Category Archives: Technology

Is this thing on?

I found an interesting site today, downforeveryoneorjustme.com. If you’ve ever wondered if a website is really down or just singling you out this site tries to give you an answer.

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Testing Jott. I’m testing…

Testing Jott. I’m testing the new Jott voice messaging service where you call a phone number and have your messages transcribed anything, and even posted to a block blog. listen Powered by Jott Update: As you can see there were … Continue reading

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All a Twitter

After hearing about it for a year, I figured it was time to try Twitter. You can now find me at twitter.com/jamesvandyke. Twitter is a mixture between ADD blogging and Instant messaging. You send “tweets” or messages of less than … Continue reading

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Wake Up Call

Unfortunately for one of my co-workers I found the site Wakerupper.com. The site is designed to let you schedule a wake up call. However, it works for prank calls as well. Unlike some other call-back services, you’re not required to … Continue reading

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Turn off Add-on compatibility check in Firefox 3 Beta

I love Firefox, so whenever a new version is available, I immediately download it. One of the reasons I love Firefox is the ability to install add-ons or extensions. Unfortunately many of the authors of the add-ons aren’t as quick … Continue reading

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Wanted: AppleTV + TiVo

Dear Steve, I watched your keynote address yesterday and found it to be somewhat anti-climatic. The main reason, I wanted you to announce a version of AppleTV that includes the functionality of a TiVo. All you offered was the ability … Continue reading

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Don’t search for, or buy, domains from Network Solutions

Network Solutions recently changed their business practices to hold any domain name searched for on their site for four days before releasing it for possible purchase elsewhere. This is bad because unsuspecting users are effectively locked into purchasing the domain … Continue reading

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Send a Text Message via Email

Want to send someone a text message but don’t want to mess with trying to type it into your phone? Just email it. Use the guide below to find the correct email address. Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.comT-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.netVerizon: … Continue reading

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Tracking RSS feeds and subscribers

Blogs present an interesting challenge in terms of tracking. In addition to pages, which are fairly easy to track using either software or services like Google Analytics. Blogs have RSS feeds which aren’t quite as easy to track. The solution, … Continue reading

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Looping Background Music

The Problem:I needed a PowerPoint presentation to loop and play looping background music as well. The Solution: Select the slide you wish to insert the Background Music Loop. Select “Slide Transition” from the Slide Show menu option. A Slide Transition … Continue reading

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