Archive For March, 2010

Browsing on a [data] budget? Opera!

Posted on March 30, 2010 in: Mobile, Reviews, Work Instructions|1 Comment

I’m abroad and very much limited to what I can choose with regards to data plans (for which I’m trying to get PAYG (pay as you go), not a contract as I’m not staying here!). The best solution I’ve found so far is to find myself a Vodafone sim card and insert it into my [...]

Buzz on unsupported mobiles

Posted on March 26, 2010 in: Mobile, Social Media, Work Instructions|Post Comment

It’s annoying, isn’t it? Google announce Buzz, get you all excited and then they turn around and whisper “By the way, Android and iPhone only for the mobile app at the moment”. Sure, you can get a “Google maps layer” if you’re on WinMob but other platforms are left in the dust.. why settle for that [...]

Buzz on your desktop

Posted on March 22, 2010 in: Social Media, Work Instructions|2 Comments

Just when you thought Buzz couldn’t be used anywhere else (mobile, browser), a desktop app has been created using Adobe Air to allow you to do everything you wanted to without opening your browser. If you can handle a little foreign language then you shouldn’t have any problems using it (it’s majoritively English anyway) and it’s quite [...]

What’s all the Buzz?

Posted on March 16, 2010 in: Reviews, Social Media|1 Comment

I’ve been using Buzz for a short while now and am beginning to really enjoy it. If you were to imagine a better form of Twitter, this would be it. I’m sure as time goes on it will become even better, and eventually merge into it’s own platform – being open to anyone – as [...]

Part II – “Device not compatible” – Skype on 3

Posted on March 15, 2010 in: Mobile, Work Instructions|8 Comments

Following on from Part I, where I discussed the Sony Ericsson K800i (it applies to all phones with java, you just need to google for a copy of 3′s Skype for your own phone’s display settings), I will now move onto the TyTN II (or, any windows mobile phone, I am running Windows Mobile 6.5) [...]

Part I – “Device not compatible” – Skype on 3

Posted on March 14, 2010 in: Mobile, Work Instructions|18 Comments

3 advertise all over the place about their free Skype – Skype calls, giving the impression that if you buy a 3 phone, you’ll be given Skype.. right? I have 3 mobiles at home, one ZTE F102 (a 3Skype phone I use for business), one HTC TyTN II (personal) and a Sony Ericsson K800i (collecting [...]

Dreamscene on Windows 7

Posted on March 2, 2010 in: Work Instructions|1 Comment

I’ve recently come across Dreamscene on Vista Ultimate and thought it was quite interesting. It allows you to play a .wmv file as a desktop background. However, when I came to look for it on 7 (naturally assuming it would be there!) it seems it’s been replaced by the desktop slideshow application. Bummer. So for [...]