APPY HOUR

The Education Committee for the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors put together Appy Hour.  Below is my presentation along with all the apps that were presented at Appy Hour. 

Appy Hour Presentation

Appy Hour Apps

CoreNet Global Meeting in Atlanta

CoreNet Atlanta Social Media and Apps for Corporate Real Estate.
Ken Ashley (@kenashley), Barbara Giamanco (@barbaragiamanco) and I presented to the CoreNet chapter in Atlanta.  Ken and Barbara showed how to use social media for corporate real estate as well as real life success stories. They also played the following video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SuNx0UrnEo. I presented on apps for corporate real estate.  Check out Twitter or Facebook (CoreNet Global Atlanta Chapter) for more information on the presentations.  My presentation is here: http://www.slideshare.net/corenetatlanta/social-media-cng-atlantaadams

Are you signing documents our your iPad?

In my efforts to go “paperless” I have started using apps to fill out PDF forms and even sign documents with a stylus on my iPad. In the past I would print the document, fill it out by hand or sign it, scan the document, save it to my computer and then e-mail it out. I now open the document on my iPad and fill it out or sign the document with my stylus, save it to Dropbox, then e-mail it out. There are many different apps for signing documents on your iPad.  The first one that I started using was called just that Sign My Pad. 

I am always looking for new apps that may be easier to use or may have additional features. So I also have used  Sort Sign, Sign-N-Send, DocuSign, DocuSign Ink,

All of these apps work well and have different features that set them apart from each other. In my efforts to modify a PDF document on my iPad I discovered PDF Expert. 

Not only does PDF Expert allow you to manipulate a PDF document. It also allows you to sign a document on your iPad and it syncs with Dropbox. Other features allow you to search words within the document, highlight text, create notes, underline and strike-through words. PDF Expert costs $9.99, but has quickly become one of my most frequently used apps. So if you are still wasting paper and ink, try one of the apps. 

December East TN CCIM Meeting

This morning I presented to the East TN CCIM Chapter on apps that I use on my iPad.  Thank you for those that attended.  If you missed it make sure you also download the Knoxville News Sentinel App.
Here is the link to my presentation. http://db.tt/kK33XMPP

SIOR Fall World Conference - iPad Best Practices

Over 800 SIORs came together in Chicago last week for the SIOR Fall World Converence.  

Above is the overview of the iPad presentation.  My goal was to discuss several apps that

I use daily and walk through step by step how I use them.  I have been to several sessions

where they go over 20 apps in 20 minutes. Typically they don't give an idea of how to use

the apps. Below is the link to the slides for the iPad presentation. I hope this is helpful. Feel

free to comment below, call, or e-mail me with questions. 

iPad presentation:

Evernote in Commercial Real Estate……

Here are questions that I kept asking myself:

·         Where did I save the note about the phone conversation I had last Friday? 

·         I am not in the office and need the details of the phone call with David regarding the Main St Building.

·         What do I do when I come across an article that I want to read? I don’t have time to read it immediately or I want to save it and re-read later.

·         What do I do with the notes that I took on my yellow pad when I was in the meeting with my client today?

·         Which one of the 100 post it notes on my desk did I write that phone number on?

I now use Evernote. It helps me “Remember Everything”.  I have set up Evernote on my PC computer, iPad, iPhone, & Laptop (I can’t remember the last time I used my laptop, but Evernote is there just in case).

 Evernote allows me to keep up with conversations that I have, general property information, client information, Articles that I need to read or have read and want to keep for future reverence and my to-do list. Currently I have set up the 9 notebooks in Evernote: Clients, Listings, Prospects, Articles, City, NEW NOTES, Personal, Tasks, & Technology. I also have set up 44 tags in Evernote. Several of them are: today, Errand, client name, building name, Need to call.

I have limited the number of notebooks that I use. Just about everything I do can be filed into one of my notebooks and from here I can easily search my tags.

When someone calls I immediately open a new note in Evernote, either on my computer or iPad. After making the notes from my phone call, I add it to the appropriate notebook.  Then I tag the note.  Several notes have multiple tags on them. Examples of tags can be - The clients name, the building name, today - if I need to do something with this note today, errand - if I need to do something with this note while I am out of the office. The tags create easy searches when I need to find the note.

I also have Evernote linked to my internet browser and my outlook. When I am looking at a website and want to save the site or article for future use. I click the Evernote icon and can quickly choose a notebook and tag the website. Now it is saved for future use. When someone sends me an e-mail that I need to keep for follow up or use as a reference. I can click the Evernote icon quickly choose a notebook and tag the e-mail.

When I am out of the office I have several techniques that I use with Evernote.  In the tools of Evernote, you can set up an Evernote e-mail address.  If I get an e-mail while I am out of the office that needs following up on or I don’t have time to reply. I can forward it to Evernote. These e-mails are set to go into New Notes and can easily be tagged or filed when I have time. Since Evernote is on my iPhone I can quickly make notes, file and save them. 

Another app that I use is Noteshelf. This app allows me to write on my iPad with a stylus. After I take notes I can save them in Noteshelf or export them.  The export feature allows me to e-mail the note, export to dropbox, or export Evernote.

Evernote has something called the Evernote Trunk. I encourage you to take a look at the apps that are compatible with Evernote. There may be an app that allows you to use evernote in another way that I have not seen or in a way to help in your business. I also would encourage you to follow them on twitter on to reach 

  

Do you use a screen protector? What stylus do you use?

I don’t use a screen protector. I have always had one on my iPhone, but didn’t get one for my iPad.  My thinking is that the iPad is in a case/cover that protects the screen. My iPhone is in my pocket or on my desk. It seems there is a better chance of the screen on my phone being scratched than my iPad.  My iPad has taken some hits by the kiddos and it has held up well.  I do have one very small scratch, but doesn’t affect the screen. As for the stylus. Currently I am using a Targus Stylus. I have tried several different ones and you get what you pay for. The clip on the Targus hasn’t broken off like all the others that I have tried. My next stylus will have a pen on one end.  Although I take all my notes on my iPad with a stylus, I have found several occasions where I have needed a pen.