Whilst Windows Phone has Windows Live Messenger and Facebook Chat built in it does leave you disconnected from another major IM network in the form of Google Talk. I think it’s realistic to say that we probably won’t see Google Plus let alone Google Talk functionality included natively in the Windows Phone OS but there …
Category Archive: Communications
Jan 15 2012
Use TweekDeck Without Local Installation
For a lot of people using Windows the Twitter client of choice is TweetDeck however it can be a problem to get running if you are unable to install Adobe Air on the computer (which is often the case in corporate or enterprise environments). Otherwise, if you are staunchly against installing Adobe Air on your computer …
Jan 11 2012
Boydo Blogs for Panasonic
I’ve shared this on Facebook and Google Plus already but I have to mention it here as well. Today, I had my first post published on the Panasonic Australia blog as Insider Guru and, to say the least, I’m quite stoked about it! It’s also my first post on a blog other than my own …
Jan 10 2012
Myspace TV – The Social Game Changer of 2012
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is always an exciting time of year on the geek calendar and this year has already unearthed a few things of interest. MySpace (for those of you who still remember it) had most of its users pulled over by the enormous gravity generated by Facebook. This left Myspace as a …
Dec 09 2011
Quickly View Your Twitter Mentions Online
Here’s a quick tip for tonight. Twitter has recently add a new function on the web to quickly find mentions of your Twitter handle as well as a history of who has followed you. Simply go to Twitter and under the tweet box you’ll see your username (so mine would be @boydostechtalk). Click on this and …
Dec 05 2011
Optus MeTV (Powered by FetchTV) Preview
This video is probably the longest one I have recorded so far for the YouTube channel (and hopefully I won’t record anything longer) but I managed to edit the video for the Optus MeTV preview. You’ll get a closer look at the device itself as well as how the initial setup works and some of …
Nov 27 2011
Optus MeTV Unboxing
Took a little while to get around it due to other commitments but here is the unboxing video for the Optus MeTV. It is a rebranded Yuxing YX-6936U with access to online offerings from FetchTV as well as containing digital tuners to record content to the 1TB internal hard drive (so you can pause and rewind live …
Nov 21 2011
Update – Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Port for Samsung Galaxy S
Hi folks, just wanted to give you an update on where I am at with testing the early alpha port of Ice Cream Sandwich (or ICS as it is now being abbreviated) to the Samsung Galaxy S. Initially, I was testing Galnet MIUI as I believed that was a proper implementation of ICS but it …
Nov 08 2011
Google Plus Pages Now Available
Just a quick heads up that Google Plus (or Google+ depending upon your preference) now has made available the ability to create pages similar to how Facebook has pages for non-personal profiles. For instance, this blog’s Facebook page is located @ https://www.facebook.com/boydostechtalk which is where I aggregate information from the blog, photos from unboxings and all the …
Nov 04 2011
Incoming Gadget – Optus MeTV
Just a heads up that I have received a new gadget in the form of an Optus MeTV box. MeTV is a partnership with IPTV startup FetchTV and includes a 1TB PVR (which I will be unboxing). I’ll cover this device in more factual detail in isolation of passing judgement on the service itself over …
Follow Us!