Have you ever had to meet someone halfway between here and there?
If you have, you’ll be happy to know that there’s now a way to find a place to meet in the middle. Restaurant, coffee shop, golf course, bar, hotel, mall, theater and more. Just type in the addresses of the two starting points, pick what type of place you’d like to meet and click the “Find a Place to Meet” button.
The website is MeetInBetween.us and it lets you tweak the results if you aren’t satisfied with what the software comes up with. I tried a few different points of origin I was familiar with and it came up with some good possibilities although I had to tweak the results both times.
I put together a little video to show you how it works.
You can also use the website to find the halfway point of any trip you are taking. Just enter the starting point and the destination address and let the software do the work.
So, the next time you have to meet someone somewhere in between, give MeetInBetween.us a try. Like all things dependent on mapping technology, the results will get better and better over time until you won’t know what you did without it.
Now that WordPress 2.7 has been released, work on the 2.8 version has begun. The folks at WordPress.org have asked for input on what users would most like to see in the upcoming upgrade (you can participate in the survey here).
What do your customers really want? You can use polls and surveys to find out.
The folks at Automattic have created PollDaddy.com to help users create polls and surveys that you can then place on your blog, website or link to from an email. A simple interface walks you through the process of creating your poll or survey. There are 19 themes that you can use or you can use the built-in tool that helps you create a custom theme.
Once you have your poll set up, PollDaddy offers several ways for you to publish it. A simple JavaScript snippet can be placed on your web page by you or your web designer, and there’s a direct link method to include in emails. There’s a WordPress plugin for your blog and a MySpace app let’s you easily insert your survey into your MySpace profile.
In addition to the free version of PollDaddy, there are two premium versions for those who require more power and features.
We created the poll below using the free PollDaddy app. It’s a live poll so pick and click for an example of how PollDaddy works. You can then sign up for your free PollDaddy account.
[polldaddy poll="1234288"]
The latest version of the Open-Realty® real estate listings software is Version 2.5. Open-Realty® has been the standard in Open Source Real Estate applications since it first appeared in 2003. With the release of Version 2.5, Open-Realty® has solidified it’s position as the premier tool for Realtors® and Investors to publish their property listings on the Internet.
Web hosting service with Open-Realty® pre-installed and configured is available from OrangeCat.net. Customization service is also available from OrangeCat. Investors and Realtors® who are members of the Association of Real Estate Investment Professionals (AREIP.org) can get a special package deal on membership and Open-Realty® hosting. AREIP Members have access to special Open-Realty® templates that display the AREIP Membership logo and link.
The list of features for the software and users below was originally published on the official Open-Realty® website, which contains a lot more information on the software, documentation, a support forum and more.
Open-Realty® v2.5
Open-Realty® is a professional, open-source, web-based real estate listing management system written in PHP that is provided FREE by Transparent Technologies, Inc. Designed to be flexible, powerful, easy to install and maintain, Open-Realty® has powered thousands of real estate web sites worldwide. Open-Realty® is a mature application that is actively developed, and has been community supported since 2003.
Features:
All dynamically generated site-visitor content validates to XHTML 1.0 strict and CSS 2.0 standards.
Graphical site administration interface.
Built in WYSIWYG page editor for creating and modifying the content of key pages, including the one presently being viewed.
Easy to use installer reduces installation time.
Keeps property listings updated — no special skills required to add, delete, or modify listings.
Built-in photo management — upload photos via a web browser. If photos are not uploaded for a property listing, a default “photo not available” image will be automatically displayed.
Automatically creates thumbnails — smaller versions of your photos are automatically created using the industry standard GD Graphics Library.
Optional “Search Engine Optimized” (SEO) page links, and optimization features.
Flexible database abstraction — compatible with mySQL, postgres, MS SQL, and Oracle via. the ADODB lite database library.
Secure — no one but the site Administrator or delegated Agents can modify or add listings.
Showcase specific properties — built-in featured listing management allows custom placement and arrangement of special properties.
Flexible search — Browse properties according to a definable criteria.
Configurable search forms and fields — All search forms and fields included in Open-Realty® are completely definable to meet any needs.
Template system — Designers can produce a sophisticated functional site template without any knowledge of PHP.
Integrated add-on system framework for application developers allows for extending or altering Open-Realty®’s capabilities without altering its source code, making upgrades to newer versions a snap.
Powerful and professional commercial add-ons available.
Established Community support forums.
Many, many, many more features.
Open-Realty® is written entirely in PHP, and utilizes a standards compliant XHTML template system, designing a new template from scratch or incorporating the look of an existing web site is greatly simplified.
Open-Realty® Features For Realtors:
Easy installation and configuration.
Ability to add an unlimited number of fields to listings.
Support multiple property classes in a single install. (Residential, Commercial, etc.)
Ability to define different fields for each property class.
You can define which fields are searchable, through our easy to use administrative interface.
Upload multiple images at once to listings.
Open-Realty automatically creates image thumbnail for you.
Upload Virtual Tours for your listings.
Visitors to your site can signup as members, where they can save searches and get email notifications when new properties are added that match their search criteria.
You can choose to display listing fields to all users, only members who have registered on your site, or to only other agents who have logged into your site.
Open-Realty Automatically places map, school, and neighborhood information links on your site for you.
Built in contact form provides an easy way for interested parties to contact you, without you having to place your email address on the site for spamers to gather and use.
WYSIYG Editor allows you to edit pages such as the contact and about us pages on your site, without any HTML knowledge.
Built in search engine optimizations help, ensure that your listings appear on the search engines, when buyers are looking.
Video instruction helps shorten your learning curve when faced with using new software and shows you how to get the most out of your new tools. I use videos to learn new software, programming or any other challenges whenever it is available. And being able to download entire sets of videos on a single subject means they’ll be there when I need to review them.
Professionally-produced video sets currently available show you how to get up and running with some of today’s most popular software. Start Blogging with WordPress. Set up and easily adminster your website with no knowledge of HTML or PHP using a Content Management System (CMS) such as Joomla!, Mambo or Drupal. Create a Membership site using the proven and easy-to-use DLGuard. Create, manipulate, correct and improve photos, graphics and images with theGIMP, and much more.
The 7DollarVideoStore.com has dozens of how-to videos, all available for no more than $7. 7DollarVideoStore.com has created a resource for anyone needing to “learn and earn” on the Internet.
Video instruction helps shorten your learning curve when faced with using new software and shows you how to get the most out of it. I use video tools to learn new software or programming challenges whenever it is available. And being able to download entire sets of videos on a single subject means they’ll be there when I need to review them.
We’re including a sample video from the July 2008 set – Drupal Content Management System to give you an idea of the quality of 7DollarVideoStore.com video instruction. This is video 3 of a 17 video set and shows you how to do a manual install of Drupal.
NOTE: The Drupal Videos mentioned in this article are not yet available on the new website. Register at 7DollarVideoStore.com and we’ll let know know when it is. We are working hard to assure that all videos previously available at HowDoIDoThatVideos.com will be at 7DollarVideoStore.com soon.
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Losing your laptop sucks. It isn’t just the money, it’s everything on the computer that should have been backed up but wasn’t.
There are several tracking solutions that track the computer after it’s been lost or stolen and report important information back to a datacenter. But if the datacenter can track the computer and ne’er-do-wells who stole it, theycan also track you. And that raises some serious privacy questions.
But what of you could track your Mac or PC laptop without the aid of a datacenter? Wouldn’t that be nice?
GadgetTrak, anti theft for mobile devices, has solutions not only for your Mac or Windows laptop, but also for your Blackberry, Symbian or Windows Mobile device, Portable drives and devices such as iPods, MP3 players, flash drives, memory cards and digital camers can also be tracked using special USB software. And protection for your iPhone or Touch is coming soon. GadgetTrak’s pricing is very reasonable.
There’s no guarantee that you can recover your missing device even with this software, but it sure increases the odds.
GadgetTrak is at: http://www.gadgettrak.com
And get a professional contact and form interface in the bargain!
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely hate [tag]spam[/tag]. And I really hate it when I post a [tag]form[/tag] that let’s me interact with my visitors only to receive dozens of spam form entries for pharmaceutical hacks and third-rate porn sites.
Also, did you know that the [tag]contact form[/tag] or [tag]link[/tag] on your web site is a spammer’s favorite place to [tag]harvest[/tag] your address so they can send you all their [tag]junk email[/tag]? It’s true!
We’ve tried various forms of munging email addresses to prevent harvesting, but with very limited success. That’s why you need to check out this new software that just became available this morning.
It’s called My Contact Station, and it is an all-in-one [tag]secure website contact[/tag] solution that solves the email harvesting problem, provides an attractive interface for site visitors and installs easily in a matter of minutes!
I’m going to keep this short, because I have no doubt that you are going to want this the moment you see it… especially when you see the price! (hint: it’s less than $10.00)
It’s simple to install. But for those of you who’d rather not fool with it, OrangeCat can install it for you.
If you have a web site, secure your site from spammers right now with My Contact Station.
Want to triple your sales in 2007?
Internet Marketing pioneer Rick Raddatz is launching FIVE major new sales & marketing services in 2007.
His last three releases (AudioGenerator, InstantVideoGenerator and MarketingMakeoverGenerator) were all major ‘change the world’ type products — helping companies earn millions and millions more dollars.
And now he’s doing it again,
Click on this link to see what he’s launching May 1st:
http://BobStovall.com/recommends/ricklaunch.php
Check it out, and let me know what you think.
The other day I ran across a product that really made me laugh. I thought it was a really cute concept and figured if I used it my friends and some favorite clients would really get a kick out of it.
After a little investigation, I realized it had a few serious uses as well as being a light-hearted distraction. The product is called [tag]Buy Me a Drink[/tag] and is the brainchild of [tag]John Delavera[/tag] of [tag]TurboHQ[/tag].
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I received an email about this product some time ago. The title completely intrigued me. But, for some reason, I put it aside for the moment and you know what happens next. I completely forgot about it until I received another email from a different person extolling it’s virtues. So, I decided to have another look at the [tag]Day Job Killer[/tag].
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[tag]Real Estate investor[/tag]s, and most other [tag]business[/tag] persons, usually have enough on their minds without worrying about their [tag]web hosting[/tag]. Some of the more computer savvy among them can do quite a few things for themselves, while others would rather just let the tech people handle it – but NOBODY wants to pay too much for too little service.
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