While the iPad does many things that users love, they don’t have windowed apps to make it easy to multitask. Apple has always focused on full screen apps, which makes it difficult to switch from one app to another. Now iPad owners have that option if they have a jailbroken device.

For those who are not familiar with jailbreaking, it is a process where you change the iOS so that it can accept applications that are not from the App Store. This allows users to download apps from third-party providers that improve and enhance their device.

What is Quasar?

Quasar is an app developed by Pedro Franceschi that allows users to work with multiple apps, simultaneously. It lets you resize windows so you can see several at once, and they can all be running at the same time. You can also drag the windows around and place them where they are most convenient. This could be beneficial if you are using one window to accomplish something on another.

Another benefit of Quasar is that it improves iPhone apps on the iPad. Normally these apps do not take advantage of the iPad’s larger screen, but that is not a problem with Quasar. It is easy to switch between full-sized and reduced apps.

of a housing market on the road to recovery. Figures released by the Census Bureau show that homeownership fell during the first quarter as more Americans lost homes to foreclosure and chose to rent homes. During the first three months of this year, the homeownership rate was 65.4 percent, down from previous year’s first quarter rate of 66.4 percent. 

Released in March of this year, the homeownership rate is the lowest it’s been since the first quarter of 1997, down nearly 4 points from high-flying days of the housing boom in 2004. Sales of previously-owned homes in January and February marked the best winter in five years. Despite disappointing sales in March, a recently released report tracked the number of signed contracts to purchase homes, which is the highest it’s been in two years. If the past 100 years of real estate tell us anything, it's that the housing market is one that continually adapts to economic, political, and social changes. History shows us that opportunity awaits on the other side of this 15-year-low. Now that the market has found the "bottom," prices will soon bounce back, houses will be sold at market value, and the construction industry will experience renewed demand for new homes and commercial development.

Businesses today have to remain competitive to be successful, but it can be expensive to pay for advertising. Small companies cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars to find marketing methods that work. There are some ways that you can promote your business or product without spending much money.

Create a Social Presence

Most people know how to establish their business with a Facebook page and a Twitter account. However, there are other ways to promote your business through social media. Visit industry association websites and post on forums. Making your presence known is the first step towards free advertising. Offer to write a blog or article that mentions your product along with other valuable information. Contact websites that are compatible with the product you offer, and ask to write an article or blog post in return for being able to mention your business.  

Use Email

Create a targeted email list to send brochures or other advertisement material that introduces your product or service. You can also send regular emails to keep in constant contact with current customers and notify them of a promotion or special offer. However, don’t overdo it. Most experts advise limiting email notifications to once a month. Any more than that and you risk alienating your customer base.

No matter how many cool apps you have in your app store, you are always on the lookout for something new. It could be an upgrade of an app you already have, or one that hasn’t been updated to the latest version of a device. Instead of spending hours scouring the store for what you want, use AppDetective to find it for you.

What is AppDetective?

AppDetective is an app that you can download onto your mobile device and specify a wish list of apps for it to locate. As soon as your app is available, it will let you know, and you can decide if you want to download it.

AppDetective is for use with Windows phones and will support Windows Phone 7.5 or higher. Since there are fewer applications available for Windows-based phones than for Androids and iPhones, this will be helpful for anyone waiting on a particular app. Since developers add new apps every day, this will save you time from hunting through the Windows app store over and over again as you eagerly wait for an application that is already available on other phones.

The stars may have finally aligned for those looking to sell their home, as homebuyers become more interested and housing supply diminishes. According to market experts at Edina Realty, this spring marks the best time in eight years to sell a home. 

A couple of factors contributed to the strong seller’s market. First, there’s a shortage of new homes for sale due to a lagging construction industry. According to this report, housing inventory is at the lowest since 2004. Another report states that the supply of unsold homes is hovering around 144,000 – the lowest on record since 1963. A shortage of available homes combined with rising demand has made it more possible than ever to sell homes near their market value. Even though many media outlets report a slowly recovering housing market, new-home sales in March were 7.1 percent higher than last year. 

Edina Realty president Barb Jandric offers a hint to homeowners who’ve been waiting out the economic storm, “The market has turned…there’s a lot of pent-up demand for homes in good neighborhoods.” Jandric says people have been selling their homes more quickly and receiving multiple offers.