Yahoo Mail is Fantastic!

The new Yahoo Mail is finally out of beta and it is fantastic. There have been so many speed improvements that it is finally a useable email client. I still use Outlook because I can’t always rely on an Internet connection, but the new Yahoo Mail is a nice secondary email client. If you haven’t…

BlackBerry “CrackBerry” Music Video

What is the world coming to when we’re so addicted to a gadget that we’re making a music video about it? Here is the BlackBerry CrackBerry music video.

Gmail Encryption a Plus

I just spend about 2 weeks on the road staying in various hotels. All of the hotels now have some kind of Internet access, but you never know how safe it is. When you use products like Yahoo Mail your login info is encrypted, but your entire session is not. Gmail solves this problem and…

Firefox for Mac is slow

For some reason Firefox for Mac is sluggish while using Gmail and Yahoo Mail. I am now using Camino as my primary Mac browser while still using Firefox on my PC. Hopefully the folks at Mozilla will compile a separate version of Firefox that is faster on the Mac. Until then, I’ll be using Camino.

Firedoodle

This is a very interesting add on for Firefox that allows you to turn any web page into a white board. It also has a place mark feature that allows you to mark your place in web pages. This one only works on Firefox but is a great example at what the next generation of…

Very fast browsing with Camino

I’ve been playing with a new web browser on my Mac this week called Camino. It was recommended to me by cmp101.  Camino is a very, very fast Mozilla-based browser for Mac only. I was a bit skeptical at first, but Camino is seriously growing on me. It doesn’t have all the options and plugins…

Stopping Form Spam

There’s no easy answer. You have a web site with a contact us form, and someone out there uses it for spam. If you’re using Formmail.pl or a similar script you should make sure that the recipient’s email is not passed through http. In other words, hard code the recipient email in the script. I…

Netvibes start page

This is simply the coolest start page I’ve seen to date. These new web 2.0 applications are outstanding.

ProtoPage

Here’s an interesting start page that acts more like a desktop within your browser than a simple web page.

Stumble Upon Video

Here’s an interesting site that introduces you to new videos you probably haven’t seen. They have channels setup that you can choose from. You give them your preferences and they expose you to new videos. Pretty cool! Stumble Upon Video

How to send email to cell phones

Here are the email addresses for the 6 most popular cellular phone carriers: T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number