So I got to see the new iPad today and I have to tell you that I was not that impressed. It’s an oversized iPhone that is heaver and harder to hold in one hand. Now, don’t get me wrong… I LOVE my iPhone!! I think it is the best mobile phone on the market and use it everyday. But, unlike the iPhone the iPad is not as easy to hold in one hand and you can’t type with your thumbs. The iPad does not stand up on it’s own so showing another person something requires you to set it down flat on a table or hold it up with your hand. And the web application looks for mobile websites first and not your standard web page.
The iPad that is currently available is the Wi-Fi only version . The 3G version will be released later this month. Maybe it’s me but why would you only get the Wi-Fi version when the 3G allows both the 3G and Wi-Fi. You do not have to have the 3G active and there is no contract for the 3G it’s just a month by month deal of $15.00 through AT&T. It just seems that it would be a smarter move for the extra $50 (The price difference between the Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi/3G iPads) even if you only use the Wi-Fi for now. You know… invest in the future!
Maybe it’s me but, I would just like to see some better built-in options like a stand and wireless keyboard/mouse to come with the iPad and not have to buy it as an after thought / after market add on. The iPad costs too much money for Apple to force you to buy more things to make the iPad a fully usable product for more then a lap reader.
So there you have my review. Yours may be different so let me know if it is.
Thanks for reading.
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]]>Well the snow has melted and warm weather is here. So is an increase in the number of homes on the market as well as the number of sold signs appearing around town. There are currently 3545 homes on the market in SEMN with 1235 in Rochester alone. And that number is increasing everyday. With the new residents coming to Mayo in June many homeowners are looking forward to getting offers and moving on to their next home.
Your Home On TV – Rochesters only weekly home show will be returning to TV this summer in time to help get some of these homes sold. Offering visual, audio and emotional sales techniques to getting your home sold. Your Home On TV produces a 20 second video tours with voice-over, music and pictures. The Newspaper, magazines and free papers can’t offer what Your Home On TV has to offer or at the price they offer. Space however is limited. The 1/2 hour show can only support 70 homes and 10 advertisers per show so, with 1200+ homes on the market there will be many left out. The good news is that they haven’t reopened the doors yet so there is still time to get your home on TV, just call (507) 244-1222 if you have any questions or visit them at http://www.yourhomeontv.com
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]]>Let’s face it. Times are hard for the Real Estate market. Homes are selling a little slower and at lower prices, the magazines are costly and so is the newspaper. Internet is cheap, videos can be posted for free on several sites that you may have heard of (Google, Yahoo, YouTube, etc.) and are cheaper in the long run to have made. Heck, if you’re up to teaching yourself, you can even learn to shoot and edit your own videos. Plus the TV show at YourHomeOnTV.com runs 7 days a week 3 times a day on Charter Cable for a price that will… I must say it… Shock You! It is so cheap that I told her she needs to raise her prices!
Anyway, if you have a home that you would like to market on the internet and TV in the Rochester, MN area check out YourHomeOnTV.com and tell Angela that you heard about it here.
Happy marketing!
]]>Back when I got this site and all of the others that came with it as well as the basic idea for how to use video to sell homes I have been interested. Video is a very powerful medium! I tried to present it to Realtors in a way so they would not have to do open houses or even show non-interested buyers a home until they were ready to buy. The buyers could sit at home and watch the video tours of the homes. Once they found one that they were interested in they could contact the agent to see the home in person. These videos had music, voice-over, text graphics and showed the best parts of the property. I found it to be a hard sell. Realtors are stuck in their ways! Anyway… I have been learing about the power of using video to sell other items over the web and will begin showing videos on this site once I have made them. So, sit back and… well not right now.
I will be posting the first video very soon.
Thanks for reading… maybe next time you can watch!
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