Confession time.

I wasn't hip. I didn't have the latest greatest phone. I was cruising along with my semi-smart phone for the last two years thinking what's the big deal?

Well, I have a whole different attitude now. What was I thinking? How could I have survived without this modern technological marvel for so long?

I had watched from afar as people around me were Yelping & Grouponing their way through life on little computers that fit into their pockets. I always told myself "You don't need that, you've got your laptop. It's portable, you can take it anywhere you go."

When we visited with our daughter she would always have her I-Phone and would constantly be using it to find nearby stores, places we needed to go & get reviews on services / restaurants. I thought "that's pretty cool, but do I really need it?".

Then last Monday I did a survey in our "Mastermind Group" we have at work. It's a core group of approximately 8 Real Estate Brokers that I work with at RE/MAX Equity Group. We get together every Monday morning to discuss ways of improving our businesses and support each other in our day to day industry challenges.

The results of the survey were a little shocking to me. I was the only one without a smart phone. How could this be? I've always considered myself fairly technologically savvy. Apparently I had been asleep at the virtual wheel.

Well not any longer! As soon as I got out of the meeting I marched across the street to Costco and upgraded my phone to a "Bionic Marvel". I decided on the "Droid Bionic" and I am "VERY APPY" (pun intended) so far. The available "apps" and what they do are nothing short of amazing.

In fact, I've decided to share with you in my future blogs, reviews of the various "apps" I install on my new phone in the coming days / weeks.

Stay tuned, it will knock your socks off. That is if you haven't already taken the plunge for yourself!

Donn