Review: Tools for Work – Epson WorkForce 845
An Epson rep sent me an email a few weeks back asking me if I would like to have a free printer in exchange of a review. Not a bad deal, I thought, I get to test drive (and keep) one of their latest model and write about it at the same time. Which it kinda takes care of two things at once, since:
- My other printer is about 3 years old. – Still good, just a little *on the slow side*, due to old age.
And - I need to create blog content.
So, it seems like a win-win situation
I just took it out of the box and thought it would take me a while to set it all up. Alas it did not. It took me merely 6 minutes to get the whole thing running. Yes, I timed it.
And here are my thoughts about it:
Perfect for my home office as it’s an ALL in One (you know: scanner, copy, fax, etc) AND…this is the best part…is has wifi. No need to attach it to my computer. I sent a test print from my iPad and it worked instantly. Sweet.
Compact minimalist design, no fancy buttons sticking out. Instead they have a very sleek touch screen that gives you every instruction you need to set it up properly.
The scanner is pretty fast. Surprisingly so. And it comes with 3 different settings – from simple to very professional. Lots of options on the last one.
Front paper loading trays. Which you can keep closed and maintain the clean look (no white and messy papers sticking out). Love it.
It says it lets you print directly from your memory card. Just stick the card on the printer slot and voila. Personally, I had to use my computer as a bridge for this one. The LCD screen didn’t display the images I wanted to print from the memory card. So is this feature not working properly? Or was it me? That remains a mystery.
Oh, and before I forget. It has a wicked two sided printing feature. Bonus.
The fax however, I wasn’t able to try it out since I don’t have a fax line at home. I will let you check that out on your own.
The printer is called Workforce 845 by Epson. I like it, I’m definitely replacing my old printer, and I think it’s worth the $200 bucks they’re asking for. Let’s hope the ink is not so expensive, because as you know, that’s where they get you. So, that’s all for now
End of review :)
Posted By: Deya Bautista - Real Estate Broker working as part of the McGill Immobilier team. Specializing in high end condos in downtown and Old Montreal. For buying or selling contact Deya at: 514.917.7889 http://montrealrealestateblog.com/
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Video Blog: Episode One
Hi everyone!
Last week we were quietly preparing the videos for the next few updates, so there were no articles published. I’m sure you understand. I was busy trying to figure out the video editing thingy…
And finally, here it is. This is the first one I shot exclusively for the blog readers, and, there is another one (soon to be published here) I did for McGill Real Estate, you know? That awesome Real Estate Agency I’m part of ;)
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Transcript:
Hi this is Deya Bautista here at the Montreal Real Estate Blog. I wanted to share some very interesting news with you today. As you’ve well known and if you’ve been following this blog for a while, I’ve been writing some articles since 2007 and we’ve decided to move a little bit more towards the new trends which is Video Blogging. This is pretty much my first video blog that I’m doing, my first episode*. Just a little introduction to let you know:
Hi my name is Deya, and you’ve been reading me for quite some time, and from now on you can expect to have a mix of writing, video (and perhaps some podcasting; we are not sure yet, but we are working on that.)
If you like this video, video please vote for it. Spread the word, if you like the blog, please tweet it, share it with your friends on facebook.
We are going to give you some information on new construction in Montreal. There are very interesting projects coming up. The agency which I work for, McGill Real Estate, has picked up a really interesting bunch of new projects. Very different all of them, from very high end to more affordable ones. Soon enough we’re gonna be doing a little tour of each one of them so you can have an idea of what to expect; price range, what they look like, the whole information about them. So, if you have any questions you can leave me a comment below. Or you can email me at deyanira at mcgillrealestate dot com. I’m gonna be leaving all my contact information at the end of this video, and…so that’s it for now.
Don’t be shy. Send me a note, leave a comment and I will see you soon. Bye Bye.
* Not really my first, because I did many test shootings before. Also, my broker had one of my so-called video experiments and he published it. So, in reality this is my second published video. First one on the blog though :)
Posted By: Deya Bautista - Real Estate Broker working as part of the McGill Immobilier team. Specializing in condos and revenue property in the metropolitan area of Montreal. For buying or selling contact Deya at: 514.917.7889
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Google Maps the Next Real Estate Search Engine?
I guess it was just a matter of time before Google decided to monetize on the home search queries. A lot of real estate related websites are now using google maps (in the form of a plugin) as part of their listings, and so far is working out just fine.
I’ve noticed more and more properties appearing on google maps – or Google Real Estate 2.0 as they are calling it- since this last summer, and the last time I checked there were a lot of listings from the west coast of the US. But slowly is moving into Canadian territory. More and more Canadian cities are listing their properties online with google base. Agents and brokers are able to upload their listings via google base or RSS (I have yet to check into it). I was surprise to see that not many brokers/agencies listed from Montreal, there are 2 main websites getting most of the hits from google real estate map searches.
Will they compete with the MLS®, Realtor® website?
Compete, most probably. But they are neither a broker nor a MLS system, according to their disclaimer. The complete answer and explanation is found in their FAQ for Real Estate Agents and Brokers:
“Is Google a broker? A national MLS?
We’re neither. Our role is to connect users as quickly as possible with the information they need. People come to us looking for all kinds of information, including housing listings, comparable pricing, and how to find an agent or broker in their area. In all cases, we want to deliver these users to the industry experts who can provide the most useful answers.”
Well, as long as they don’t start crawling the MLS the Realtors.ca database -without permission- they will be lawsuit free. It makes me wonder if, say, 5 years from now, Google Maps -Real Estate 2.0 will be more popular than our Realtor’s site. We’ll have to wait and see.
What do you think?
Posted By: Deya Bautista - Affiliated Real Estate Agent working as part of the McGill Immobilier team. Specializing in condos and revenue property in the metropolitan area of Montreal. For buying or selling contact Deya at: 514.917.7889
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