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On August 30, 2011, in Housing, by
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Ana Maria Friedman has been inside the residential true estate enterprise for almost 3 decades. For many on the past fifteen years she has specialized in condominiums as well as the management of smaller furnished rentals. As her business and client base developed she maintained offices inside of her brother’s extremely significant and thriving commercial management and development business. Throughout this period Ana created a following on three continents and an unblemished reputation for competence, trust and fairness.

Larry Friedman has devoted the previous eleven years to the leasing, management, and improvement of commercial properties. His enterprise experience before real estate was in factory management and basic small business. Both Ana and Larry concluded some time ago that their professional skills complemented each other.

Therefore, in August of 1991 Analar International Realty, Corp. (Analar) was formed to make the framework inside of which Ana and Larry could do together what each and every enjoyed, and which every did best. Analar will be the medium that permits the strengths and interests of each to offset the other’s weaknesses. As a result, although Analar the corporation is eight years old, the involved folks happen to be within the small business for a lot of many years.Analar is not standard of other genuine estate firms. Additionally to offering the extra standard real estate companies of selling and buying, Analar has developed its reputation by undertaking at the least one factor that other people usually do not want to do. To wit, we specialize within the management of tiny properties. These may be single units or little (5-100 unit) properties. While other firms search upon this type of management as a essential evil, we look for them out.

Analar also specializes in management for the foreign and/or absentee owner. While other folks could look upon the absence of an owner as a relief and/or an chance, Analar sees this as a sacred trust. Our main raison d’être would be to give the absentee owner, in reality any owner, peace of mind. We do everything reasonable, and lots of points that are not reasonable, to give an unqualified comfort level to our customers. Month-to-month reports are provided with evidence attached. Nothing is left to the imagination. We anticipate issues, and attempt to offer the answers before a client feels the need to have to ask.

Analar’s strength rests upon our understanding and sensitivity towards the feelings along with the mind set of an absentee owner. The know-how and encounter of both owners, our completely computerized capabilities, plus our inherent integrity, reputation, and background, make Analar a truly special operation. Each Ana Maria and Larry are highly trained, highly motivated authorities within the context of their marketplace.

The Analar qualified is thoroughly knowledgeable in every single phase from the brokerage small business. From management to sales to leasing to appraisals, and from negotiations to financing, the Analar specialized combines expertise in the local marketplace with state-of-the-art management and communication techniques. In addition to a qualified method and management style Analar also serves its international clientele with its potential to communicate within the World’s main languages. We are fluent in English and Spanish and communicate with no difficulty to people that speak Portuguese. Denver Furnished housing is Ana’s most important knowledge.

Moreover, Analar specializes within the representation of buyers/lessees in their search for households and investments. In most circumstances, even though we represent the buyer/lessee, our charges are paid by the seller/lessor. Analar’s worth to its buyers is in the reputation, knowledge and comfort level supplied. Our main supply of pride could be the enhancement of asset value and the potential to have the answer in advance of the question is asked.

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Dell Venue Pro

On January 13, 2011, in Dell Venue, by
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The Dell Venue Pro is a new entry onto the market for the computer giant trying to make it in the mobile device field. It’s one of Dell’s first phones to use Microsoft Phone 7 and is clearly aimed at the business market. That’s a brave move considering the other players in that market. Credit is due to Dell for ambition if nothing else.

The phone is dominated by the 4.1-inch 800 x 480 AMOLED screen. It uses Gorilla Glass, like other Dell phones, and is a very clear and bright experience. The screen size makes the phone a little bulky, but it’s a small price to pay for not having to squint quite so much when reading emails.

The other unique selling point of the Dell Venue Pro is the sliding QWERTY keyboard at the bottom. It slides down vertically, which makes this phone quite long. It still sits comfortably in the hand, but the length is considerable.

The keys are small, but surprisingly usable. Think Blackberry Torch, and you have the idea. The slide action is silky smooth, almost asking you to try it out. The keys are rounded, and tight, just how we like them. The keyboard will appease many business owners who find other keyboards fiddly. This one is easy to use, intuitive and won’t break fingers while using it. Answering work emails has never been easier on a phone.

Like other Dell phones such as the Streak, the body of it has three buttons on the front. This time they are back, start, and search. Volume controls and a 3.5mm headphone socket are on the side. The back sports a carbon fiber looking design and a 5-megapixel camera complete with LED flash. It also allows for the best exchange email hosting.

Inside, you get a 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. That’s plenty enough hardware to run the Windows Phone 7 OS. Operation of the phone is smooth and fast. The menu system seems intuitive and ready to work. While we have yet to see a retail version of this phone, the demo looked really good. The official blurb from Dell says it all really.

“We see the Venue Pro for everyday people with a diverse range of full and busy lives”, says Dell. “They need to stay connected, be productive and keep in touch with colleagues, friends and family. Dell designed the Venue Pro to be a multi-purpose always-connected device to help people be more efficient, always connected and entertained”.

Dell are after Blackberry, they said as much last year. If they can convince current users of the Curve to try the Venue Pro instead of the Torch, they might be onto something. From the mutterings online, Blackberry users would be happier going Windows than Google.

As a business oriented phone, the Dell Venue Pro looks a solid contender. It lacks a front-facing camera for video conferencing, and is bulky enough to spoil the lines of a good suit jacket, but apart from that looks to be a good mobile device.

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The Dell Streak Review & Details

On January 4, 2011, in Dell Streak, Reviews, by
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We have spoken about the dell streak before, but having spent more time with it, we thought we would revisit it once more. For those of you who are a bit out of touch, the Streak is Dell’s smartphone/mini-tablet recently released into the wild.

It runs Android 1.6, with an update to 2.2 on the cards soon. The operating system is proving popular with the masses, partly because of its ease of use and partly because of the amount of applications currently available for it. Oh, and a few games too, most of them free.

The dell streak is big for a phone and small for a tablet, hence the smartphone/mini-tablet moniker used above. It has a high resolution 5-inch screen, and certainly wants to be a tablet. However, it’s more appropriate to call it a mini-tablet, as Dell’s consumer managing director for South Asia Andreas Diantoro says.

“One of the advantages of the Dell Streak is its perfect size,” said Andreas. “The Streak is large enough to serve as a tablet, yet small enough to fit into the pocket of your jeans,” he added.

Dell of course would say that, but the proof is in the pudding. It does indeed fit into your pants pocket, but it feels a little bulky there. I certainly wouldn’t call it comfortable. That said, it would be hard for someone to steal it without you noticing.

While Dell’s core expertise clearly lies in computers, the company has been pretty serious about the mobile device market. Besides the Streak, Dell released an Android-based smart phone called Dell Aero and a Windows Phone 7-based smart phone, the Dell Venue Pro.

What are the main selling points of the Streak? To start, it’s a 3G smart phone, with HSDPA data capability, giving us up to 7.2 Mbps throughput. The processor is easily up to the task being a Qualcomm Snapdragon qs8250 running at 1 GHz.

The 5-inch TFT screen runs at 800 x 480 resolution. It’s a multi-touch screen, which is great for watching YouTube videos, especially when horizontal. It’s also a GPS device, which is where the large screen comes in handy. One useful innovation is the use of special glass called “Gorilla Glass” for the screen, which apparently prevents scratches. Time will tell how effective it is, but it has a nice finish.

The phone itself is quite straightforward. There are three buttons for home, menu and a return to the previous screen. The buttons also control the volume, powers the device on, and switchesit to camera mode. The camera itself is pretty good. It’s capable of 5 megapixels, has an LED flash and a front facing VGA camera for video conferencing.

Battery life is good, the screen is bright, turn-by-turn navigation is excellent, and if you have an HSDPA contract, you’re laughing. All in all, the Dell Streak is a great phone done well. Once it finds its niche it’ll sell extremely well.

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Dell Venue Pro Enterprise Phone Delayed, Some Past Christmas

On December 22, 2010, in Dell Venue, by
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Dell is the latest phone maker to stumble as it hurries to meet user demand—a happy problem, the glass-half-full folks might say, but a bummer for those hoping for a Dell Venue Pro under the Christmas tree.

Responding to media reports of shipment delays—such as Matt Miller writing at ZDNet that the posted delivery date for his Venue Pro has been pushed to Jan. 6—Lionel Menchaca blogged at Direct2Dell that while, yes, some orders won’t arrive until Jan. 6-ish, Dell also has plans to begin delivering the phones Dec. 17 and throughout the following week, leading up to Christmas.

“Dell is ramping production as fast as we can,” wrote Menchaca. “We’re continuing to monitor our manufacturing and supplies and will make every effort to align shipments with arrival expectations. At this point, our most important focus is to deliver the right out-of-box experience so customers are happy with their purchase.”

The latter line is reminiscent of Nokia’s Dec. 14 statement that it is delaying shipment of its E7 smartphone “to ensure the best possible user experience.” For both companies, a spotlight on shipping delays is preferable to a device with operational problems (as Nokia can likely attest), and it seems both are taking care to get things right. While the E7 was supposed to ship in December, it’s now scheduled for “early 2011,” with the timing expected to vary between markets.

Shipping times for the Venue Pro will also vary, said Menchaca, by the time and date that orders were placed. He added, “We expect all back orders to be delivered shortly.”

Designed for business users, the Dell Venue Pro runs Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 and a 1GHz processor, comes with Office Mobile preloaded and features a 4.1-inch WVGA AMOLED capacitive touch display and a four-row QWERTY keypad. Out of the office, users can sync it to the Xbox Live. A 5-megapixel camera is also on board, along with support for email, MMS and SMS, as well as Internet Explorer Mobile, Bing Search and Maps.

New to the smartphone market, Dell recently set its sights on the enterprise phone space and announced that it will not only transition its 25,000 employees from RIM BlackBerry smartphones to Dell smartphones (the Venue Pro is a good bet), but it’s setting up a business helping other companies do the same.

“Clearly, in this decision we are competing with RIM, because we’re kicking them out,” Dell CFO Brian Gladden said, according to the Wall Street Journal.

dell_venue_android_0Dell is also expected to launch a Microsoft-based tablet in early 2011. Citing unnamed sources, The New York Times reported Dec. 14 that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will likely take the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in January with a number of new tablets, including units from Dell and Samsung.

Dell currently offers a tablet running Google’s Android operating system, the Streak. With an unusual 5-inch screen size, however, its reception has been muted, with early reviewers calling it too big to be a smartphone and too small for a tablet. The more common screen size is 7 inches, which Dell has in the works—though Apple CEO Steve Jobs has mocked even that size, calling it too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad. (On the diagonal, the Apple iPad’s display measures 9.7 inches.)

“These are among the reasons that the current crop of 7-inch tablets are going to be DOA, dead on arrival,” Jobs said during Apple’s most recent earnings call.

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Checking Out Dell Phones, The Thunder Prototype

On December 11, 2010, in Dell Thunder, by
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We have know for a while that there were a few Dell phones scheduled for a 2010 release. We saw previews of what where Lightning, Thunder, Flash, Smoke and Streak, and all looked pretty good. Time has moved on, and so have the original models that we previewed earlier in the year.

The Lightning, is now released under the name Venue Pro, Thunder we have here, Flash is an Android phone we don’t have much news for. Smoke is another Android phone in Froyo guise and Streak is the tablet/smartphone hybrid launched earlier this year.

The Dell Thunder looks also to have been renamed, to the Dell Venue. It’s currently with the FCC awaiting approval, but we got a look at the prototype model and we’re here to share the views.

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On the surface the Thunder looks like the other Dell phone in the news, the Venue Pro. The main differences are that is has ditched the slider for a longer body, and uses Android instead of Windows 7. Other than that, it looks much the same phone.

Bear in mind, these were engineering test models and they will probably change quite a bit before release. Anyway, to the phone. The Dell Thunder is a sleek looking device. The large LCD screen covers most of the front body, with just three recessed buttons on the bottom.

The release version is due to have an OLED panel, but the one we saw was LCD. Even though there was no evidence to support that, it looked too dim for OLED. The screen size is just right. Big enough for everything to be crystal clear and easily readable, while not being too big that it will make an uncomfortable bulge in your pocket a la Streak.

The software we saw was Android 1.6, which was again, a pre-release test version. It worked well, all the applications included booted and worked as advertised, so no problems there, even in pre-release. We had trouble getting the camera to work, but once working, was quick to adjust and took pretty decent pictures. We didn’t try video though, as we didn’t have time, but there’s no reason to doubt video quality would be any worse than stills.

Performance wise, the test phone was fast. The Dell phone has a 1GHz Snapdragon QSM8250 CPU with Qualcomm Adreno graphics to drive it. These specs are much like the Nexus One, which seems to handle most things. There was a bit of lag when using the apps drawer, but was snappy everywhere else.

The GPS was disabled, as was FM radio and a few other features, this was an early model after all. It’s difficult to make critical judgments about pre-release hardware, so we won’t.

From what we saw, the Dell Thunder, Venue, or whatever the final name will be, is a decent phone, with decent specs. It looks like it will fill a middle ground rather than set the world on fire, but will be a solid phone nonetheless.

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Dell Phones Now Have Own App Store!

On December 7, 2010, in News, by
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When it comes to making money, Apple has it covered. Not only does their hardware cost more than anyone else’s, their application also cost extra. The Apple App Store is a hotbed of innovation and transaction. A place where developers can show off their skills and make a bit of money on the side. Well now there’s an app store for Dell phones too.

Not wanting to miss out on the cash cow that are apps, and to support the release of their new phones, Dell has opened the doors to their very own app store. Not only will it sell apps for Windows 7, but also for Android, BlackBerry, webOS and Symbian too.

The store offers support for a number of phones on a number of carriers and the headline says “Over 50,000 ways to make your phone better.” That’s a lot of time wasting going on as we find the app we want, then load it, then waste hours of our lives playing it. Of course it isn’t all about games, or frivolous pastimes, there are useful applications there too.

The front page contains apps as diverse as OfficeSuite Viewer, Dictaphone, Voice on the Go and MemoryUp. Of course there is also the obligatory Bejeweled and Tetris, but they are for once at the bottom of the page instead of enjoying pride of place.

The prices seem comparable to other app stores, with apps from $1.99 for Recordoid Dictaphone for android to up to $39.99 for IMPush for BlackBerry. The transaction is handled by PocketNow who accepts the usual cards and PayPal. The download seems to need to be done via computer, rather than a direct download, which is a pain, but not a deal breaker.

The range of carriers supported is good, with the big boys such as AT&T and Verizon covered, as well as smaller carriers such as Claro and Alltel. Most manufacturers are covered too, with just about everyone being in on the range of iOS supported I guess it isn’t surprising.

One thing that did surprise was when I tested out access to the dell streak on AT&T through the store. This is a Dell phone that pretends to be a tablet, but is a solid device. Unfortunately, you can’t access Streak apps on AT&T from the Dell store, you have to go to the Android Market. Make sense? Not to me.

Apart from that, Dell phones and a huge range of others are well served from the Dell App Store. Is it better than others? Well no not really as it’s just the same. If you use the fruit flavored phone you won’t find anything here, but if you use something else, there’s bound to be something you like.

The transaction process is smooth, has only a few steps and is relatively quick. Having to download the purchased app onto a computer, then transfer onto the phone might put some people off, but it’s only a few seconds of your life.

 

The Dell Streak Tablet is like an Android Phone on Steroids

On November 28, 2010, in Dell Streak, News, by
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The dell streak was launched in June across the world, and has been relatively quiet since. As is our habit, we review new gadgets when they first appear, then revisit them a few months after to see how they fare. This give the manufacturer a chance to get a handle on bugs, issues and anything else that slipped through quality assurance before launch.

The big news at the moment is the new Dell phone, the Venue Pro. This new handset is set to compete with BlackBerry, and only time will tell how that one will go. However, the new phone looks to include lessons learned throughout the past couple of years, and seems a step up from previous releases. But we aren’t here to talk about that Dell phone, we’re here to revisit the dell streak.

The Streak is an awkward beast. It’s like the tall guy you knew at school, too big for class, too big for you, but really good at soccer or long jump. He seems awkward in some situations, but perfectly suited to others. That was my initial impression of the Streak, and it hasn’t changed much since.

The unusual form factor is what gives me pause. It’s a 10 millimeter thick lump of plastic, with a 5-inch LCD screen that looks not unlike a Sony PSP. This Dell phone makes a bold statement in a pocket, as it barely fit into my jeans. There is a nice lump in the front pocket that illicit a glance or two as I walk down the street.

It fits nicely in the hand and doesn’t weigh as much as the earth, despite how it looks. It has a smooth, reassuring feel to it. The Gorilla Glass front is clear and thankfully scratch resistant. There are four buttons along the side, a front-facing VGA camera and a headphone jack. There is also a USB port, which is nice.

The big battery is a 1530nmh, out of which we managed a little over ten hours continuous operation. Compare that to barely six for the HTC Desire, and things are looking good.

Performance-wise, the interface is fast and intuitive. The newest Dell phone firmware has speeded things up considerably and now we can flip and slide to our hearts content. Media is handled well, with our test MP4 clip playing seamlessly on the large screen. Detail was good, sound was great and it didn’t kill the battery.

Call quality is also good, sound attenuation is effective, and it seemed to clear out a lot of background noise in our tests. The dull Dell dialer interface is still there though, but doesn’t detract much from the overall feel of the device.

While marketed as a tablet, the Streak is a smartphone in our eyes. Yes it might reflect the fact that society is getting bigger, but it’s capable, colorful and can handle everything you throw at it. The camera is good, call quality is good, applications are good, it’s just, well, good.

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Dell Will Replace Venue Pro’s With Battery and Wi-Fi Issues

On November 15, 2010, in Dell Venue, by
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A release from Dell said the company will replace Venue Pro handsets that have either the mislabeled battery or Wi-Fi issues with their new Dell phone. A post on the Direct2Dell blog said both issues stem from manufacturing dell-venue-proerrors.

The battery issue doesn’t affect the quality of the unit or the battery, the release said. It was merely a mislabeling issue. The post said that the factory that produced the batteries has simply put the wrong label, so they carry the message “engineering sample.”

Dell insists the batteries are production units and stand by their quality. However, they have also offered the opportunity to Venue Pro owners with such a battery to exchange it at a Microsoft store. They are keen to stress that the batteries are retail quality, and will server their intended life as normal, and that the move is merely to reassure customers and provide good customer care. These replacements will be available at the end of next week, according to Dell.

There is also news of poor Wi-Fi performance of Dell phones, specifically the Venue Pro, the company has announced a plan to replace those that are having problems. While certainly not the only phone to have connection issues, Dell has to have credit for coming right out and saying it instead of telling customers they are holding the phone wrong!

In this particular case, users have complained of poor Wi-Fi connections in certain situations. Dell say they have engineers working on the problem and may have identified a software issues that is causing the poor performance.

Several blogs reported users with issues with their Wi-Fi and Dell seemed to have got onto the case right away. A further update to their blog reports their engineers identified a software glitch that slipped through QA and into manufacturing. This affects the first Venue Pro Dell phones, and not those produced later.

Those who have the early phone, and who are experiencing this issue are encouraged to go to a Microsoft store for a replacement new phone. Dell assures that the new phones don’t share the same problem.

To quote Dell directly:

“We have addressed and corrected the oversight and are working with our partners at Microsoft to replace Venue Pro units to ensure people are 100% satisfied with their purchase.”

No new model is ever problem free at launch, look at other high profile devices that have had similar issues. Credit to Dell for acknowledging the issue and getting onto it straight away. Other manufacturers would do well to learn from this and not treat customers as fools. Dell wins much kudos for holding their hands up and tackling the issue head on.

*UPDATE* According to the company, the Wi-Fi issue only relates to Dell phones bought on November 8 or 9. This must have been the initial batch rushed to retail. Phones bought after that should be fine.

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Dell Venue Pro Hands On

On November 12, 2010, in Dell Venue, News, Reviews, by
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The Venue Pro is the new Dell phone that uses Windows 7, and is coming to a store near you. It has had a lot of media coverage over the past week or so as it’s Dell’s new flagship phone. Despite that, it actually seems to be quite good. Considering the state of the previous Dell Aero and the Android phone they produced for AT&T, it’s going to have to be.

The Venue Pro smacks of being primarily a phone for business users. It’s solid, weighty and has a reassuring bulk about it that hints at longevity. It has a raised area on the back, and tough, scratch resistant glass on for the screen. It’s the same material Dell uses on the Streak, so we know it works quite well.

The Venue Pro just feels more like a corporate mobile than a sleek, shiny consumer unit. There isn’t anything in there especially for businesses users, not as far as we could see, but much like the Blackberry, even though consumers can still use them, they lack the appeal of the iPhone or others.

That said, the new Dell phone packs quite a punch, whoever uses it. There’s a large 4.1” screen, which is ideal for the Windows 7 interface. While the screen size does make the phone a little bulky, it’s much easier to see what’s going on, and to use the applications effectively. It’s a little larger than an HTC or LG Optimus, but not so much that it becomes unwieldy.

The phone comes with a QWERTY keyboard, with rounded raised buttons. Even pudgy fingers like mine could tap out a text message in a few seconds, and had no problem navigation my way round. Dell phones are relatively new, so we don’t know how hardy these guys are, but the solid construction gives us a feeling of confidence. Let’s just hope the electronics are up to the job.

The Venue Pro is a slider phone, which keeps the orientation vertical, which neatly circumvents the Windows 7 screen issue where it prefers portrait mode to landscape.

Hardware wise, it has a 1-GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 processor, a 5-megapixel camera, and 16GB of storage. This seems pretty standard for Windows phones right now, and so far has been more than capable of running the OS and applications.

With the phone comes some Dell phone goodies, such as a year’s subscription to Pageonce Personal Finance. If you get it through T-Mobile you also get Netflix, T-Mobile TV, Slacker, Telenav and other apps. To get the phone through T-Mobile you’re going to have to order direct from Dell, as these aren’t going retail. No T-Mobile store will have these in stock, so it’s mail order only I’m afraid.

From our brief test, the Venue Pro looks like a significant step forward for Dell phones. It’s slick, quick, and seems perfectly capable of handling anything you can throw at it.

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Video Review of a New Dell Venue Phone by a User

On November 11, 2010, in Dell Venue, News, Reviews, by
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I must say, that’s a very good looking phone!

If you want to see the phone specs, go here.

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