Not Just the Here and Now
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What a palaver with this Xda Orbit 2 car kit!
After some Twitter exchanges today, fellow blogger-tester Sarah Blow posted a video in response to mine at the weekend re the difficulties I’m having in getting the phone cradle to fit with the pole thingy.
A brilliant video, Sarah, showing how easy it should be!
Yet no matter [...]
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Last Monday, I received an Xda Orbit 2 mobile phone courtesy of mobile operator O2 and their ad agency VCCP.
So I’ve been playing with this gadget all week, trying it out mostly with wifi. It’s very nice indeed.
As a phone, it does what all phones do (let you make and receive calls) and it does [...]
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That’s a question I’ve been asking myself every time I check the results of any Windows updates, or do a manual check myself.
Every time, the screen shows this:
Ever since I installed Windows Vista Ultimate on my Dell desktop PC last April, only one Ultimate Extra has ever shown up via Windows Update.
That one is [...]
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One of the plugins for WordPress that I’ve used for ages is Bad Behaviour.
Along with Akismet, this plugin is at the front line of defence against spam and other ugly stuff that hits your blog on a regular basis.
As with all plugins that I regard as essential, I tend to upgrade to the latest version [...]
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I took part in an experiment today to try out ooVoo, a new video conferencing and messaging service that, according to its Wikipedia entry, is similar to Skype video calling.
Similar indeed as both services use the internet for their connection and a webcam to communicate. Both also offer additional features, notably phone calling and text [...]
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