Archive for October, 2008

Software to manage real estate businesses

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Real Estate Asset Management is the target market for the Siterra Corporation.  The Siterra Corporation develops and sells web-based software that helps major global corporations such as energy suppliers and wireless carriers, utility companies such as oil and gas, and retail outlets to manage their assets, leases and sites.  Their software helps their clients to manage, plan, and grow their projects, assets, real estate properties and operating sites.

Want to see a movie

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

The movie “W” is out now, and my friends and I want to see it. I can’t decide if I want to spend the money going to the movies, or just wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it. It says it’s based on a true story, I wonder how much of it really is factual. I’m really surprised that it is being released so close to the elections; I have to suspect it was produced by someone who wants to influence the election in a major way!

Computer questions and answers

Friday, October 17th, 2008

As fast as technology is changing, I seem to notice that there are more options “out there” in regards to computers and their peripheral equipment.  There are so many different products out there that it gets overwhelming at times!  And I’ve found that often times when I try to find out the answer to a question I don’t understand the “lingo” that is being used.  Sometimes the answer confuses me even more than the question!  Sometimes I just get tired of having to try to learn all of this new “stuff” and I’d appreciate getting a straight answer without having to learn a “new language!”  I guess I’m just not a big enough computer geek to understand a lot of that.  And that bothers me a lot, because I don’t like to feel stupid!

The Answers Portal is a website that I found that I have bookmarked for future reference when I have a computer related question.  What I like about this website is that it is a FREE reference that answers questions about computers and the related technology in easy to understand language, so I don’t feel even more confused by the answer than I was by the question!  The site is designed to be understood by the novice, yet is sophisticated enough to help the consumer that is already computer-savvy.

Water damage

Monday, October 13th, 2008

One of the worst things that a homeowner can discover when they walk in the door after a vacation trip, or even just after a long day at work is a Sewage Backup in their house.  Of course the way they discover it is by the nasty smell in the house, along with a puddle of sewage on the floor.  If the homeowner is lucky, they discover it early enough in the day that they can get the problem fixed before they want to go to bed that night!  And hopefully they’ll discover it the same day it happened, before the mold and bacteria start to make themselves comfortable in the nooks and crannies along the seams of the pipes and the floors.

The waterrestoration911.com is a valuable resource if this ever happens to anyone you know that needs help with water and sewage problems. They have a hotline that takes calls 24/7, and they cover just about every town in the country!  They can get professional help to your house quickly to help with the cleanup, disinfection and mold control that is so important in situations like this.

Store brand vs brand name

Monday, October 13th, 2008

I have several friends who are “snobs” in that they will only buy “brand name” products at the store.  A few days ago I went shopping with a friend, and I noticed that everything she bought was brand name, yet there was “store brand” equivalents right next to the product that she was buying.  In some cases (such as allergy medicine) the store brand she was buying was more than double the price of the store brand!  I asked her why she was buying the more expensive product and she answered “only poor people buy the store brand!”  I can’t understand that type of consumer snobbery.  The next time my friend complains about money being tight, I’ll remind her that she could cut her grocery store expenditure drastically by buying store brand products!