To celebrate getting my real estate license, I have recently launched a new techie/real estate blog. I hope that it proves to be a valuable asset to the 4,500 REALTORS® in the Tucson area, as well as to those beyond. In addition, it will be featuring product reviews, tech advice and resources for those looking to incorporate new tech with their homes. So without further ado, I give you TheTechieAgent.com!

So chances are by now either you or someone you know has a Gmail account. And if you/they are good, they make use of Gmail's labels feature. Labels are a lot nicer than folders because one "conversation" (really just a chain of emails with the same subject, instead of calling it "re: RE: RE: re:re:RE: Hello Bob") can have several labels instead of being confined to a single folder. (Here's looking at you: Yahoo! mail!) Usually labels are set up with a certain parameter such a "Has the words: 'Jimbo Johns Jr.' and 'skip the inbox (archive it)."

Hello world! Today I wanted to let you know about a couple of fantastic little tools that I have found for making a sluggish computer get that new-PC smell--err, feel. First up is Process Lasso, an awesome utility for managing system responsiveness. It is free today over at http://www.giveawayoftheday.com. The other is Soluto, which is always free. It manages all of the programs that embed themselves into your system's boot process,

I am now on thumbtack. A neat little site to help local businesses like mine advertise their services a little easier. Check out the site they generated for me:

My thumbtack address is thumbtack.com/tucsonwebdesign