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<p> I have never been sold on wireless headsets but I am considering a wired headset for my i930. Does anyone have any recommendations? </p>

<p> <span style="language: EN">Has anyone heard when or if <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/tag/">Microsoft Tag</a> is going to have an app for Palm (both Pre and Palm OS) or Android smartphones? I&#39;ve been watching their website for a while and notice that not only is there no news but the website has several broken links. I can&#39;t believe that Microsoft would abandon this technology.</span> </p> <div> <span style="language: EN">If you haven&#39;t heard of Tag, it&#39;s a way to create what in essence is a personal barcode that you print onto marketing materials. End users download a simple app that works along with the smartphone&#39;s camera application. You center the Tag in the app and it automatically opens the website of your choosing on the smartphone&#39;s web browser. This eliminates the need for typing long URL&#39;s or texting shortcodes. It&#39;s amazing when you first experience it.</span> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="language: EN">I&#39;m putting tags on all of my flyers and for sale signs but, because so few people know about Microsoft Tag it&#39;s not the marketing tool that I think it could be. Plus, I can&#39;t use it on my Treo 755P. Any insights would be appreciated.</span> </div>

<p> Dick, </p> <p> I have the Blackberry Curve and I love the phone. I don&#39;t however like Top Producer for the Blackberry. I am currently using TP 8i. Do you think I can load both Outlook and TP on the phone without having it react slowly from too much information? </p> <p> Dylan Snyder </p>

<p> What phone do you recommend to buy if you are with Verizon?<br /> I was looking at the HTC Touch Pro. Is anyone using this model?<br /> Web browsing and picture taking are mine main requirements. <br /> Thanks in advance.<br /> </p> <p> </p>

<p> I had good luck with my TREO 650, and &quot;upgraded&quot; to a 755p about 15 months ago. The screen cracked on that unit 6 months ago, and I decided to just replace the phone. </p> <p> Now I am locked up in the &quot;Powered by Access&quot; which seems to be &quot;the screen of death&quot;. A hard reset does not seem to do anything. The unit was purchased new in box from an Alltel retailer who was loosing his franchise with the Verizon consolidation, so I may not have any warranty. </p> <p> Any cures, ideas or rants? I&#39;m not sure I can continue with Palm products. </p>

<p> I am trying to figure out if I can do a signature set up for my emails in both OWA and other emails. Any thoughts? </p>

<div style="clear: both; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px"> <p> Dick, </p> <p> This is the &quot;Mom of 8 in Real Estate&quot; taking your technology advice for the &quot;get back in the game&quot; kinda mom. I have not yet purchased my PRE but am planning to. Is there any advice out there for someone who has never used a smartphone (only the dumb phones!) who would like to know if you were setting up all over again from the beginning what would you do the same? differently? Is there any difference between purchasing the phone at Best Buy or directly from Sprint carriers? </p> <p> By the way, I loved your classes! </p> <p> Michelle </p> </div>

<p> Dick, </p> <p> During the telephone session this evening, you mentioned turning off the screen on Treo&#39;s....would you tell me how to do this.... </p> <p> And do you know if the new Verizon Pre will be compatible with Vista? </p> <p> BTW, enjoyed the telephone session!!!!!!! </p> <p> vy </p> <p> lmk </p>

<p> Now you can share market trends with your clients via your iPhone. The California Association of REALTORS just launched an application which allows agents to share monthly market statistics by region in California. Hopefully other associations around the country will adopt the technology so agents everywhere can share monthly statistics with their clients. </p> <p> <a href="http://waves.wavgroup.com/the-first-real-estate-association-iphone-app-is-here">waves.wavgroup.com/the-first-real-estate-association-iphone-app-is-here</a> </p>

<p> I just got a message that Palm had set a release date for the Palm Pre - June 6.<br /> It will only be available on Sprint (wow, that really bites) and will cost $199.<br /> That&#39;s after a $100 rebate and a service agreement.<br /> <br /> Did they realize that the 6th is on a Saturday? DOH ... weird release date for sure.<br /> The rebate thing stinks. They should just give out the discounted phone without the hassle.<br /> According to most, Sprint sux, except maybe in New York. I dropped them years ago.<br /> They should have worked with Verizon ... oh well.<br /> <br /> Anyway, those of you who have been waiting for the Pre don&#39;t have to wait much longer.<br /> Also of note, the new iPhone is supposed to be announced around the 8th of June.<br /> This will probably steal most of the Pre thunder so Palm&#39;s timing is sorta bad.<br /> <br /> Just thought you all might want to know... <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre/">http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre/</a><br /> <br /> <strong><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Larry Perry<br /></font></strong><a title="http://www.realeseller.com/" href="http://www.realeseller.com/"><font title="http://www.realeseller.com/" color="#1C4D90" size="2" face="Tahoma"><strong>RealeSeller</strong></font></a><font size="2"><font face="Tahoma"><strong>™</strong> Transforms Outlook Into a &quot;Genuine Real Estate CRM Application&quot;<br /> Our Online RealeSeller training classes are FREE!<br /> <strong>Phone:</strong> (972) 514-3218<br /> <strong>Email:</strong></font></font> <a title="http://www.realeseller.com/" href="http://www.realeseller.com/"><font title="http://www.realeseller.com/" color="#1C4D90" size="2" face="Tahoma">Larry@realeseller.com</font></a><br /> <font size="2" face="Tahoma"><strong>Web:</strong></font> <a title="http://www.realeseller.com/" href="http://www.realeseller.com/"><font title="http://www.realeseller.com/" color="#1C4D90" size="2" face="Tahoma">www.realeseller.com</font></a><br /> <font size="2" face="Tahoma"><strong>Blog:</strong></font> <a title="blocked::http://www.realtown.com/larry2/blog/" href="http://www.realtown.com/larry2/blog/"><font title="blocked::http://www.realtown.com/larry2/blog/" color="#1C4D90" size="2" face="Tahoma">The Real Blog</font></a><br /> </p>

<p> We have a hosted exchange server and I have set up versamail to sync mail, contacts, and (supposedly) calendar. Mail and contacts are coming through but no calendar. </p> <p> What am I missing? </p> <p> John </p>

<p> My Sprint Treo755p came with a Sprint Broadband Application on the cd and I have unlimited. Is there a disadvantage to using the Sprint app? We are going to Maine where there is no internet but we do have Sprint....go figure. </p> <p> Thanks, </p> <p> Callie </p>

<p> Does anyone have/use a weather app on their BB for instant weather reports AND weather radar? Preferably something free, similar to WeatherBug for PC/ </p> <p> </p> <p> THX </p> <p> Bill Kraatz </p> <p> Champions RE Group, LLC </p> <p> Florence, KY </p>

<p> Dick: </p> <p> Have you heard of issues with Sim cards beng corrupted or causing Palm phone crashes? Is there a solution for &quot;cleaning&quot; these cards or finding what files to remove from them so that this does not happen? </p> <p> I thought my phone had died yesterday, after days of acting up it just completely froze, and was unresponsive to resets. When I arrived at the Sprint store and was checking out with a brand new Blackberry, the phone magically began working. We think it was the Sim card. So,. no more card in my phone right now, no Blackberry either,..for the moment. </p> <p> thanks, Debbie </p>

<p> Aloha All, I have been enjoying this group very much. I live in Hawaii on Maui. I am looking for input regarding the Curve and Treo in conjunction with Outlook/Top Producer. I use Verizon, it works great here, currently I am using Outlook and Top Producer. My goal is to move everything into Top Producer. Outlook is more for back up and personal stuff. I have the 700P, I am not using the internet or email yet and we do not have supra or any other kind of electric lock boxes here. I am debating changing to the 700w or Curve. The Treo/Outlook does occasionally not sync contacts or loses them altogether, also requires the stylus. I am looking at the Curve in large part because it doesn&#39;t require the stylus and seems pretty user friendly plus I am considering adding email and internet. It seems like problems arise when you add email to your smartphone. Does anyone know if you can have both Outlook and TP on the Curve? Does TP reside on the Curve or is it only accessible online? Any feedback from other users would be greatly appreciated. </p> <p> Mahalo Nui Loa, </p> <div> <b>Susan Fox</b>, Realtor-Broker </div> <div> CRS, GRI, ABR, e-PRO </div> <div> CENTURY 21 All Islands-Shops at Wailea </div> <div> Direct: 808-280-0489 </div> <div> Specializing in Resort Condominiums </div> <div class="c1"> Quality Service with Aloha! </div> <div> <a href="http://www.foxandfoxmauirealestate.com/">www.FoxAndFoxMauiRealEstate.com</a> </div> <div> <a href="mailto:FoxMaui@hawaii.rr.com">FoxMaui@hawaii.rr.com</a> </div>