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Kara Rice's slide contributions to the Friday Panel Session, Real Tools, moderated by Anne Sadovsky. From the 2010 Multifamilypro's Annual Multifamily Housing Brainstorming Sessions, 9-17-2010, Dallas, TX.
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COOL TOOL: Simple Screen Captures
• Take a picture of your computer screen
• Crop, edit, add effects, & share
• www.snagit.com
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COOL TOOL: Color Code Your Files
• www.foldermarker.com
#1 KR
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COOL TOOL: Online Stopwatch
• Perfect for Training Seminars, Meetings
• www.online-stopwatch.com
#3 KR
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COOL TOOL: State Protected Classes
Surprising Source: Craigslisthttp://tinyurl.com/24xzut7
#4 KR
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NEWS: Proposed Protected Class: LGBT
Find more info on HUD’s website here:
http://tinyurl.com/256c47m#5 KR
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TREND: Hello, Home Schoolers
• More than 1.5 million home-schooled in US
• Relative increase of 74% from 1999 - 2007
• Assorted drivers
• http://nces.ed.gov
#6 KR
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TREND: “Frugal Cocooning”
• Americans still cash-strapped & cautious
• Meals eaten at home; wine & alcohol sales up
• Adios, extras: family photos, gyms
• Global Consumer Confidence Survey: http://en-us.nielsen.com
#7 KR
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TREND: Intersection of Green & Frugal
• Commuter bicycling, Ride Shares up
• Repurposing, Yard Sales more mainstream
• Gardening, canning food on the rise
• www.swaptreasures.com, www.freecycle.org
#8 KR
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TREND: Wallets, Hearts & Souls
#9 KR
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TREND: Social Media/HR Concerns
• SM poses a minefield of HR concerns, like:
– Can you use SM to research job candidates?
– Should you be friends w/ the boss on Facebook?
– What happens if you vent about work online?
– http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com
#10 KR
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