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	<title>DBRW Real Estate Technology</title>
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	<description>Tips, News, Ideas, and Musings on Real Estate Technology</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Leverage Your Existing System!</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/04/26/leverage-your-existing-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Process Improvement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multifamily Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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Recently I was visiting someone at an upscale apartment community. I struck up a conversation with the Property Management and being me, I asked her what PM system they used. She told me and said he didn’t like it. No names needed here. I asked her why she did not like the system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASP vs. Self Hosting</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/03/11/asp-vs-self-hosting/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/03/11/asp-vs-self-hosting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The trend over the past many years has been to have software hosted and maintained by an Application Service Provider (&#8221;ASP&#8221;) rather than the company maintaining the infrastructure to run the software. This trend has increased as most applications have become web-based. That is to say, the software is run with a browser (i.e. Internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multifamily PM Running on DOS?</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/03/02/multifamily-pm-running-on-dos/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/03/02/multifamily-pm-running-on-dos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Accounting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multifamily Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are still some Multifamily Property Managers using DOS applications like Rent Roll and the AMSI DOS version. Many of you may be surprised that these products are still in use and will wonder why do people still use them? Well, frankly, they work, albeit with risks! Smaller, cost conscience firms find it difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Avoiding Project Failures</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/03/01/tips-for-avoiding-project-failures/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/03/01/tips-for-avoiding-project-failures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Studies have shown that many IT projects are considered to be failures. The Standish Group has reported high failure rates for years and recently a study by KPMG found that about half of the respondents reported at least one failed project in the past year. Why do projects fail? The reasons are too numerous are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MS WORD Shortcuts</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/27/ms-word-shortcuts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/27/ms-word-shortcuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Process Improvement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder how many people have upgraded to MS Office 2007 and long for the old familiar look? I for one don&#8217;t love the new &#8220;Ribbon&#8221; look. I&#8217;ve been told by a Microsoft Partner that the reason for the change was to make it easier for people to find features. The story, as told to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increase Productivity With Microsoft Add-in Tools</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/27/increase-productivity-with-microsoft-add-in-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/27/increase-productivity-with-microsoft-add-in-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Process Improvement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Outlook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all want to work smarter, right? Well, I have a great way to increase productivity and improve your communications at the same time. There are software companies offering tools that provide additional functionality to Microsoft Outlook. I&#8217;m not promoting any particular company. However, there are two providers that I have tried and used their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keys to a Successful Real Estate Software Selection</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/keys-to-a-successful-real-estate-software-selection/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/keys-to-a-successful-real-estate-software-selection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Are you looking at purchasing software for your real estate organization? Not all purchases need go through a detailed process, but if you are considering a major investment such as a new property management or accounting software, a carefully planned selection project would behoove you and your firm.
As with any project, the first step is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OneSite Letters &#038; Notices</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/onesite-letters-notices/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/onesite-letters-notices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[RealPage OneSite]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multifamily Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are on the RealPage OneSite property management system there is a great feature you that most users don&#8217;t leverage to their advantage. I&#8217;m referring to the Letters &#38; Notices feature.
The Letters &#38; Notices feature allows users to create custom letters and notices that can be generated from the system. Data in the database [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will MS Dynamics Penetrate the Multifamily Market?</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/will-ms-dynamics-penetrate-the-multifamily-market/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/will-ms-dynamics-penetrate-the-multifamily-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Accounting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multifamily Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, Microsoft purchased the Great Plains accounting software company and rebranded it as Microsoft Dynamics - GP. This product is not about to take on the property management software leaders like Yardi and Intuit RES (MRI), however, it does offer a solution for a much needed niche: corporate accounting, consolidations, and non-real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yardi&#8217;s Revenue Management for Multifamily</title>
		<link>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/yardis-revenue-management-for-multifamily/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dbrw.com/2009/02/18/yardis-revenue-management-for-multifamily/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Wood</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Yardi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Multifamily revenue management has been a hot topic of late. There are products on the market that will cost a fair amount and help you to optimize your pricing. Often these products have a proprietary calculation method that gives you the recommended rental price for a unit. If you have Yardi Voyager 6.0 you already [...]]]></description>
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