Or more accurately, voice over IP to take over the world?
Have you ever used Skype on a mobile device?
As I wrote earlier this month, I bought an iPhone 3G in Hong Kong and have been totally digging the experience. One of the applications I use daily on my iPhone is Skype. It is a free [...]
Have you noticed a lag in the speed at which your iPhone 3G or 3Gs loads SMS text messages or web browser pages?
Here’s the solution.
Remember that your iPhone is basically a small computer, it runs an operating system just like Windows XP or Mac OS X. And just like those systems, there are background [...]
I visited Hong Kong last week and was haunted the entire time by a desire to just give in and shell out $500+ USD for an iPhone …and it didn’t help that people all around me were using the device left and right.
So… I got one on my last night there.
Needless to say, I am [...]
I can’t. At least I’m pretty damn sure I can’t.
If you’re like me, chances are you have a shorcut or bookmark on your browser for Facebook. And if you work a 9 to 5, you probably click the link at least 5-10 times a day. Key words: “at least”. Facebook is an [...]
Have you ever received friend requests from people you’ve maybe met once but didn’t even introduce yourselves to each other during that time? Does that justify a friend request?
Getting awkward requests from people I’ve exchanged 0-5 words with is simply… strange. Usually the friend request will have an attached message like:
Stranger: “Hey… I think I [...]
It’s not until you really sit down and think about how damn easy life is these days with the Internet…
Being in Taiwan, I can still:
Impulsively text message a friend in the US for free via AIM
Chat on the phone with my Dad (he’s in Hong Kong) via Skype for minimal $ at the click of [...]
Here’s a cool little Googlie for your cellie that Kevin showed me last week.
Suppose you’re on the go. Using your text message function, you can:
Find locations of stores nearby.
1. Type in a store and zip code e.g. Safeway 95192
2. Send it to Google i.e. 466453
Google will text you back locations of Safeways in [...]
Transcript of Steve Jobs’ speech (source: Stanford):
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. [...]
