October of 2005, I purchased a ''Tablet P.C''. I chose the Motion Computer because of the long battery life. I can recharge with my key board at night and go all day without having to return to the office.

I use a data modum card with it so I can log on anywhere... no more running to Starbucks or elsewhere to log on.

This has increased my business productivity many ways, when I am out with clients in the car and we pass a house that was not on  their list of homes to view and they ask, " Why wasn't this house on the tour?" or " Wonder how much that house is?" I can pull over, yes, I pull over, log onto the MLS and show them. Since the screen is  bigger we don't have to look at a small amount of data we see on a smart phone but see the entire listing.

Onenote, by Microsoft is included in the software and this is where it really gets exciting and easy. I go on listing appointments and walk through the house taking notes in my own handwritng and it saves it under the address and sellers name. Then when I am doing the CMA, all the notes are right there. NO more spiral notebooks. I can then email the notes to my desktop to have right in front of me.

Another great time saver, is when you travel. Just log on in the car as you drive, check email,send email, check hotsheets and my children can even check their MySpace or Facebook. Keeps them entertained. Makes trip so much more productive.

In the summer, we spend alot of time at our lake house, so no longer do I have to have Comcast brought into the cottage. I just use my tablet. Since I have the anywhere screen, I can see it laying out on the boat. Just no jet skiers please get too close!

Finally all my contracts are on the tablet. If a seller or buyer is ready to go, I can fill out the contract, print to JOURNAL WRITER and they can sign it right on the spot. I can then email them right from the tablet and also send to my assistant, and my email at home. Voila it's done.

Clients are impressed, no longer to you have to talk about being a realtor with the main emphasis on technology but they see it in action. In fact,several times I think I could have been a distributor for the tablet p.c.'s. So definately this has been my biggest most effective time saver and technology tool.