Okay, here’s are homework assignments for BloodhoundBlog Unchained in Phoenix.
First, until this week I had no idea how deprived folks in the Windows world are. Just about everything I do is built around the idea of truly robust FTP software, and it turns out that this does not even exist for Windows users. Y’all are stuck behind the Iron Curtain and you don’t even know it.
The vast suckage that is Windows FTP drastically affects my plans, but I’ll work it out.
Meanwhile:
If you don’t have one, download and install a decent FTP client. Core FTP LE isn’t awful, and it’s free.
You’ll also need a decent text editor. Komodo edit is actually quite good, and it’s also free.
I’m going to be helping Mark Green talk about CRM and automated database solutions. If you want to play along with some of those ideas, sign up for the free demo of Heap CRM.
Heap is not all the way there as a real estate CRM, but it is adequate for the ideas we’ll be discussing, and a 31-day demo is free. Note that the link above goes to my Heap affiliate account, the vast proceeds from which my wife spends on food for stray animals.
But wait. There’s more.
I upgraded engenu today with the mapping software I talked about here.
You will need to download and install engenu on your file server.
If you have previously installed engenu, you won’t need to install a new copy of engenuPageDex.bin (your password file). (Likewise, if you have a customized “skin,” don’t install engenuComponents.) Even if you don’t want the mapping software, you should install the new version of engenu. First, there have been dozens of small bug fixes since the last official release. And second, I want you to get comfortable with your FTP client.
Do you need some remedial help with engenu? Cheryl Johnson is the world’s most unlikely super-hero, but you can see her heroic efforts at making engenu more understandable here.
And: We’re ready to rock. Class schedules are up.
Students are split into two groups, Alpha and Omega, and you can discern whether you are the aboriginal specimen or the living end by navigating your way here.
If you have questions or problems, hit me or Brian by email. Don’t let things wait. We’re only going to have 72 hours together, and we’re going to try to cram a year or two’s worth of results into those three days. Take tomorrow to review this note and those from the other instructors.
We’ll have time Tuesday to plug any gaps, but let’s all be good Cub Scouts and Be Prepared.
Can’t wait to get started!
Greg Swann
602-740-7531
Brett says:
Congrats on the NY Times article today!
April 29, 2009 — 10:58 am