A friend and real estate colleague just finished telling me about her recent short sale nightmare. It seems she found a buyer for her client’s house. The bank accepted the short sale offering and was processing the sale, talking to the investor , etc. As the sale was coming together, the foreclosure process was well on it’s way and the auction date had been set. The bank sent notice to the investor telling them to postpone the auction because a sale was imminent. Read on … (more…)
I have had my new iPhone 4G for a week and I am totally pleased. Updating from my prior model took about 40 minutes – time will depend on how much data is on your old phone – I had 22 GB of data. Did I have any antenna issue – no. I buy my phones with a case and all worked normally. I suggest the iFrogz.com Luxe Lean style of case.
My impressions:
Good battery life (battery ran all day for me)
Screen is amazingly sharp and great for reading, videos and games
I took photos and movies and the results were very good and very sharp (there are two cameras, front and rear and you can easily change the selected camera with a tap ). The auto focus/ brightness control function works very well by tapping a spot on the screen to focus on, and the colors were vibrant.
The LED flash is very bright and works for both photos and video for night shooting and fill flash to remove shadows if near subject (within 10 feet)
Video chat over wi-fi (called Face Time) with other iPhone 4 users is amazing
Multi-Tasking (switching between apps) was very fast and works great
The new iPhone’s OS and chip set make phone operate very quickly.
Integration with Mobile Me (cloud computing service which auto updates any linked phones and computers) for contacts, email, calendars worked great
I can easily access stored data on my Mobile Me’s iDisk (cloud storage space).
My niece Julia had her recital with Mitchell’s Dance Studio at the old Memorial Junior High in Beverly MA last weekend. They work so hard. I got some great video.
My niece graduated from Reading High School last weekend. We had a great time listening to the speeches, watching the people, sweating. Here’s a taste for you.
If you’ve ever wondered how much someone paid for a property OR how much their mortgage is OR who actually owns it, check out http://www.salemdeeds.com/. It’s the S. Essex County Registry of Deeds website. If you live in Gloucester, Beverly, Danvers (or any S. Essex County town) your mortgages (and mine!) are recorded there, as well as divorce decrees, wills, condo docs and anything else that’s in the “public domain”. Here’s a quick video tutorial …
Edith, Jason and Chad took me shoeing for the weekend. We also had a cookout and sleepover. Great fun. See the video. BTW we spent the night at the new Kinsman Pond Shelter. Thank you AMC. Very chi chi.
