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Mobile post sent by GeekyCyberMom using Utterz.  Replies. ]]> http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/08/09/bernie-mac-dies-at-the-age-of-50/feed/ http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/07/28/youmail-visual-voicemail-at-its-best/ http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/07/28/youmail-visual-voicemail-at-its-best/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:22:35 +0000 geekycybermom http://www.geekycybermom.com/?p=139 I hate checking voicemail. Maybe as much as I hate going to the ATM or stopping to get gas. One of the things I hate about checking voicemail is the whole surprise factor. I never know who the heck I’m going to have to listen ramble on. Call me crazy, but it’s just one of the simple tasks I just truly hate to do. In my mind I’ve been wanting visual voicemail since I acquired my very first cell phone. I also wish I had this feature at work. Checking my work voicemail is the WORST - it’s like daggers in the eyes… (hint hint to all capable developers - this would be AWESOME)..

In one of my many web surfing journeys I ran across a service called YouMail. YouMail is a FREE visual voicemail service and they say they intend on keeping this basic service free (you go YouMail creators). So I’ve been using it for one week now and I really like it. Here are some of the YouMail features.

1. You sign up for YouMail (very easy process) and the calls you don’t answer get forwarded to your YouMail account instead of your wireless carrier voicemail system. It’s honestly that simple.

2. You can retrieve your email via dialing the voicemail number, or by going online to youmail.com or via your smartphone. You can also have your voicemails sent to you via email and/or text message. I have my voicemails sent via email and I click on the play message button (certain numbers of my mom’s mobile number have been oranged out).

3. You can even share your voicemail, which I think is pretty cool.

4. They have a feature called “Ditchmail”, which ditches unwanted callers. Ditchmail hangs up on unwanted callers before they can even leave a voicemail (I LOVE IT!!!). I think we’ve all had the experience of giving our number to someone (an ex- boyfriend, old friend, sales rep, etc) we truly wish we hadn’t. I recently did. I made the stupid stupid stupid mistake of giving my mobile number to a car dealership, but thanks to Ditchmail; I no longer have to be bothered by their unwanted phone calls (in your face Infinity of Tysons).

5. You can also set up different greetings for different callers. So your friends can hear a different greeting than your family and your boss and/or clients can also have their own greeting.

For this to be a FREE service, I think you get a lot AND if you hate the checking voicemail task as much as I do; you’ll find YouMail to be a pleasant relief to that daunting task.

I’ve tried a many screenshot capture programs in the past. For the longest time I used Snap n’ drag, but they had a lot of limitations in the free version, so there was only so much I could do with it. When I ran across Skitch last year, I was thrilled. It’s really a great little program - very impressive.

Skitch has so much to offer. It really goes beyond just taking a screenshot of a webpage and YES it does that beautifully. Skitch pretty much allows you to take a a snapshot of anything on your computer and annotate it with the drawing tools inside the Skitch window. I also like how you can save the snapshot to your Skitch history, email the snapshot, paste it into a page and I really love how you can upload your Skitch snapshot directly to your .mac account, FTP, SFTP, photobucket, flickr or your facebook account.

You can even take a screenshot of your webcam photo.

Right now Skitch is free and I have no idea if they will charge in the future, but if they do I am totally paying for it. It’s worth it. I use Skitch on a regular basis and it has now become a consistent part of my workflow on a personal and professional level.

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Mobile post sent by GeekyCyberMom using Utterz.  Replies.  mp3 ]]> http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/07/17/utterz-from-geekycybermoms-blog/feed/ http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/07/04/whats-in-your-bag/ http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/07/04/whats-in-your-bag/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:37:15 +0000 geekycybermom http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/07/04/whats-in-your-bag/ My geeky sisters over at Girls Gone Geek have been doing a what’s in your bag kind of thing, so I decided to join them and expose what’s in my bag (gasp).

Items inside to bag:
15inch MacBook Pro
Make-up Bag
BlackBerry 8800 w/case
Keyboard brush (gotta keep the dust off)
iPod w/charger
Eyeglass case
Smart Trip Card
4-Port USB Hub
ID/Badge Holder (facing down because it’s a Navy/DoD Badge)
Business Card Holder
Sanyo Xacti CG6
Office Keys
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-S650 (which I used to take this photo) w/camera bag

Tags: my_stuff, inside_my_bag, girls-gone-geek,

There are so many things I LOVE about my BlackBerry; the super stable email, the ability to add 10 outside email accounts, BlackBerry maps with built-in GPS, the calendar and contacts, wireless syncing of my calendar and contacts from my BlackBerrry to my mac (using Pocketmac and Bluetooth) and the most important thing - the full size qwerty keyboard.

If I didn’t send massive amounts of text messages, emails and instant messages from my BlackBerry the keyboard thing wouldn’t even be an issue. Not to mention I tweet, update/check facebook and use BlackBerry Messenger from my BlackBerry as well. All in all - it’s just a good solid phone and it is truly my main communications tool.

• The 3G iPhone’s internal processor is STILL the same as the original. So much for more speed. Whereas previous BlackBerrys had 312MHz and the new BOLD has a 624MHz processor. Who’s truly “twice as fast” as before?

• BlackBerry’s consumer PUSH email service is included with your BlackBerry internet Service (BIS) plan. In addition the iPhone internet you must pay for “MobileMe” subscription for PUSH email.

Listen and Respond to My Seesmic Question for this Blog Post
You don’t need a seesmic account to post your video response
3G BlackBerry BOLD vs 3G iPhone 

Tags: blackberry, blackberry_bold, 3G_blackberry, iphone, 3G_iphone

But, my DSL is free where I live, so how much can I really complain.

What’s your upload and download speed? What service do you have? What plan do you have?

Tags: bandwidthspeed, bandwidth, speedtest

Usually I jot down my notes in memopad on my BlackBerry, but once it’s there that’s where it stays. Evernote mobile is clean and intuitive. When I use Evernote mobile that note or notes are then synced to the Evernote web version and the Evernote desktop app (once you power on your computer and open up the app it will begin to sync). How much more convenient can you get? Talk about making it a no-brainer for the user.

Evernote gives me (you) three ways to take notes;

on my desktop using the Evernote app

on the web

from my BlackBerry (this photo was taken in the desktop Evernote app using the isight note taking feature)

So no matter which way I take a note, it all syncs together - very convenient and very handy indeed. A lot of times you take notes on scrap paper or in a memo style type app on your computer, but if you’re away from your computer or on someone else’s; you don’t have access to your notes. With Evernote it doesn’t matter which medium you use to take notes because it all syncs up anyway so all your notes are consistent.

I’ve taken a bazillion notes and have not had to upgrade my service, but when it gets to that point I won’t hesitate to upgrade my Evernote plan; it’s only $45 a year.

Thanks EVERNOTE for making this note taker a very happy user……

P.S. Twitter - I still love you, but when you abandon me with that downtime, I need something else to get my quick fix of 140 character messaging. Still friends????

P.S.S. Plurk Me!

Washington Apple Pi Presents Mac Master Series

Washington Apple Pi PresentsMac Master Series at 2008-05-26

Friday 10am - 5pm
TAMING LEOPARD
Enhance your productivity and creativity using the latest Mac operating system, OS X 10.5.

Saturday 9am - 2pm
LIVING THE iLIFE
iPhone/iPod Touch, iTunes, and Apple TV including Switching 101
Get the most from Apple’s newest life-enhancing devices and resources. Thinking about switching to the Apple operating system? Find out how (and why you should).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Friday: Anyone who wants to Master Mac OSX and learn to do more in less time. Knowledge of OS X is not required.
Saturday: Anyone who owns (or plans to buy) one or more of these devices, or is considering switching to Apple from a PC.

Location: Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 N. Kent Street, Arlington, VA
(just across the Key Bridge from Georgetown; 2 blocks from Rosslyn Metro)

REGISTER NOW - SPACE IS LIMITED!
Click here to register.
FRIDAY $139; $99 WAP members
SATURDAY $99; $59 WAP members
TWO-DAY DISCOUNT $189; $149 WAP members

Mobile post sent by GeekyCyberMom using Utterz.  Replies.  mp3 ]]> http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/05/24/are-we-making-our-kids-future-wimps/feed/ http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/05/20/tweet-cubekinda-cool/ http://www.geekycybermom.com/2008/05/20/tweet-cubekinda-cool/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 15:17:15 +0000 geekycybermom http://www.geekycybermom.com/?p=121 I stumbled across a service called ‘Tweet Cube’ and decided to give a test run. What is tweet Cube you ask??

By geekycybermom at 2008-05-20

TweetCube is a 100% free file sharing service for Twitter. You can upload as many images, archives, videos and songs as you want and share them on Twitter with your followers.

This is kind of cool, but it does make me think about Pownce, which I rarely use. Not that I don’t like Pownce, but majority of the people I connect with are on twitter. But Pownce does allows you to send out 140 character messages (like twitter) along with media such as files, photos and music. So all these other twitter services coming out that allow you to treat your twitter account like a Pownce account makes me wonder if the developers of twitter will add Pownce like features at some point.

Me and Jessica Moss are organizing the first Northern Virginia Girl Geek Dinner. This event is for ALL girl geeks in the MD/DC/VA tri-state area. We are an offshoot of the London Girl Geek Dinners, started by Sarah Blow. The aim of these get-togethers is to provide a welcoming atmosphere and a platform for learning in an informal environment, to make technology accessible and to be of interest to all age groups and all people, particularly women. It is an opportunity for like-minded ‘girls’ to talk about technology over food and drinks

We hope that every girl geek in the MD/DC/Va area will support this event. We just started planning this event. We are looking for a venue to hold the dinner and are also looking for sponsors.

Stay connected with us:

• follow us on twitter
• continue to visit our blog.
• visit our wiki to sign up for the dinner or to sign on to sponsor a dinner

Take a look at a video from the London Girl Geek Dinner

So, it is official. The new BlackBerry Bold (yes, that is the official name) is here. UNFORTUNATELY (for me) AT&T will launch this phone first (dammit to all hell). But there is a 1700mhz model coming out later, which will support the T-Mobile (that’s my network carrier) 3G network.

By geekycybermom at 2008-05-12

I must say, I’m kinda diggin’ the design of this phone. It’s kinda sexy - very sleek - way thinner than my 8800. It is also longer and wider than the current BB Curve.

Here’s a snapshot of some of the features:

• 1GB on-board memory with encryption
• Tri-band HSDPA
• Pricing in the $300-$500 range with a carrier
• Launching on AT&T “this summer
• Interchangable color back plates
• 5 hours of talk time, 13 days of standby time.
• 624-MHz Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor
• BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users

Check out the official BlackBerry Bold site