1. WhatsApp.com
We received an email this morning from one of our most trustworthy of sources with information about a great new cross-platform mobile messaging application which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS.
From: Sanja <wa....@.com>
Date: 31 August 2011 00:08
Subject: WhatsApp Messenger: iPhone + Android + Nokia + BlackBerry
To: "aleksandar.....@.com" "sim...@.edu.au"
Hey,
I just downloaded WhatsApp Messenger on my iPhone.
It is a Smartphone Messenger which replaces SMS. This app even lets me send pictures, video and other multi-media!
WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, Android, Nokia and BlackBerry and there is no PIN or username to remember - it works just like SMS and uses your internet data plan.
Get it now from http://www.whatsapp.com/download/ and say good-bye to SMS.
WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.
In addition to basic messaging iPhone, Android, Nokia and BlackBerry WhatsApp Messenger users can send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.
2. The Death of the Smartphone
Smartphones and tablets might be the current hot technology, but history says it's all just another fad. Twenty years from now, almost nobody will own either device. Seems unbelievable, but the same technology that makes them hot today will make them not tomorrow. Consider what happened to another "must-have" technology: the fax machine. Back in 1991, the Baby Bells were predicting an explosion of landlines and a corresponding shortage of phone numbers because "everyone will need a fax machine." Phone companies offered leases for "only $60 a month on a three-year contract." (Sound familiar?)
3. Samsung Adds Another Channel to the Mobile Conversation Mix
Samsung Electronics is launching a free mobile communications service called "ChatON." It works on several smartphone and feature phone platforms -- but apparently not Windows Phone -- and offers a Web client for tablets, desktop and notebook computers as well. The service will let users text each other, chat in groups, share video, or create and share hand-scribbled notes on smartphones. It is available in more than 120 countries and supports up to 62 languages. It comes in two modes: basic functionality option for feature phone users; and advanced, for smartphone users.
4. Steve Jobs' Exit: The Day the Magic Died
It is amazing to me the number of people I know who are basically saying Steve Jobs (some wonderful quotes from him here) leaving Apple will not change Apple. Most saw what Apple was like with Jobs, have seen that no similar company has been able to repeat what Apple has done over the last decade, and have seen both Microsoft after Gates and Disney after Walt. They even saw what happened to Dell during the short time Michael stepped down. But Jobs, who is even more hands on than the most-micro manager any of us know, will pass without a ripple. Wow -- now that is a reality distortion field.
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6. New Facebook Privacy Tweaks Have a Googley Aftertaste
In a nod to users who have complained about Facebook's privacy settings for years, the social network announced new, simplified settings Tuesday that allow users to exercise greater control over what information is shared across the network. Going forward, users can choose a feature called "Profile Tag Review," which would allow them to approve a photo or post in which they're tagged before it hits their profile, or they could simply remove the tag. The upgrades also make it easier to share tagged photos or posts with specific individuals or groups.
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From: Sanja <wa....@.com>
Date: 31 August 2011 00:08
Subject: WhatsApp Messenger: iPhone + Android + Nokia + BlackBerry
To: "aleksandar.....@.com" "sim...@.edu.au"
Hey,
I just downloaded WhatsApp Messenger on my iPhone.
It is a Smartphone Messenger which replaces SMS. This app even lets me send pictures, video and other multi-media!
WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, Android, Nokia and BlackBerry and there is no PIN or username to remember - it works just like SMS and uses your internet data plan.
Get it now from http://www.whatsapp.com/download/ and say good-bye to SMS.
WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.
In addition to basic messaging iPhone, Android, Nokia and BlackBerry WhatsApp Messenger users can send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.
2. The Death of the Smartphone
Smartphones and tablets might be the current hot technology, but history says it's all just another fad. Twenty years from now, almost nobody will own either device. Seems unbelievable, but the same technology that makes them hot today will make them not tomorrow. Consider what happened to another "must-have" technology: the fax machine. Back in 1991, the Baby Bells were predicting an explosion of landlines and a corresponding shortage of phone numbers because "everyone will need a fax machine." Phone companies offered leases for "only $60 a month on a three-year contract." (Sound familiar?)
3. Samsung Adds Another Channel to the Mobile Conversation Mix
Samsung Electronics is launching a free mobile communications service called "ChatON." It works on several smartphone and feature phone platforms -- but apparently not Windows Phone -- and offers a Web client for tablets, desktop and notebook computers as well. The service will let users text each other, chat in groups, share video, or create and share hand-scribbled notes on smartphones. It is available in more than 120 countries and supports up to 62 languages. It comes in two modes: basic functionality option for feature phone users; and advanced, for smartphone users.
4. Steve Jobs' Exit: The Day the Magic Died
It is amazing to me the number of people I know who are basically saying Steve Jobs (some wonderful quotes from him here) leaving Apple will not change Apple. Most saw what Apple was like with Jobs, have seen that no similar company has been able to repeat what Apple has done over the last decade, and have seen both Microsoft after Gates and Disney after Walt. They even saw what happened to Dell during the short time Michael stepped down. But Jobs, who is even more hands on than the most-micro manager any of us know, will pass without a ripple. Wow -- now that is a reality distortion field.
5. Running WordPress On Nginx (LEMP) on Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.04
This tutorial shows how you can install and run a WordPress blog on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.04 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (promounced "engine x") +MySQL + PHP). In addition to that I will also show you how you can use the WordPress plugins WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache with nginx. nginx is a HTTP server that uses much less resources than Apache and delivers pages a lot of faster, especially static files.
6. New Facebook Privacy Tweaks Have a Googley Aftertaste
In a nod to users who have complained about Facebook's privacy settings for years, the social network announced new, simplified settings Tuesday that allow users to exercise greater control over what information is shared across the network. Going forward, users can choose a feature called "Profile Tag Review," which would allow them to approve a photo or post in which they're tagged before it hits their profile, or they could simply remove the tag. The upgrades also make it easier to share tagged photos or posts with specific individuals or groups.
7. Linus Ditches KDE and Gnome (So What?)
Having made an earlier defection from KDE to Gnome, Linus Torvalds has now rejected both in favor of Xfce. It’s only natural that the actions of the creator of the Linux kernel would attract extra scrutiny, and I think that his decision is reflective of a wider disenchantment amongst long-term...
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