For all those looking to find out what’s going on in the local oil world — there’s an app for that.
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Samsung joins Apple and Microsoft at West Edmonton Mall
EDMONTON – Samsung is bringing its rivalry with Apple to West Edmonton Mall as the South Korean technology giant opens a stand-alone retail store.
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IOS 7 release
Apple’s annual IOS release in September has made this month along with April (for tax reasons) two of my favorites. All around the world, Apple users will download this latest update to their smartphones and tablets on September 18th and see what developers have been up to over the past several months.
Curiosity will also get the best of me but I will not download IOS 7 on that day but will wait until Friday. My time in the IT world has taught me to let other people download and test this release first and let them take any hits to their computers. Even though it has probably been tested quite thoroughly, there are always small bugs which cannot be predicted. A patch release to address these issues is usually sent shortly thereafter.
Even though it won’t be available, I will be doing some Google searches to see if there is an interface between Siri and WordPress as we incrementally move to automate the process of providing updates for Alberta’s real estate market. WordPress 3.7 and 3.8 will be available this year and we will be vigilant on this development but are not having any expectations as we realize this is far off into the future. We will have much more to say on this at a later date.
What do smartphones and tablets have to do with real estate?
One of the most important parts to purchasing a property is the viewing of the property. I sincerely hope no one out there purchases a deal “sight unseen” as you are asking for trouble it could very well get you!
Every time that you do this, please bring your smartphone or tablet to record what you see. Preferably, the settings should be to HD quality video. This important step is just as important as the offer itself. There can be no ambiguity as to what is present should there ever be a dispute as to what actually exists. You can view this many times before submitting an offer and put in clauses indicating repairs you would like done before a purchase.
A copy of this recording should be kept for as long as you own the property. Apple users should note that only the iphone 4s or afterwards has HD video quality. This is a very simple but often overlooked part of the deal.
Need to report potholes or graffiti in Edmonton? There’s an app for that
EDMONTON – The next time you notice a pesky pothole or graffiti eyesore, Dale Fetterly hopes you pull out your smartphone and snap a photo.
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“GOOFY AWARD: THEY SAID APPLE WAS GOING TO $1000”
About six months ago everyone on TV and across the web was pretty much saying Apple’s stock would never go down. They said $1,000 for Apple shares was a foregone conclusion. And Apple shares certainly wouldn’t go down under $400 a share, that would be absurd to even consider. Well, yes, Apple shares most certainly have gone lower than $400 a share, and Apple shares are still hanging around $400 even after increasing their share buyback plan to $60 billion and raising their dividend.
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