A while ago I was contacted by Dhruv Chopra to check out a new GPS tracking iOS app that he had in development. Initially, he had built a web app but it has now evolved into a full blown app for iOS devices. Firstly, I’ll cover the web app. This is great as you can …
Category Archive: Mobile
May 04 2012
Find a Better Mobile Plan on the Same Mobile Network
Here’s a quick tip for tonight. In Australia, we’re fortunate that we have a few major carriers with their own networks from which to select but also there are a variety of MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) who resell the network access to the major carrier networks but often with different pricing plans. This can …
Mar 18 2012
How to Check a Website’s Availability
Quick tip for tonight. Sometimes you might not be able to reach a particular website for one of many reasons, including: the website being down for maintenance, the website being flooded, a link between you and the website going down. It’s hard to tell unless you have another internet connection handy (like a mobile phone …
Jan 07 2012
Activate Your Tru SIM Before Going Overseas
Given that I am going on a holiday to Hawaii in a few weeks time I decided to get a Tru SIM for my own mobile after the good experience had by my wife when she was overseas (which I wrote about here). Anyway, my Tru SIM (from Tru and formerly known as Truphone) arrived …
Aug 07 2011
Learn How to Copy Your Documents to Your Kindle
Kindles are very good for packing a stack of documents into a lightweight device but not everything comes in PDF format. Sure, you could send an e-mail to your personalised e-mail address for your Kindle and have your document (of a supported format) converted and transferred to your Kindle over 3G for a fee but …
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