Instant Messaging
Trillian Astra for Web Now Here
Cerulean Studios is celebrating the 9th birthday of their multi-network instant messenger...
50 Ways to use Skype at School
Skype is a terrific, free program for voice chat (and text or video chat, for that...
Vista + SP2 = WLM FAIL!
As I originally posted on patndoris.com back on June 1st, there is the distinct possibility...
MSN Web Messenger Closing
On June 30, 2009 (yup, just a couple days away now) Microsoft has decided to put...
Making IM Better with Video Chat
I have experience using the Internet since it was first made available for commercial...
Essential Digsby Update
Multi-network instant messenger and social network tool Digsby today released a long-awaited...
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Twitter Your Flickr Photos
Twitter began as a simple way to post 140 character text messages for others to follow....
Twitter Revamps Follow Views
Twitter today quietly rolled out a rather nice update to the Following and Followers...
Conan’s Twitter Tracker
What do you get when you combine over-the-top voice narration, celebrities, and Twitter?...
Twittering Taco Truck
This week’s Sunday Funny is from the Truth-is-Stranger-Than-Fiction category....
Google Wave Video Overview
Earlier today I shared the announcement of Google Wave — the new, as-yet-unavailable...
Is Google Wave the New Email?
This week at the Google I/O developer conference, they announced what they describe...
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Trillian for iPhone Screenshots
Cerulean Studios has begun beta testing Trillian for the iPhone, and BigBlueBall has new screenshots. The closed beta began tonight, and requires the iPhone OS 3.0. I’ve been running this Trillian beta on my year-old iPhone 3G for less than an hour, and I’m already impressed. Trillian for iPhone allows you to swipe to switch between open... [Read more]
Enable iPhone Tethering
Yesterday, Apple officially released the new iPhone OS 3.0 software update, which supports a slew of new features including the long awaited push notification and “catch-up” features such as support for MMS and tethering. Unfortunately, AT&T has said that MMS won’t be available on their network until “later this summer”... [Read more]
iPhone 3G Ass
A hat tip to the Joy of Tech for skewering the latest Jesus phone — the iPhone 3G S — available beginning Friday June 19th. And if you want the iPhone 3G (not ’s’), you’ll be able to pick one up from AT&T for $99 with a two year commitment. I’m not eligible for a subsidized upgrade on my iPhone 3G, so I’ll... [Read more]
Microsoft Releases Facebook for Windows Mobile
Image credit: Mobility Minded Microsoft has released a free Facebook application that gives Windows Mobile 6 users a way to stay connected on the popular social network. MobilityMinded has a great walkthrough of all the features, with screens. The only glaring omissions from this app are the lack of Facebook chat and the ability to view comments... [Read more]
Secret Moves of Antisocial Smartphone Users
Renny Gleeson gave this 3-minute presentation at TED, outlining how smartphones can lead to dehumanizing behavior by expecting availability. Just because we can be available, doesn’t mean we should be. As Gleeson notes, “…the technology we use to connect, actually separates and isolates.” How available should we be? What... [Read more]
Yahoo! Messenger Now on iPhone
Last week at CTIA, Yahoo released Yahoo! Mobile and announced Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone. Well, now the popular instant messenger is officially available for download via iTunes. The new iPhone application is available for free and gives you basic instant messaging capability with a few nice extras. Of course, you can see who is online and chat... [Read more]
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Become a BigBlueBall Fan on Facebook
I want to extend a personal thank you to all the Facebook users who joined our BigBlueBall Fan page. We quickly passed 100 fans, allowing us to register our own BigBlueBall Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/BigBlueBall If you are a Facebook user and haven’t joined our fan page, please stop by and click the “Become a Fan” button... [Read More]
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