If you want to know how you spend your time and you use Firefox, you can use this add-on called about.me to find how where you usually go. My Top 5 sites: Twitter, ESPN, Gmail and Google Reader, Tumblr, and TMZ (I know, I know). The add-on will work with any Firefox browser on Windows, […]
October 28, 2009
You might have heard about Google Voice. Google bought a service called GrandCentral. The service gave you a working phone number. You can give that phone number to people and the service would forward phone calls to your phone (landline or cell phone). If you do not answer, the service also has a voice mail […]
October 26, 2009
I am getting ready to upgrade my desktop computer to Windows 7 from Vista. I am following the usual steps: 1. Getting Windows 7 2. Backing up your important files (documents, movies, music, etc.) I backed up to an external hard drive. 3. Getting a list of my installed programs 4. Make sure there are […]
October 24, 2009
Wireless internet is everywhere. Coffee shops, bookstores, and fast food places have wifi. I went on the road last weekend and found out the McDonalds had wifi (not free though). There are businesses that have wifi that do not advertise it. So a lot of finding wireless internet is trial and error. A lot of […]
October 17, 2009
Good News (for most Sidekick users)! Microsoft found your data Dear T-Mobile Sidekick customers, On behalf of Microsoft, I want to apologize for the recent problems with the Sidekick service and give you an update on the steps we have taken to resolve these problems. We are pleased to report that we have recovered most, […]
October 16, 2009
Devices like the iPhone and Android make it easy to connect your gmail account to your cell phone. But some devices make it a little difficult to get your email messages sent to a built-in cell phone email client. The Official Gmail Blog has a ton of info for people who wish to get people […]
October 14, 2009
Online email accounts recently had their passwords posted online, according to various news reports. MSN, Yahoo! Mail, and Gmail accounts were affected. BBC News said: BBC News has seen two lists that detail more than 30,000 names and passwords from e-mail providers, including Yahoo and AOL, which were posted online. The lists also include details […]
October 12, 2009
There was a paper produced by Intel that details how conferences can be better at consistent Wi-Fi connections. Joel Spolsky from JoelonSoftware writes: At the very least, though, a venue should be able to tell you how many access points they actually have (if it’s just one, you’ve got problems), whether they are managed access […]
October 12, 2009
If you do, you WILL lose your data if it is not backed up. This release according to T-Mobile: T-MOBILE AND MICROSOFT/DANGER STATUS UPDATE ON SIDEKICK DATA DISRUPTION Dear valued T-Mobile Sidekick customers: T-Mobile and the Sidekick data services provider, Danger, a subsidiary of Microsoft, are reaching out to express our apologies regarding the recent […]
October 30, 2009
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