For those of you at the meeting two weeks ago I mentioned a beta service at Google called Google Voice. Since that meeting it has opened up and received an update from David Pogue at the NYT.In short, Google makes phone numbers available to forward calls and voicemail to your phones, home, business, cell, whatever. … Continue reading Google Voice Update
Windows 7 RC vs. Ubuntu 9.04
This week's meeting is not our normal presentation night, that would be the second week of the month. But your group president experienced a laptop loss due to his cat's getting spooked and kicking it off a table. So after making a purchase from Craigslist.com and finding the operating system was pirated I wiped it … Continue reading Windows 7 RC vs. Ubuntu 9.04
Dropbox – Easy Network file sharing
Dropbox: Now Effortlessly Syncing Files For 1 Million MembersTechcrunch now confirms the value of a program/service I have spoken about at our meetings. Dropbox just surpassed one million users this past month and is planning to offer peer to peer sharing for offices.If you are looking for a simple way to share files on several … Continue reading Dropbox – Easy Network file sharing
Dropbox – 2 gigs Useful sharing still free
Dropbox - Home - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy. I've been missing our meetings while laying on my back recovering and one thing I found that made my time alone useful was this program , Dropbox.This is a file sharing program that will install on Windows, Mac, or Linux operating systems. Then by … Continue reading Dropbox – 2 gigs Useful sharing still free
Lastpass.com Password Storage
I have long wanted to get my wife to quit using the old Gator (Clarion) password keeper that I (and others) consider spyware.There are a number of Open Source products that just don't seem as convenient as Gator and Roboform works great but costs $30.So I came across Lastpass recently and have begun researching it. … Continue reading Lastpass.com Password Storage
Starting the new 2009 year with iTouch
Tonight Salli brought in her new iTouch from Costco and showed off its work: