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Google Enters the Phone Business Google has acquired GrandCentral Communications. They made the announcement this week on the official Google blog. GrandCentral Communications provides tools so that you have one telephone number. The service then will locate you by trying your home phone, cell phone, or work phone. It also has features such as personalized…
Signed up for T-Mobile HotSpot @Home Service We are going to give it a try. The premise of this service is that our new wireless phones will operate on the normal T-Mobile network away from home. When we are at home they will connect with the T-Mobile branded Linksys wireless router to provide phone service…
Summertime and the Lightening is Dangerous I hope that you are enjoying a good summer, but we need to remember that we are in the thick of lightening season. You should take all recommended precautions to protect yourself from lightening, but you should also take some precautions to protect your computer and data. According to…
Google has announced that they are purchasing Zenter. What does it mean to you? You are that much closer to using an equivalent to the Microsoft Office suite as an online service. Zenter offers an online service that allows its users to create PowerPoint like presentations. This acquisition now gives Google the following in their…
It is funny that I spent last evening setting up a new Dell with Windows Vista pre-installed. Ed Bott of ZDNet has been doing the same thing this week. I skipped the BIOS update. He did not as you can read in his blog. I had slightly better luck than Ed. Day 2 with a…
Occasionally, I will submit stories about web design, search engine optimization, and sponsored search because I feel that it critical in small business technology. I received notice this morning that Yahoo is going to cut costs for clicks from lesser known web sites. In other words, less pay for web sites that are not as…
Zonbu is soon to release a new type of computer for the home user. It features low power consumption and online backup of data. The greatest features are that it is always updated and includes many useful software applications. The purchase cost is low, but there is a monthly subscription fee based on how much…
I evaluated and ultimately began using the T-Mobile Dash Smartphone a couple of months ago. I have been hesitant to write it up since I have learned that Windows would be releasing a new version of Windows Mobile and T-Mobile would be offering installation. I will go into a further review of the Dash in…
The United States Congress has given us a nice springtime gift. They passed legislation in July of last year to extend Daylight Savings Time. This is the equivalent to a mini-Y2K. The reason given for the change is to save energy. The belief is that since Americans use the most energy in the evening, if…
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