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Home Sale Price Boosters: 10 Free or Cheap Tips

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If you need to sell, now could be your best time. No market goes up forever, so this is a part of the natural cycle of supply and demand. Don't wait for an unknown future market unless you can hold on for 5+ years, the minimum it has taken past cycles to swing back the other way. The past "good market" for sellers has been devastating for most buyers, so try to understand that this change is an essential part of the economic cycles. You can and will survive it if you make smart choices. More »

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The Tip Off For Kakaako Luxury Condos

It all started almost a year ago when my phone rang. An Investment Banker was on the other end of the line. After a short introduction I asked what I could do for him. He of course is representing a Consortium who wanted to examine 'opportunities' in the Waikiki and more specifically Kakaako Luxury Condo Markets. The information needed by this gentleman included any 'distressed' property sales, Days On Market (D.O.M.), Price / Square Foot, amenities, Sold data, location within Honolulu, etc. More »

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20 Jobs that Pay America's Average Salary

Salaries are always a hot topic in the office -- most often, as an area of complaint. In today's economy, most are simply grateful to earn a salary of any size, but you still hear things like, "I don't earn enough to survive or pay the bills" or "So-and-so is making X amount, I should be, too." Or -- my personal favorite -- "I deserve more." More »

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Software Testing Tricky but Vital Part of Process

When evaluating or developing software, putting it through its paces under real-world conditions is a critical yet often overlooked step. Many times, testing plans are developed and implemented but do not take into account the size or technical savvy of the intended user community. More »

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How to Pick a Password That Won't Get Passed Along

A few years back, right around this time of the year, we had an experience that still makes us chuckle. This was before the Internet had taken off, and VPN's were non-existent. We had shipped a server to Washington D.C. to test out remote access over satellite. The company we were working with in D.C. had assigned a very polite, technically capable guy whose accent divulged the fact that he was not born in America. More »

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More Blue Accessories: My Bluetooth Keyboard

I've finally given in to the pressure. In fact, I had no choice. My trusty SamSung i330 finally died. More »

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Review and Comment In Adobe Reader

One of the very nice additions to Adobe Acrobat version 7 was the opportunity to enable PDF files for Adobe Reader users for Comment and Review. The term enabling simply means you add special features to a PDF file that permit Adobe Reader users to do more with a PDF document than the default tools and menu commands offer you with a PDF without any special features.
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Wait, If You Can, for SP1 to Come Out

we still believe it prudent for businesses and organizations to wait for SP1 before fully adopting Vista. More »

Business :: Real Estate :: Hawaii Real Estate Reporter

Short Sales in Hawaii: Buyer's Opportunity or Big Waste of Time?

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Did you know that 80% of short sale listings never close? This is due to a variety of factors, the biggest factor being the competence of the listing agent in regards to dealing with the bank. Simply put, it's a complicated process. More »

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Rick Blangiardi: Focusing On the Have, Not On the Have-Not

Rick Blangiardi was at the pinnacle of his successful football-coaching career when significant revamps with his professional life became a necessity. To support the needs of his growing family, Rick shifted from coaching to sales at a TV station - leaving what seems to be his dream and passion to meet the practical demands of reality. More »

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Web 2.0 is Hot but Greater Gains Await

People talk about Web 2.0 as though it is a huge sea change in Internet technology. But the fact of the matter is that Web 2.0 represents a relatively slow set of improvements that have come out over the space of a few years. More »

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Are You a System Quarterback?

Many have referred to Colt Brennan as a "system quarterback" to explain the near unbelievable results he and the University of Hawaii football team produced over the past couple of years. In the world of football being a system quarterback is seen as a negative because an effective system can make it a little more difficult to evaluate the player as an individual athlete but there is no way to deny that a well designed system run by people who are disciplined and well suited for their positions can produce amazing results. More »

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What Is Really Happening In the Hawaii Real Estate Market - August 2006

Overall SFH Median Price Sold was flat line over May coming in at $630,000. The number of homes sold was only slightly lower than May coming in at 368 homes. The time it took to sell a home into Escrow took 50 days which is only 2 days less than May, but...who's complaining? At least the D.O.M. is going DOWN!

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15 Excuses for Calling In Sick

When you need a random day off of work, what do you do? Do you schedule a vacation day with your boss, or call in with some overblown cover story? And just how long does it take you to come up with that excuse? With one-in-four workers considering sick days equivalent to vacation time, it's no wonder workers are so crafty at calling in sick. More »

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