New OS, Love it? Nope!
People used to jump onto new stuff like bees to honey but in today’s recession wrecked world, that may not be the case. With Microsoft announcing the release of their new and hopefully improved operating system, people weren’t actually jumping up and down with joy, but with trepidation that they’d have to shell out a couple hundred more bucks just to keep their computers running. As if Microsoft has learned from the failure of Vista, they have again tempted fate by coming up with a new OS to replace Vista. The catch, it doesn’t always work with computers that run XP good so many are gonna stay away from Win 7 for sure. Continue Reading »
The Web - When will it End
Never, or till somebody pulls the plug and drives the world into chaos, out of Twitter and their other social affiliations. As of 2007, there was already a record number of 155 billion web sites on record, and the buck didn’t stop there for who knows how many more have been added to this day. The internet is getting better but also older at the same time. Many of the hardware that fails has been replaced but with respect to cabling and other hardware which represents billions of dollars of investment, the same may not be true. Sure, servers have been hot-swapped, replaced, upgraded and more but the cabling which lies under the sea or underground is a bit harder to deal with, requiring a lot of investment. Continue Reading »
Gadgets for All Weather
Gadgets may be getting smaller and smarter but have you noticed they have also gotten a whole lot tougher. gadgets and gizmos for every environment are now available, enough to withstand the rugged ways we use and take them. From waterproof cameras and electronic goods, manufacturers have finally taken the human factor to heart and made their gadgets tougher, for a price of course. One product line of digital cameras may come as cheap as many others with premium prices for robust models that can handle weather and other environmental issues. Continue Reading »
Apple’s iPhone 3GS
The company has managed to garner success with their previous two models but this new installment is not getting too good a reception with minimal improvements and even some newly surfacing over-heating issues that are slowly filtering into the many bulletin and discussion boards that tackles the product. There was an issue with previous models but with the newer model it seems a bit too much. There is also an issue with apps developers who are very much slow to catch up to maximize the new and improved abilities of the 3G iPhone. Continue Reading »
Twitter More Than Just Social
Twitter is becoming more and more a household name, bringing the death of Michael Jackson out to most and organizing protests in Iran but there is one developing use for the micro-blogging site that is sweeping the business world, customer support. Much like call centers, the micro-blogging site has allowed businesses to communicate with customers in real-time, when they don’t have access to their desktops and laptops. This and many other uses for the blogging phenomenon that has taken mainstream business application makes the world easier for most of us and more should be expected to come as the world takes to the cloud, if they manage to get over the many other hurdles that have to be ironed out. Continue Reading »
Facebook: More than a social network site
We all know what social network sites are. The term social network is not a new term, not a new idea. But it’s really the way people take an old idea and make it into something new is what really takes the cake.
Online social network Facebook is more than just a social network site where you interact with friends; in fact, Facebook’s real pull isn’t because of its smooth layout and easy user interface, but its countless applications.
Facebook is studded with hundreds of applications (mostly mini games) that attract people of all ages. There are also online quizzes that measure IQ, personality and general information. There are also fan pages for almost anything from Milk to Bradd Pitt. These plethora of extras and add ons is what puts the site above its competitors and peers.
VoIP - Bot net Haven
Seems the lowly bot net is shifting focus to VoIP software that it manages to hijack and use as propagation method as well as for stealing information. Botnets have long been pursued and have even been found to exist on stand-alone units that have been running continuously for more that 10 years. These malware can do anything from hijacking the victim computer or like more traditional malware, they cam corrupt data, steal it and send it to their makers for criminal activity use.
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Jjot
A few days to go and the New Year is upon us, and it’s time to brainstorm on what possible resolutions we’re going to keep.Where better to take those ideas down but at Jjot?
Jjot is a lightning fast sticky note web application filled with smart features like archiving, search, and sharing. Jjot is very easy to use and understand (which is nice when you’re tackling any new web application), but what really stands out about Jjot is its speed. Everything you do on Jjot is satisfyingly snappy, which is so refreshing in an age of bloated web apps. Granted, Jjot’s speed might not be enough to make it stand out in the already overcrowded online note-taking and todo applications, but it’s on my good list.
Meebo
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Meebo is a web based instant messaging application that lets almost feels like you are using a desktop IM client. This is what makes Meebo quite popular among many happy users. It essentially offers what most desktop clients usually have without having to download a software. Meebo boasts of a sleek user interface. It has the capability to access most of the instant messaging networks that you need and enables you to use them as soon as you click on the web page. Very fast indeed. It can access Yahoo Messenger, AIM, MSN Messenger and Google Talk. You just enter your user name and password, you can then connect all at the same time to all your services that you’re using. Meebo, is one effective way of keeping communication intact.
Not so fabulous Scrabulous
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Yet again, Facebook faces another takedown in its add on online game Scrabulous. The social network has recently disabled access to the game. Scrabulous is in hot water with Mattel because the game closely resembles the classic game Scrabble which is published and ditributed by Mattel in all the countries aside from the US and Canada. The online access was first disabled in the United States and Canada. It is to note that, the rights for the classic board game Scrabble are owned by two big companies. Hasbro and Mattel. Hasbro handles North America and Mattel, elsewhere in the entire globe. It was Mattel’s complaint that forced Facebook to disable Scrabulous’ access in the network. Expectedly, Mattel has lodged a complaint and filed a lawsuit against Scrabulous creators in India. This is where the online game is based. They are charging the two brothers Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla with copyright and trademark infringement. Up until the court’s decision is handed down, the access of the game in India has remained.