is my “12 Days of Christmas” gift to all of you! These will be fun, and it may help you to get into the Christmas Spirit this year! You