If you have a mobile device with a Facebook application installed then you may have noticed that the “Places” functionality has been enabled in Australia. This comes four weeks after the initial roll out in the USA and subsequent releases in Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. The concept of “checking in” is present and …
September 2010 archive
Sep 29 2010
Xmarks Shutting Down in Early 2011
Back in June, I blogged about a great piece of software called Xmarks (previously known as Foxmarks when it was originally written as a plug-in for Firefox). In a nutshell, it allowed you to sync your bookmarks and your website credentials up to the cloud (over a secureand  encrypted connection) and then sync them down …
Sep 26 2010
Apple Peel – Turn Your iPod Touch into a Phone
On my travels across the interwebs, I came across something interesting called the Apple Peel. Basically, it gives the iPod Touch telephony and SMS capabilities but only once the device has undergone the jailbreak process and the appropriate applications have been installed. Bearing in mind that this is still a prototype there are still a …
Sep 25 2010
Microsoft Allows Small Business Use of Security Essentials
Another quick one for this evening. Microsoft has changed its position on the usage of its Security Essentials software inside small businesses whereby it used to be prohibited under the End User License Agreement. Technically, there was nothing stopping small businesses (or anyone for that matter) from installing the software on a compatible computer, just …
Sep 23 2010
Web Fonts – Should You Be Excited?
Unless you closely follow the developments of the Google Docs service you would more than likely have missed this update. Previously, Google Docs had a somewhat limited number of fonts from which to choose which could make documentation bland and limited in its professional use depending upon your requirements. Starting today, Google has added six …
Sep 22 2010
iPhone 4 Owners – Don’t Forget Your Free Case
Another quick one for tonight. For those of you who have either bought an iPhone 4 or are thinking about getting one, don’t forget that you have until Thursday, 30th September to claim your free case. After that, you will need to call up Apple and make your case as to why you should qualify …
Sep 21 2010
Beware of Cold Calls Regarding Computer Security
These days, it can be hard to tell who are the good guys and who are the bad guys and all it takes is one time to let your guard down and it’s game over. Unknown to a lot of people, there has been a scam going on for a while regarding people posing as …
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