Both of these roads are heavily traveled and K-96 transports many commuters and visitors to downtown Wichita, East Wichita and suburbs/communities beyond. While LED billboards have all the current “buzz” in outdoor advertising, they have been banned by law ON K-96. So, this is the only 14′X48′ billboard seen just before entering the K-96 expressway. Exiting K-96 to head north offers the same unique exposure with the other side of the billboard easily seen after exiting north onto I-135.

As if this weren’t enough, the sign sits on the land owned by His Helping Hands, one of Wichita’s most valuable charities for those in need. So, WMBB lease payments will help the charity continue to offer free clothing, furniture, computers, household items, etc. to those most affected by economic trials in this economy. Check out the video and other details here.

See if this opportunity might work for promoting your business.

In any event, after Kelly Bolin (Donna’s son) expressed interest in purchasing the KC franchise, we were impressed enough by the results that we got in the demo vs. what we’d experienced with steam cleaning that we moved ahead with purchasing the franchise.

Recently, we purchased a smart car to promote the business (both are ECO-FRIENDLY and just “smart”). To help those not yet familiar with oxygenated cleaning, we just launched the new OxyMagic of Wichita YouTube Channel where we will be uploading a series of training and instructional videos. Get to the Channel by clicking the photo.

After months of speculation about the introduction of Apple’s “tablet,” the iPad

After subsequent variations and “tweaks,” Apple continued to innovate and now the App Store is one of the MOST differentiating components of the iPhone’s success.

So, what will this mean for the iPad?

I believe that the successful iPhone apps developers will REALLY embrace this new BIG-SCREEN tool and that textbook publishing, regular book reading, medical integration, newspaper publishing, rich media integration and applications that we haven’t yet imagined will cause the iPad to be another re-defining tool in  the next few years.

And don’t forget the millions of grandparents out there who are just frightened away by the “traditional” computer but who would love to stay connected with distant grandkids and adult kids and who would find the iPad non-threatening, easy and just plain fun!

Since the iPad hasn’t even been released yet, don’t count it out now. One final “arrow” that Apple has in its quiver is an international presence in over 250 Apple stores that currently have the highest per-square-foot profit of any retail outlet on the planet. Who knows what will happen when they are all able to expose this new concept IN PERSON to millions of Apple shoppers?

Hide and watch!

I work with a number of real estate agents. While they may have a large megapixel camera to shoot their listings, increasingly the value of an agent is reflected in how quickly they can get their photos to potential buyers AND how high the quality of the photos is.

Without special lighting (and most agents don’t have that), the photos often end up being either very underexposed or overexposed. However, with this under-$2 iPhone app, just about anyone can get quality photos and quickly e-mail them right to a prospective buyer. See the sample photos below and the link to the iPhone app called PRO HDR. One note: This will only work with the iPhone 3GS and the better camera that it has. Check it out!

Get the app HERE.

UNDEREXPOSED PHOTO

OVEREXPOSED PHOTO

PRO-HDR ADJUSTED PHOTO

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These presentations use Apple’s Keynote presentation software (makes PowerPoint presentations look lame by comparison). In any event, within a week or so of getting the Air, I noticed that it wasn’t charging correctly. So, I called and the Apple rep advised me to take it to my local authorized Apple service center. So I did. Here’s where it gets interesting.

They replaced the MagSafe power connector and off I went. Well, that only worked for a couple of days before the same problem occurred. Back in. They then replaced the logic board. Same scenario. Worked for a few days then not charging. So, I decided to call Apple again.

After a very circuitous analysis involving several levels of tech support and customer support, they decided that the best thing to do to get me back up and running quickly was to simply replace it. While I had purchased a refurbished Air with the SSD drive (Solid-State-Drive), those were no longer available in the configuration that I had. The only replacement available was the top-of-the-line Air.

So, they initiated a cross-ship where they sent a replacement charged to my credit card BUT when they get the defective Air back, they credit me back the entire amount. They even set me up with a PRE-PAID FedEx label. Within 3 days, I had the new Air in my possession which gave me time to get ready for another presentation that was only days away.

Now, THAT is the reason that Apple continues to be rated so highly in ANY industry for customer service and just one of MANY reasons why they continue to have such loyal customers…for life!

If you have been considering a move to a Mac, don’t wait! I’m not an Apple employee. Just raving fan!