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Encina Meadows

They call the coastal California city of Goleta “the Goodland.” The opportunity to reside in apartments like The Towbes Group’s Encina Meadows are one reason why. With views of the beautiful Santa Ynez Mountains, Encina Meadows is a peaceful place to live. Residents told us that they love the nicely landscaped property, which includes mature […]

01 / 16 / 13

Magic 8 Ball

Anticipating Apple

After a stellar 2012, what does 2013 hold for Apple? Let’s have a look at the online speculation and buzz, and tell us your thoughts in the comments. Apple Radio One of the new products on this list is the “Apple Radio”. This will be a free service that would gain revenue through ads, as […]

01 / 16 / 13

Brend at the Grand Canyon

Brenda Ruggles

Brenda Ruggles believes that life is too short not to be happy. So she fills her days with challenging tasks, amazing adventures, people she loves, playing golf, non-profit work on behalf of animals, following the British Royal Family, and delicious cooking and baking projects – and those are just some of her interests. A resident […]

01 / 15 / 13

James and

James Beane

James Beane is one of those rare individuals who can navigate the worlds of back end technical parlance and simple, user-friendly explanations of computing concepts with equal ease. For Yardi’s Manager of Cloud Services, communication is the most important aspect of IT. James’ job description includes answering questions from clients about how Yardi’s Application Service […]

01 / 14 / 13

Blackberry

BlackBerry Buzz

Once considered the go-to phone for the business elite, today BlackBerry struggles to stay above water in a marketplace dominated by iOS and Android operating systems. Three years ago, Research in Motion (RIM) held 50 percent of the smartphone market in the US; in September of 2011 there were eighty million worldwide subscribers to BlackBerry, […]

01 / 11 / 13

Cost Controls

With the cost of operating commercial buildings growing ever harder to control, owners and managers will likely start taking a new look at contracts this year for the first time in quite awhile. While trends in operating costs will probably continue to vary widely by both location and property type, they nonetheless will see an […]

01 / 09 / 13

Image via SmartThings

Toys for Tenants

Whoever said that practical toys couldn’t be fun had never heard of SmartThings. Tenants will soon have access to an undeniably practical, incredibly fun, and potentially life- and money-saving set of devices. Before the ink on the business plan has dried, the product has already taken off, blazing a trail in home automation that is […]

01 / 08 / 13

online rental payments

A Paperless Reality

It’s the time of year to make resolutions, and Steven Rea of Roscoe Properties tells us that the Austin, Texas property management firm has set some ambitious property management technology goals for 2013. “This is still very much an analog business,” observes Rea, who has been in the industry for ten years and worked his […]

01 / 03 / 13

Jay in Adobe

Jay Shobe

For the last few years, Jay Shobe has had a technology to do list that would seem overwhelming by any standards. Yardi’s Vice President of Technology reeled it off for us, almost like it was a set list for a rock show. “Mobility – and that includes Apple, and Android. JQuery and HTML5, for multiple […]

01 / 02 / 13

Google Communities focus on users' interests and hobbies

Google+ Communities

In an effort to grab a larger piece of the online networking market dominated by Facebook and LinkedIn, Google has added a new feature to Google+ that will help people connect and build virtual relationships. It’s called Google+ Communities, and the marketing spin is that it will add substance and coherence to online interaction, with […]

12 / 27 / 12

iPhone thief protection

Stolen Phone Solutions

Canceling credit cards and getting a new drivers license after an “old-fashioned” wallet is lost or stolen is no picnic. But what if you lost your wallet with $900 inside, plus your address book, your bank passwords, access to your email and social media accounts? That’s what it is like when you lose your smartphone […]

12 / 26 / 12

God mode

Divine Utility

Back in 2010, the blogosphere discovered and publicized a hidden feature in Windows 7 it coined “God Mode”.  It appears this feature had existed long before Windows 7.  I often see tech tips, for Windows or otherwise, with limited value or that are unique to solving rare OS issues.  This feature doesn’t expose any new […]

12 / 21 / 12

Architecture for Humanity Sandy reconstruction

Helping Hands

‘Tis the season of goodwill towards our fellow man, the time of year when many of us pull ourselves away from our desks, away from our daily routines, and remember to lend a helping hand to those in need. Industry leaders throughout the nation are also taking a time-out from regular operations to give back […]

12 / 18 / 12

YotaPhone

Yo, YotaPhone

The ‘YotaPhone’, a two-sided smartphone out of Russia, has been a topic of much tech chatter for the past few days. Industry buzz calls the development a surprise, as Russian technology developers have thus far kept a low profile in the mobile phone market. Will they profoundly impact our next generation of smartphones? With this […]

12 / 17 / 12

2012 Corporate Challenge Food Drive

Giving Back

Editors’ note: Yardi Systems is proud to be participating in the Corporate Food & Funds Drive Challenge to benefit the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County this year. Thanks to Candice Tang Nyholt, Surfmedia Communications, for the summary of this worthy effort and photo. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The competitive spirit surrounding Foodbank’s annual Corporate Food […]

12 / 14 / 12