Publication Date: March 20th 2006
ISSN 1445-1360
In this issue you will read:
Editorial: March 20th 2006
Definition: Podcast
Software Review: FeedDemon
Quotable: Robert X. Cringely said...
Web site Review: Zillow.com
The Great Australian Joke: Complaints from Tenants
G'Day Blokes and Sheilas!
Hands up if you thought I was dead! Ok so as always I haven't hit some of my goals for the newsletter. However I have good reasons why not, and good plans still in line. It is all about priorities and time. I have other priorities and not enough time!
I am actually toying around with working with someone, paying someone, or contracting someone to help write the newsletter, with me keeping the editorial content, themes and ideas streaming. If you or someone you know enjoys slave labor or has a passion for this sort of thing let me know. I have had a couple of people help in the past but they have dropped off the face of the earth.
I have been busy with Thinkers (my hosting and domains business, if you need either send me an email), had problems with tenants in my duplex, been flat out at the Inn, very active on two boards, and planning a wedding to boot.
So this issue follows a real estate theme. It seems to be a constant in my life, and it touches everyone in some way. Plus there is a really great new site out there I want you to all know about.
Nathan Allan
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A podcast is like a do it yourself radio program. It is the distribution of an online audio file to your computer. You can subscribe to a podcast and new editions will be automatically sent to you. Podcasts range in topic from just about anything your mind can imagine, and in my opinion are simply another way the Internet is pushed to deliver information to the masses cheaply and effectively. For lists of Podcasts check out:
Although I use Thunderbird's RSS Feed Reader, I thought I should note an old Sausage rival, in Nick Bradbury's FeedDemon.
It comes pre configured for a lot of popular feeds from sites such as magazines. You can even have integrated Podcasts.
In layman's terms it simplifies the process of gathering a large amount of information from different web sites, so you can easily disseminate it.
Visit and Download: FeedDemon
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If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
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From the guy who created Expedia.com, comes a great new real estate web site, Zillow. It is currently in Beta but so far I have put it to use and found it to be very accurate.
It values your property based on a combination of factors, and allows you to update and add renovations to provide a more accurate estimation. For my duplex and the Inn after I tweaked it a little, I got some spot on results.
The comparison tools, sales records, maps and the like are all really interesting. I can see how you could put this to good use when buying or selling a home. In some ways it may eliminate the need to have a local expert realtor.
For flippers, wannabe real estate moguls, seller and buyers this site is really going to help from a research perspective.
Visit: Zillow.com
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In the hope of adding some humor to the plight of a landlord, here are some interesting notes sent to landlords.
