For those of you who don’t have an iPhone, you may be kicking yourself already but get ready to kick even harder. Here is the news: Skype recently launched an iPhone app! That doesn’t really sound so exciting but it is. Lets talk about the two facts that make this an amazing development that could save you a ton of money.
Let me spoil the surprise. The BlackBerry Storm is a lame horse. Lets briefly go over the reasons why the BBStorm is no where near the iPhone despite being hyped as the iPhone killer.
I have finally made the switch from Verizon to AT&T and the transition made me remember why I did it. I had a family plan with my brother for two and a half years before we decided to split it and pay our separate ways. About six months later I decided that it was time to add AT&T service to my iPhone and the first thing I did was go to the Best Buy in the Portland Maine Mall. I had been out of contract for a while so the representative told me that I could do the switch with out fee’s or penalties. I decided to sleep on it and a few days later I went to the AT&T store in the Maine mall and made the switch official. That’s where it all went down hill, thanks to Verizon. (more…)
Let’s just start with a basic concept; The iPhone is sweet. It’s really sweet if you pair your iPhone with a Mac, but if you’re not one of the lucky few who can get a Mac and an iPhone then you have been missing out on some of the best features of the iPhone.
NuevaSync is a free web service that is here to help you make your iPhone into an even more productive device. NuevaSync sets up your Gmail contacts and calendar to get pushed to your iPhone like a Microsoft Exchange Server type system that large companies use to push their email to employees. With this account set up, you can sync mail, contacts, and calendars over the air to your device. (more…)
Windows ruins everything, including Macs. Do you want to have a successful business? Forget using Windows Vista or the Windows website. Both are absolutely useless. Save your sanity and get a Mac and an iPhone. (more…)
If you’re reading this blog, I’m going to assume that you enjoy being on the cutting edge of technology, and by assuming that, than I will also assume you know a bit about the iPhone. Recently, I stumbled upon an iPhone loophole which you could use to work around some nasty Apple sized phone bills.
Imagine for a moment that you’ve just attended a conference and you now have a stack of business cards to type into your computer. Even better, you’re trying to reach out to a key business contact or even an old friend but they’ve changed the only email address that you have and your email keeps bouncing back. Even worse still, you have a database of 7000 contacts that are unorganized and you need to delete 1000 old contacts from your last job one by one. (more…)
The fax machine is dead. It is useless and obsolete. If you still have one and think it’s really useful, listen closely.
I imagine that fax machines were really amazing when their hay day. Can you imagine what people must have thought when the first digitally teleported documents over the phone line? I bet it paralleled the moment cave men discovered fire. It was in innovation that revolutionized document transfers and for this reason, many people still hang on to them. (more…)
Jump drives are great. Also referred to as flash drives, USB drive or thumb drives, these mini portable storage devices offer capacities that weren’t dreamed of even five years ago. I bought my first jump drive on Black Friday and still have it. Its a 1GB Cruzer Micro and it was a steal of a deal for $7.99 at Staples in 2006 when everyone else had them for $30. I recently checked the Staples flier and the prices have finally come down to 2006 Black Friday Levels. They have also introduced an 8GB model for just a mere $19. (more…)
What is open source? Open source means that the code for a program is freely available to the public to view and often modify how they see fit. This means that anyone from around the planet can edit code. What it results in for the average consumer is, very rapid development and no direct cost for programs. The open source movement has been around for a while. Linux is no big news for most of us computer tech types, yet I still see schools, churches, camps, and other small business using computer labs with Windows XP when they could have saved a bundle and gone with Ubuntu (http://www.Ubuntu.org). There is a whole host of open source software (which keep in mind is not open source because its free, its open because the source code can be modified) that small business could take advantage of. I have listed a few and their direct practical application for the small business: (more…)
