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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Windows 8 is Really Different (seriously)

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I explained in my last blog entry that I purchased a new Laptop computer last weekend (black Friday actually) . My previous one "sud...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Deed Excise receipts for FY13

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Yesterday's Globe reported that tax collections in Massachusetts have been lower than projected in recent months, prompting state gover...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Its Trash

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I love computers...and because I do I take care of them, especially my own. I never close the cover without shutting my computer totally off...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Lincoln - the movie

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It's a quiet Friday after Thanksgiving here at the registry of deeds.  The roads were empty and the only one in line at Dunkin Donuts wa...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Fixing erroneous marginal references

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Here's an issue that has popped up twice in the past 48 hours under nearly identical circumstances.  A homeowner called and explained th...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

National mortgage settlement benefits some in Massachusetts

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The Globe reports today that several thousand Massachusetts homeowners have benefited from the $25 billion settlement entered into between ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Electronic recording statistics

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Electronic recording continues to increase in volume.  It leaves the impression that our activity level is down but it's actually up con...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Mid-Month Statistics

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With November half over, here are some document recording statistics: From November 1 thru November 15, 2012, we recorded 247 deeds; a 13%...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Me in the Shark Tank

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I love the TV show Shark Tank . Have you seen it? An average person brings four rich investors an idea/invention he developed and asks the...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Big Box Retailers entering the banking business

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The New York Times reports that big box retailers such as Costco and Walmart are aggressively moving into areas that were once the exclusiv...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Watch Out

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The Internet is a scary place. It's a place filled with hackers who only have one intention, to harm you. Its enough to make you...
Friday, November 09, 2012

Holiday schedule and severe weather policy

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Since we've started receiving inquiries: The registry will be closed on Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day The regist...

What constitutes a signature?

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We had a case of first impression yesterday at the registry when an attorney presented for recording a Notice of Decision from the Westford ...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

New Registers of Deeds for 2013

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All twenty-one of the Commonwealth’s register of deeds positions were on the ballot this week.   Here are the names of all twenty-one, w...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012

The Technology of Elections

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I admit it. I'm a political junkie...so last night was like a huge, give-away candy store for me. I'm also a technology junkie ...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Webcam Traveler

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     There is something fascinating about live webcams to me. I am not sure what it it...maybe its the spontaneity or the raw reality of w...
Monday, November 05, 2012

Windows 8 and Masslandrecords.com

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While working in our Customer Service area on Friday, I took a call from a website user who was having difficulty with the "search crit...
Friday, November 02, 2012

October recording statistics

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Here are the numbers for various document types recorded for the entire registry district in October 2012 compared to October 2011: In Oct...
Thursday, November 01, 2012

Google Public Alerts

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    I've always thought of Google as one of the most innovative companies in the world...and more often than not its innovation is us...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

What Do Gawker and Gizmodo Have in Common

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      As you know the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds reduced its hours of operation on Monday and Tuesday of this week due to Hurricane S...
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