Common sense is not so common.
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The next Android phone may make you smile
I don't know about all of you but I've been a Blackberry, full QWERTY fan for a long time. Over the last four or five years, I've been through 8700s, 8100s, 8800 series and even the older 7290s on the Blackberry platform and I loved them all... Then I got hold of the TMobile G1 with Android. I found another phone that not only fit the bill but the OS took the cake as it was simple, expandable and open source (all three of which, I love).
One of my biggest complaints of the G1 is not really a complaint at all -- It's a matter of choice. The G1 is a slider phone (and a very slick slider at that) but I happen to be a fan of the solid, candy bar style phone. That's where the Kogan Agora PRO comes in.
The Agora PRO is from an Australian company and will be release January 29th of '09. It provides some the greatest features that the G1 provides in a form factor that I enjoy:
- 2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen.
- High-speed 3G network connection. (Only supports AT&T's 3G network, not TMobile's)
- Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
- microSD™ expansion slot for all your storage needs.
- Wi-Fi network access.
- GPS navigation capability.
- 2.0 megapixel camera.
In addition to being a pretty nice looking device, it's inexpensive and unlocked! The Agora PRO sells for only $399 Australia dollars which is $272 US dollars. If you don't care about the camera, GPS or Wifi, you can get the Agora for $203 US dollars. Not a bad deal for quite a sexy phone. You might want to pre-order now or wait to see some of the reviews before it's released. (I'm trying to grab one to review ASAP so I'll let you know what I find with the device.)
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Give (water) and be merry
Lauren Fitton has set out with a great goal -- She's trying to raise $25,000 to help Charity: Water to build an entire water project for a school or hospital in Africa. This is a huge goal but I believe she can do it and only if you help.
Lauren is using TipJoy and Twitter (among other tools) to help raise this money $2 at a time. Simply visit Pistachio Consulting and follow her directions there or if you have a Twitter account, go ahead and setup your TipJoy account here and you can send it easily through Twitter by typing "p $2 @wellwishes". Simple, no?
'Tis the season, so please help Lauren and the people and children in Africa to have clean drinking water. It'll make you feel good, I promise and remember, happiness is contagious .
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Have you heard of Google Sites?
Most people seem to know about Google Apps . Whether it be Gmail , Google Calendar, Google Docs or Presentations but did you know about Google Sites? At first glance, it's simple another Homestead or Freewebs but under the hood it's so much more.
Not only is it simple enough for your internal staff to use but it is a collaboration tool. It can be used as an internal wiki or an external facing information source. In addition to being a point-of-prescence for your company it can help your customers connect with you through attachments, comments or even full page modifications.
How would or could you use Google Sites? Could it be beneficial to you or your organization? As always, I'd like to hear your thoughts.
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Just the right amount of information
"If you don't know Joe Schmoe, Joe Schmoe probably likes your blog
and wants to bookmark your site. Don't worry about reciprocating
unless you like their site too."
more often or all the time when joining a new service. It's always
difficult to decipher how a new or old social network should be
worked. For example, when going to college, Facebook invites should be
reciprocated without thinking. A Facebook friend meant another "real"
friend. On LinkedIn, a request to connect should only be accepted if you've
worked with the person, work with them or will be working with them. As far as Twitter goes, this is still a mystery to most. At least I know one thing. On Posterous, someone who adds my blog to
their subscriptions does not necessarily need to be followed back in
order to be proper. So for that, thank you.
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Trying out Posterous
Figured I'd give a shot to trying Posterous. Lets see how well this
site works when I send it from a new email address that it's never
seen. Oh and I'm going to include an image that should make you
smile.
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