Technology
Rapidweaver
20/03/07 21:57 Filed in: Software
I have now moved from my previous Movabletype enabled
web site to a model based on Rapidweaver as it
appears o be less complex to maintain and
easier to produce posts.
I am still struggling with adjusting the site template and you will see a few broken links and additional issues while I make the transition.
I am hoping that the end result will be a site that is easier to read and easier to maintain.
I am still struggling with adjusting the site template and you will see a few broken links and additional issues while I make the transition.
I am hoping that the end result will be a site that is easier to read and easier to maintain.
Call forward your Skype calls to your regular phone or mobile
06/09/05 22:17 Filed in: Technology
The folks at Skype have been pretty
busy developing new features for their
software and I thought it would be worth
mentioning that they just came up with a new
cool feature that allows you to forward
unanswered calls to either your landline or
mobile phone.
You need to download and install Skype's beta version and once the software is installed choose: Tools / Options / Call Forwarding & Voice Mail and enter the phone # (i.e. +13433430192) where you wish to receive the unanswered calls forwarded by Skype.
How does it work?
You load your Skype Account with a few credits and those credits will be consumed whenever somebody uses your "call forwarding" option.
You don't need to have your skype software up and running in your computer. All it takes is for somebody to try to contact you using their skype software and not being able to (i.e. you're offline or you don't answer a call using your version of Skype).
Lets say that you live in Canada but your family lives in Argentina and that it costs them 0.50 cents a minute to contact you using a regular landline service.
Skype would allow you to pay 0.017 a minute to have the pleasure of hearing your relatives voices and there's absolutely no cost to whoever calls you.
I tested this new feature today with my sister, who leaves overseas, and with my friend Gean Oliveira who lives in Toronto and it worked nicely.
You need to download and install Skype's beta version and once the software is installed choose: Tools / Options / Call Forwarding & Voice Mail and enter the phone # (i.e. +13433430192) where you wish to receive the unanswered calls forwarded by Skype.
How does it work?
You load your Skype Account with a few credits and those credits will be consumed whenever somebody uses your "call forwarding" option.
You don't need to have your skype software up and running in your computer. All it takes is for somebody to try to contact you using their skype software and not being able to (i.e. you're offline or you don't answer a call using your version of Skype).
Lets say that you live in Canada but your family lives in Argentina and that it costs them 0.50 cents a minute to contact you using a regular landline service.
Skype would allow you to pay 0.017 a minute to have the pleasure of hearing your relatives voices and there's absolutely no cost to whoever calls you.
I tested this new feature today with my sister, who leaves overseas, and with my friend Gean Oliveira who lives in Toronto and it worked nicely.
Google Talk - First Impressions
25/08/05 06:57 Filed in: Technology
I downloaded and tried Google Talk
yesterday.
The software is fast, pretty light and the interface is pretty simple.
It integrates well with Google's Gmail service and the sound quality is outstanding but it lacks features such as file transfer and webcam sharing that are offered by other instant messaging softwares such as MSN, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ
Certainly worth the download if all you're looking for is a simple interface to allow you to exchange a few lines and voice with your friends.
The software is fast, pretty light and the interface is pretty simple.
It integrates well with Google's Gmail service and the sound quality is outstanding but it lacks features such as file transfer and webcam sharing that are offered by other instant messaging softwares such as MSN, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ
Certainly worth the download if all you're looking for is a simple interface to allow you to exchange a few lines and voice with your friends.
Google Talk
24/08/05 06:39 Filed in: Technology
Google just
released a new Instant Messenger software today.
The software is named Google Talk and you can downlod it here.
The software integrates well with Google's email and seach engine services and allows you to quickly import you "goögle mail" contacts.
I haven't had a chance to test the sound quality yet but I am sure that we will soon find out if it works nicely or not.
The software is named Google Talk and you can downlod it here.
The software integrates well with Google's email and seach engine services and allows you to quickly import you "goögle mail" contacts.
I haven't had a chance to test the sound quality yet but I am sure that we will soon find out if it works nicely or not.
Holographic Data Storage
20/08/05 22:01 Filed in: Technology
If you are into digital photography like I am and
if you have been taking pictures of everything
that surrounds you then you have probably been
burning a lot of backup CDs/DVDs to store all
those pictures somewhere safe and you are
probably consuming more and more of your
internal/external hard disk space.
Well, it may sound like science fiction but it appears that the age of Holographic Data Storage is just around the corner and Inphase Technologies even has a video of a prototype holographic data storage unit. The company reports that it's product will store 300 gigabytes of data in a single disc the size of a regular CD.
I can't hardly wait to see this product in the market and can only imagine what new applications it will support.
Well, it may sound like science fiction but it appears that the age of Holographic Data Storage is just around the corner and Inphase Technologies even has a video of a prototype holographic data storage unit. The company reports that it's product will store 300 gigabytes of data in a single disc the size of a regular CD.
I can't hardly wait to see this product in the market and can only imagine what new applications it will support.
