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“From a technical standpoint, Microsoft has never lagged Apple. In many cases, features Apple offered in its Macs were first enjoyed by Windows users. Where Microsoft fell short was in delivering these features in the cleanest way possible. The focus was on functionality, not the best way to use it. I continue to believe that anything you can do on a Mac you can...
My first project after the dust settled from walking through the doors of Estately was to redesign and enrich the user experience of the property bubble. The property bubble is a super charged snap shot of information about a house or condominium that is revealed upon “click” of a map marker on the Estately search results map. Goals for the...
As you may have already noticed, this week sees the release of our new map and property page interface design! We’ve been hard at work on this interface for the past few weeks, and I think it really paid off. While the physical—well, virtual—act of ripping out and replacing code started just recently, the road to this new interface design...
With our latest release, we are allowing consumers to collaborate with friends and family on their home search; every Estately account now comes with the ability to share saved properties, notes on properties, and saved searches with friends and family members and to solicit feedback from them! Here are some ways to use My Estately sharing: 1. You and your...
Where the heck did that “Nearby” tab go under Listing Details? I’ll tell you where: on the details page! All the same information is there: nearby schools, transit, parks, and places; however, you can now view where there nearby places are relative to the home you’re looking at right on the neighborhood overview map! If you’re not really in to...