from Florida Realtor Magazine, January 2008 | page 40

BEFORE:
•  Clueless about technology.
AFTER:
•  Must-have tools of the trade.

Contact Management
1.     ACT!, Sage Software —$199, (866) 333-0990; www.sagesoftware.com
2.     Outook, Microsoft—$109, (800) 936-4900; www.microsoft.com
3.    Top Producer 7i, Top Producer Systems Inc.—from $37.95/month, (800) 444-8570

Digital Cameras
1.     EasyShare C653, Kodak—from $129.95, (800) 235-6325; www.kodak.com
2.     PhotoSmart M637, HP—from $119.99, (888) 999-4747; www.hp.com
3.     Powershot A460, Canon—from $115, (800) 652-2666; www.usa.canon.com

Smartphones
1.     BlackBerry 8800, Research In Motion Limited—from $299.99 (with cell plan), (519) 888-7465; www.discoverblackberry.com
2.     iPhone, Apple—from $499, (800) 692-7753; www.apple.com
3.     Treo 755P, Palm, Inc.—from $299 (with cell plan), (800) 881-7256; www.palm.com

Meet the Expert
Randy Eagar, Realtor® and CRS, is an active real estate practitioner and president of Computer Camp, a training center in Salt Lake City. He is the author of multiple CRS technology courses and a senior instructor for the Residential Sales Council. Visit his Web site at http://computercamp.net.