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Archives for June 2009

50 Ways to use Skype at School

June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hester 2 Comments

Skype is a terrific, free program for voice chat (and text or video chat, for that matter). I've used Skype to stay in touch with my son as he travels overseas in the Navy (Skype-to-Skype calls are free!) and to stay connected with my granddaughter on the other side of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Instant Messaging Tagged With: chat, education, skype, VoIP

Twitter Your Flickr Photos

June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hester 1 Comment

Twitter began as a simple way to post 140 character text messages for others to follow. But the Twitterverse was not content. So sprung a whole new lexicon of @ symbols and hash marks meaningful to only the Twitterati. It wasn't long before people found ways to share their photos via Twitter, using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: flickr, photos, tweet, Twitter

Become a BigBlueBall Fan on Facebook

June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

I want to extend a personal thank you to all the Facebook users who joined our BigBlueBall Fan page. We quickly passed 100 fans, allowing us to register our own BigBlueBall Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/BigBlueBall If you are a Facebook user and haven't joined our fan page, please … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Site News

Twitter Revamps Follow Views

June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

Twitter today quietly rolled out a rather nice update to the Following and Followers pages. Now instead of a simple list of who you are following (or who is following you), you have a number of actions you can take, including toggling SMS notifications, unfollow, block and direct message. You'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: Twitter

Vista + SP2 = WLM FAIL!

June 30, 2009 by Doris Kenney 3 Comments

As I originally posted on patndoris.com back on June 1st, there is the distinct possibility Vista users who install Service Pack 2 will experience a problem with Windows Live Messenger (WLM) no longer launching. Since Service Pack 2 is set to start rolling out via automatic updates on June 30th, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Windows Live Messenger Tagged With: microsoft, sp2, vista, Windows Live Messenger

MSN Web Messenger Closing

June 28, 2009 by Doris Kenney 10 Comments

On June 30, 2009 (yup, just a couple days away now) Microsoft has decided to put an end to MSN Web Messenger. The Web Messenger service has been around for years, and was an alternative for those who didn't want to, or weren't able to use the full instant messaging client. With the web-based … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Windows Live Messenger Tagged With: ebuddy, instant messaging, Meebo, Windows Live Messenger

Making IM Better with Video Chat

June 27, 2009 by Amman Badlani Leave a Comment

I have experience using the Internet since it was first made available for commercial use.  And after working in online marketing over the last seven plus years, I have noticed that keeping in touch with all your friends and family every day has become so routine, we almost take it for granted.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Instant Messaging Tagged With: paltalk, SuperIM, webcam

Essential Digsby Update

June 25, 2009 by Jeff Hester 1 Comment

Multi-network instant messenger and social network tool Digsby today released a long-awaited update. Build 60 dramatically improves efficiency, reducing CPU utilization by about 50%. Here's a full list of the features. Performance: We've optimized performance from the ground up, reducing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Instant Messaging

Enable iPhone Tethering

June 18, 2009 by Jeff Hester 4 Comments

Yesterday, Apple officially released the new iPhone OS 3.0 software update, which supports a slew of new features including the long awaited push notification and "catch-up" features such as support for MMS and tethering. Unfortunately, AT&T has said that MMS won't be available on their network … [Read more...]

Filed Under: iPhone Tagged With: AT&T, hack, iPhone, tethering

iPhone 3G Ass

June 14, 2009 by Jeff Hester 5 Comments

A hat tip to the Joy of Tech for skewering the latest Jesus phone -- the iPhone 3G S -- available beginning Friday June 19th. And if you want the iPhone 3G (not 's'), you'll be able to pick one up from AT&T for $99 with a two year commitment. I'm not eligible for a subsidized upgrade on my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: iPhone Tagged With: sunday funnies

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