Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
Archive for October, 2007
No Trick. This Treat was in the mail.
Oct 31st
Yes, here’s confirmation that the $25 rebate I wrote about recently for the Apple iPhone (or any other new phone purchased on AT&T Wireless) is really in fact real.
I just got an envelope from AT&T Wireless that was pretty much unmarked, very plain-Jane actually. And inside was something that wasn’t plain-Jane to me
7 Sites for Free Royalty-Free Stock Photo Downloads
Oct 30th
The meaning of life (on the web) is shifting it’s definition from one of consumption to one of creation.
Social networking sites and the massive move of Web 2.0 sites and beyond allowing for more user-interaction and user-creation is now evolving to one where publishing is core to the experience.
And expression on the web is no different than online in many ways. It’s not just about words. Making an impact is easily made when you embrace something that’s more powerful than words. Simpler than words. Quicker than words. It’s knowing that. . .
The PayPal Revolution: Completely Free Money Transfers
Oct 28th
It all started with PayPal, which allows you to send money electronically to other friends and associates just by knowing their email address.
The beauty of PayPal is that the recipient doesn’t need an account to receive it and they can free withdraw the money from PayPal into their checking account for free. eBay bought the company recently and is now building out the platform to compete on a real B2B comeptitive level with other merchant credit card processing services.
There are and were others out there that tried to build their own similar services – Western Union’s BidPay, eBay’s own eBay Payments, Citibank had their C2It which fizzled and there’s a couple of more out there. Now you can add another one to the list, which promises completely free money transfers end-to-end so that no fees would be paid at all in most cases.
Result of Working Together
Oct 27th
Here’s a break from our regularly scheduled program.
This has nothing to do with tech, gadgets, the internet, or anything else that you plug in or needs batteries.
This has to do with sit-back-and-relax-and-just-be-in-awe. A video from the Samsung Stadium in Korea. This performance is amazing on video, imagine if you were there in person: Read the rest of this entry »
GADGET ALERT: Samsung Blackjack II coming out on AT&T Wireless
Oct 25th
It’s official — AT&T announced with Samsung that the Blackjack II will be coming out this year — less than 1 year after the original Blackjack i607 was introduced.
Here’s a first peek at the new phone:
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Oct 25th
Everyone in America wants one.
Companies have sites, churches have websites, families have sites, special interest groups have sites, students have sites, some pets even have their own websites, weddings — the “event” itself can have it’s own website, all people want their own personal website or blog.
The first step is probably the easiest, but for most laypeople, this could be the most expensive step if you don’t have a clue where to go to . . . Read the rest of this entry »
This Membership Really Has It’s Priviledges (Over 1 Billion of Them)
Oct 24th
There’s one card in your wallet that’s free, yet gives you access to an unlimited wealth of knowledge and resources.
It’s your library card!
Global has become local. The future has become now. Your library card + technology is opening up new resources for everyone so fast that it’s almost hard to overcome the old perceptions of what libraries can do for you to match the real power of that almost-outdated-and-mundane-library card.
I love tech, gadgets and the web. Hope you pick-up a useful tip or two here today that helps you use technology to your advantage! Better yet, why not share your own expertise in a comment on a post today to help the other readers that land here for answers!