I'm (still) in the midst of writing my technology plan. Of course, the options are daunting and plentiful. I have adopted some technologies, but even those are going to require me to get real training to fully implement. Keep in mind that I work primarily from home, and only visit my office occasionally to pick stuff up or drop things off. Luckily, it's only 5 miles from the house.
So, what do I currently have:
- Tablet/laptop computer with wi-fi capability
- PDA/phone/ekey (running Windows Mobile 5)
- Wi-fi network in the house
- DSL
- Laser B/W printer with fax and scan capability
- I have two blog platforms (Active Rain and Blogger), with a third possibility (the new websites content management is similar to a blog platform, and there are blog plug-ins under development)
- Real estate forum with a lot of niche-focus bonus info
Of course, there are other things, such as both of the local MLSs offer all of the contract documents in pdf. I am a member of both MLSs.
What am I looking to improve:
- I know that this tablet computer is capable of a lot more than I am wringing out of it. Currently it is a glorified laptop that I can swivel the screen on. I have ordered MS OneNote which (if I fully implement) will allow me to get one step closer to paperless.
- I know that my phone has a lot more capability than I am using. I have started to use more of the PDA functions, but still I am barely scratching the surface.
- A
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dding Bluetooth to my computer to auto-sync with the phone rather than using the USB would be great. I don't sync them nearly enough... and I only think about it when I am out somewhere and a note I had on the computer would have helped. If I am able to find a way to implement the notes from OneNote into the phone, I could REALLY have all of my info at my fingertips. - I would like to find a document signing solution for the electronic documents the MLS offers. I wouldn't mind downloading a complete set to have on the system, and then use the tablet feature to capture signatures. I am very over paper...
- I wouldlike to implement better capture technologies for website and blog visitors. There is a login feature on the new site that I haven't rolled out. I can even give authoring privileges to select users to allow them to post articles.
- SEO for both website and blog.
- Add podcasting and/or videoblog/videopodcasting capability to my blog and website.
- I think I want to add Eureka to my Outlook to give capability similar to Top Producer.
Finally, I would like to increase the hit counts for my website and blog. I know that isn't strictly technology, but it is related.
What am I missing? What am I too focused on?
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