Archive for the 'Technology' Category

If you can tolerate the fuzzy transmissions and somewhat erratic service, you may really like Skype for business. After all, they say, your messages are “encrypted” and “secure”.
But not really.
Obviously there are powers at work who wish to monitor and, if necessary, suppress dissent and take any good ideas they can for their own [...]

Speaking of Twitter, here’s a Wordpress Plugin I like – Twitter Tools
Some plugins for Twitter only post twitter updates on your blog.
This plugin lets you do that, but it also lets you send blog posts to your Twitter Account.
That way, your blog can update Twitter, Twitter can update Facebook, Plaxo and lots of other services [...]

If you ever need to capture web pages for reports or presentations, you know it’s so much easier to convert them to PDF files than to make them images or to just copy and paste them.
I had to do just that today and found this great website: PDFonFly.com. You can convert html to pdf files [...]

Open Office now has version 3. I always liked the idea of this open source alternative to Microsoft Office, but in practice it fell short of my expectations. This is actually a beta so only the stout of heart should try the newest version at this stage.
Here’s a solid review of the office [...]

7 Ways To Raise Your Local Business Listing Rank on Google is a good article about an annoying reality. Just as changes in Google algorithm’s drive webmasters in general nuts, now it can also drive local business owners and webmasters nuts too?
This is especially crucial when you’re competing in a metropolitan area with lots [...]

Have you tried the Plantronics 510 Bluetooth Headset with MultiPoint Technology?
The link reflects some information I’ve found about the device. My cell phone is going to be replaced soon, and I’m in the mode to update my Bluetooth as well since my current one is falling apart.
While I’ve read it works well with most phones, [...]

Here’s an article about the Big Cable Internet providers.
They’re known for selling their bundled services… Cable TV, Internet, and Phone service.
Now they’re whining about people using the services too much?
Is The End of Unlimited Internet Near?
Let’s be honest. “Unlimited” always has real limits in time and space. Skype’s “unlimited” phone calls to the US [...]

The word “Ultimate” is used so much in internet marketing that it’s become a cliche. This post isn’t about what you think it is. There’s not even anything to buy. Unless it’s buying the line of the political leaders in both parties who – to various degrees – think they know everything about everything.
Free people [...]

Well, if it’s big enough that is. Coming from Nigeria, I thought it was to enable 10 million notifications hourly that someone in the US had inherited money from somebody they are only related to through Shem, Ham or Japheth, but apparently there are legitimate business uses for data servers in Nigeria.
Seriously though, it’s a [...]

OK. Since we’re talking about Voip, Magic Jack, Skype, etc. here’s a book on Skype.
It’s Skype Me!: From Single User to Small Enterprise and Beyond
Based on my own experience, I think there are people in my audience right now who hear about people working with contractors overseas to find products to sell here, to subcontract [...]