Those who follow me on Twitter know that I've been having a bit of a problem with spam. Actually, it's a pretty big problem. Spammers are ingenious when it comes to keeping their identities secret. One of the ways they do that is by email address spoofing. As this article explains: Have you ever gotten … Continue reading Tuesday Tech: stuff that doesn’t work (VITA)
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Tech Tuesday: this and that
BlackBerrry Bold 9700 Once T-Mobile turned on 3G in this area, I had to have a 3G BlackBerry. Unfortunately, there wasn't one available for a while - that is, until mid November. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 was released by T-Mobile to the masses on November 16. I waited a day before buying one 😉 The … Continue reading Tech Tuesday: this and that
An end to free TV?
I'm old enough to remember when the only TV channels we had were those available over the airwaves. In Hampton Roads, we had four or five stations. One of the promises of pay TV - Cox came to Hampton Roads in the late 1970s - was advertising-free content. Of course, that never happened. Today, I … Continue reading An end to free TV?
Download software and company will donate
SoftMaker, a company which develops office software that is an alternative to Microsoft Office but is completely compatible with it, announced today its holiday promotion: download the 2008 suite for free and the company will donate EUR 0.10 (ten Euro Cents) to charity. I first became familiar with SoftMaker back in the day when I … Continue reading Download software and company will donate
Norfolk first in digital cities
Somehow, I missed this earlier. The Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities Magazine named its Top Digital Cities in America for 2009 and Norfolk was named the number one city in its category (125,000 - 249,999 population). "This year's winners demonstrate how cities have faced economic challenges with creativity and innovation in the use … Continue reading Norfolk first in digital cities
Spammer sentenced to prison
Each day, I start off by deleting spam: that delivered to my Blackberry, my desktop mail client, my online mail and my blog. It is perhaps the least productive part of my day. Spammers are creative: despite having spam filters everywhere (except on my BB - don't like the way those filters work), I still … Continue reading Spammer sentenced to prison
Let there be light!
The storm came through Hampton Roads Thursday and I had no problem with my power. Overnight, the power went out (not sure for how long) but it was working again when I got up this morning. Then around 10:30am, it blinked a couple of times and then went out for good. I have no idea … Continue reading Let there be light!
Tech Tuesday: UberTwitter
The explosion of Twitter use has left many users to look for software for their phones. When I first started using Twitter on my BlackBerry, I chose to use TwitterBerry, mainly because it was free. Somewhere along the line (perhaps it was from hanging out in the Crackberry forums 🙂 ) I found UberTwitter. The … Continue reading Tech Tuesday: UberTwitter
Tech Tuesday: Google Voice
I managed to get an invite to try Google Voice a couple of weeks ago. When coupled with the BlackBerry application, I think I've found almost the perfect answer to a lot of issues. First, I'm one of those people who doesn't give out my cell number. I consider my cell for my own use, … Continue reading Tech Tuesday: Google Voice
ActBlue: give through Twitter
ActBlue, the online contribution site used by many Democratic candidates and organizations, announced that you can now make contributions to your preferred candidate via Twitter. After setting up an ActBlue Express account, making contributions are easy. From its Twitter page: To give using your Twitter account, tweet: “donate $amount @candidate via @actblue“ Only one problem … Continue reading ActBlue: give through Twitter
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