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Monthly Archives: March 2008

I’m not advocating spreading viruses, but…

March 31, 2008 – 11:24 am

This is hilarious….

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Mac, fun stuff | Comments (0)

links for 2008-03-30

March 30, 2008 – 9:35 am

How to Configure Gmail Account on Your N95/N73/… « Mac and Mobile
Exactly the instructions I needed for setting up gmail on my n95. I’m really liking this blog, very useful!
(tags: mobile email tutorials)

Nokia Europe - Sharing & blogging - Download
If you want to use Share on Ovi with your Nokia phone, you need to download [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Links | Comments (0)

N95 Report: Why I had to give up

March 29, 2008 – 11:44 am

NOTE: I posted the article below about 10 minutes too soon. After completing the Nokia firmware upgrade as instructed, using their software on a Windows laptop, my lovely N95 morphed into an expensive brick. It won’t start.
It’s surprising how upset I am about this. I’ve held off for years on getting a serious cell phone [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, experience, mobile, problems, solutions, telephony, tips, tools | Comments (14)

links for 2008-03-29

March 29, 2008 – 9:35 am

Nokia N95 blog - 25 must have applicatons for your Nokia N95
I’ll have to check some of these out…
(tags: mobile software reviews)

How to choose a Bluetooth Headset
Good advice, since I’m shopping for a headset right now.
(tags: audio hardware mobile reviews technology tips tools)

Jawbone Noise Shield Bluetooth Headset
The headset I decided on to go with my [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Links | Comments (0)

Sneaky Spammers and “Clickthrough Cloaking”

March 25, 2008 – 3:43 pm

As I mentioned earlier, it appears a spammer has hacked this blog again. This time they were especially sneaky about it. You won’t see the spam when you visit my blog, or when you get my feed or e-mail alerts. But search engines see it, and display it in my search engine results. Which can [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in blogs, help needed, problems | Comments (1)

Dammit, this blog has been hacked again!

March 25, 2008 – 11:04 am

MSNlive

Despite what MSN’s search engine thinks, I am NOT hawking drugs on this site…

(UPDATE: Since initially posting this, I’ve learned a bit more. The plot thickens…)
My friend the SEO maven Brett Borders just alerted me to some disturbing news. Apparently, Microsoft’s search engine thinks this blog, which I’ve run since 1998, is drug spam.
Brett got [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in blogs, help needed, problems, search | Comments (3)

links for 2008-03-25

March 25, 2008 – 9:21 am

What are Unlocked Cell Phones?
Good tutorial. “Carriers operating on the GSM network use SIM cards. In the United Sates, this includes Cingular Wireless, now one with AT&T Wireless, and T-Mobile. “

Pick the Perfect Smartphone - Nokia N95 (U.S.) - Reviews by PC Magazine
PC magazine’s review of the Nokia N95-3
(tags: mobile tools moblogging telephony reviews)

Pick the [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Links | Comments (0)

I’m getting my Nokia N95, but not from Nokia

March 25, 2008 – 7:37 am

Nokia

The Nokia N95-3, which will be in my hands tomorrow, no thanks to NokiaUSA or LetsTalk.com.

On Sunday, I finally took the plunge and ordered a serious moblogging tool: the Nokia N95-3, finally available in the US. (It’s been out in Europe for a couple of years.) It’s got everything I want: a good camera (still [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, business, mobile, processes, tools | Comments (15)

links for 2008-03-24

March 24, 2008 – 9:28 am

PC World - VoIP on Cell Phones: Read the Fine Print
I’m definitely going to be using VOIP on my new cell phone, so this is useful advice. “T-Mobile, is among the first companies to ban the use of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol, or Internet-based telephone service) over its networks.”
(tags: mobile telephony voip contracts business)

Global [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Links | Comments (0)

links for 2008-03-23

March 23, 2008 – 9:23 am

iPhone Wifi Tips | Any iPhone
“The first 15 hours I owned the iPhone I could not get Wifi working. I figured a few things out on my own, and also got some great advice from others. I am compiling those here for others who might have trouble with their home WIFI.”
(tags: tips wifi mac mobile)

Bluetooth [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Links | Comments (0)