ยป Smart Phones, Web Design, Google or whatever
Technology
General technology-related stories
Blackberry Tour
Jul 30th
The Blackberry Tour has no Wi-Fi, but it does have a full HTML browser. So if you are a jetsetter and enjoy the freedom of being able to go to your favorite spots and “jack in” to the Internet via Wi-Fi, you might not want to switch. But if you don’t mind relying on 3G Networks you are in for a blast!
I understand the Blackberry (as a brand) is THE smartphone to use if you are choosing your phone for business. The iPhone has lots of hype, but Blackberry has the market. Now according to the Blackberry site the tour features features Texting, Phone (duh?), Browser (Internet, Email, Instant Messaging, Social Networking), GPS, Organizer, Blackberry maps, Caera and Video and more more more!
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review — Hands On (7:59)
By Wirefly.com
MORE BLACKBERRY TOUR LINKS
Where To Buy Blackberry Tour
GadgetReview Links for Blackberry Tour
BoyGeniusReport.com Linnks for Blackberry
CrackBerry.com Pictures of Blackberry Tour
Turkish Hackers Penetrate Army Servers
Jun 13th
According to ZDNet’s U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers and InformationWeek’s Anti-U.S. Hackers Infiltrate Army Servers Turkish hackers penetrated US Army servers in January of this year and September 2007. The same group also hacked a site maintained by Internet Security experts Kaspersky Lab.
I understand how NASA can get hacked, though I don’t know why the government puts up with it. However when it comes to the US Army everything should be locked down tight. These sources indicate that the hack was carried out through an SQL Injection attack exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SQL Server. Why would anyone use a Windows Server on purpose?
Rant, rant, yes I rant and I should not. I just guess I sort of expect that the US Army (and other government agencies) shouldn’t be getting hacked – even every 2 years.
T-Mobile G1 with Google
May 31st
T-Mobile G1 with Google…? Of course
Awesome T-Mobile G1 sports Google search and Gmail, of course. Did you miss out on the G1 when it first hit the shelves? Maybe you just wanna see a cool video, or read more about it? Look below!
T-Mobile G1 Videos
MORE T-MOBILE G1 READING
Gizmodo’s T-Mobile G1 Review
PCWorld’s T-Mobile G1 Review
More HTC Videos
Microsoft DirectX Vulnerability
May 31st
A bit about Microsoft Security Advisory 971778, Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (does not apply to Windows Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7).
According to what I’ve read there is a vulnerability being exploited in Microsoft DirectX’s DirectShow in the form of a specially crafted Quicktime Movie. I don’t suspect any foul play on Microsoft’s part, but I find it very interesting that the vulnerability affects a Microsoft competitor, and that the fix is to disable movie playback on that competitor’s video product.
READ: Microsoft Security Advisory 971778
FIX: KB Article 971778 – has a Microsoft Fix it button to do the leg work for you
READ MORE: ZDNet’s Article on Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability under attack
Organize Your Note with MindRaider
Apr 3rd
Often I seek out better ways to organize my life and the information in it. LifeHacker had an article I found today that was of particular interest to me – MindRaider is a free download, works wherever Java does. Their article “MindRaider Organizes and Visualizes Any Note Style” matched a need I’ve been trying to fill lately, more organization.
MindRaider is a free download, works wherever Java does.
Windows/Mac/Linux: MindRaider wants to be the place you stash all your sudden thoughts, organizational notes, and inter-connected ideas.
As with many organization/productivity improvements/methods/tips using MindRaider has a learning curve, so be ready to invest some quality time in this information managaement tool to see if it fits your needs.
Download MindRaider Semantic Web Outliner and give it a try.
My New Cricket Cell Phone
Mar 23rd
click picture to enlarge
I got a UTStarcom CDM7126 recently to replace my Cricket EZ which I was very unhappy with. The Cricket EZ is a clunky little basic phone, had to be charged every 24 hours (may or nay not be common with this phone), and has no vibrate only mode.
I also like the fact this cell phone is a fliphone/clamshell and I do not have to worry about accidentally “hip-dialing” (similar to “butt dialing”) my friends and family any more.
“Butt Dialing” – Funny Blackberry Commercial
MORE CELL PHONES
UTStarcom CDM7126 – specs and more pictures
Cricket EZ not sturdy
Unhappy with Cricket EZ Phone
Cricket EZ specs and pics
Google Calendar Gets More “Desktop”
Mar 9th
I was talking to a friend recently about our calendars – he uses Outlook and I use Google Calendar (3 of them) and Mozilla Sunbird. He made a good point, which was that I had too many calendars. I have a Gmail Account for “Work” (some of it), one for “Personal” with my personal email and other my work, plus my wife has one. I also maintain a Sunbird Calendar in case my cable connection goes down I can still see what my personal schedule looks like.
Google Gets More “Desktop”
Enter the new Google Calendar offline mode, in classic Google beta status. Now my Google Calendars are more like traditional desktop calendars, but with Internet accessibility. The new offline accessibility uses Google Gears, and its recommended **not** to do this on a public computer. And because Google are real stand up guys they’ve included this notice of caution:
To enable offline Calendar access, sign in to Google Calendar and look for the “Offline Beta” link in the upper right-hand corner of your account, next to your username. We’ve released this early and are still ironing out some kinks, so if you encounter any issues, be sure to let us know.
Now that Google offers offline mode I can get rid of my Sunbird Calendar and free up my desktop’s hard drive memory and CPU a little, and focus on getting those 3 Google Calendars sharing with one another. This way no matter where my family can more seamlessly manage our appointments with less confusion.
Google Sync Improved for Cell Phone
Feb 9th
Google’s announced that their beta version of Google Sync to help organize your address book, calendar, and just basically all of your digital and non-digital contact info with your iPhone & Gmail.
This is some of the most important things I took away from that post:
- iPhone users: Google Sync will remove all existing contacts and calendar events from your phone, so make sure to back up (PC instructions, Mac instructions) your data before you set it up.
- Remove contacts that you don’t want to sync to your phone. From the “My Contacts” section of the contact manager, select the contact you want to remove, click “Groups” and then “Remove from My Contacts.”
- Merge duplicates so friend@theirgmailaddress.com and samefriend@theirworkaddress.com both belong to the same contact. To do so, select both contacts, and click “Merge these 2 contacts.” When you merge contacts, your address auto-complete won’t work as well as before. We’re working on a fix for this, but until that’s out you might notice addresses showing up in a suboptimal order in auto-complete, e.g. your friend’s work address coming up first when you’re used to emailing their Gmail address.
– Google’s Gmail Blog
Get your contacts organized in Gmail and your devices, read Sync your contacts and calendar with your phone now!
