@jayparkinson - "most people don't friend Lipitor on Facebook," but brands have an important role on social networks http://bit.ly/clqbVC
Monday, April 05, 2010
Why your brand MUST have a presence on social networks; it's not what you think #not #branding - http://bit.ly/clqbVC
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Apple's A4 SoC faces Qualcomm Snapdragon in knock-down-drag-out benchmarking test
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/04/apples-a4-soc-pitted-against-qualcomm-snapdragon-comes-out-on/
Apple's A4 SoC faces Qualcomm Snapdragon in knock-down-drag-out benchmarking test originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds! .
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Saturday, April 03, 2010
#DD2010 - @JetBlue Reaching 1.6 Million Customers Daily, with NO Media Cost #ROI #SocialMedia - http://bit.ly/lvuG0
#DD2010 - @JetBlue Reaching 1.6 Million Customers Daily, with NO Media Cost #ROI #SocialMedia - http://bit.ly/lvuG0
#HowTo see Gmail for #iPad without an iPad right now (#Chrome, #Safari) - http://bit.ly/aNRcsI
How to Set Up a Mail Merge in Gmail for Personalized Mass Emails [Gmail Tip]
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5508283/how-to-set-up-a-mail-merge-in-gmail-for-personalized-mass-emails
A mail merge is when a template is merged with a database of information, such as a list of names or other unique details. It's useful for sending out personalized emails to multiple people quickly. Technology blog Digital Inspiration offers up a Gmail tip to get this done, using Gmail with Google Docs. First, create a contact group within Gmail that you want to send the email blast to. Using Google Docs, then create a copy of this spreadsheet in your account.
Go to the Mail Merge tab at the top, near Help. Click on "Import Gmail Contacts" and authorize Google Docs to access your Google Contacts. Go to the Mail Merge tab again, click the "Import Gmail Contacts" again and type the name of the Gmail group that you created earlier.
You can edit all the fields in green to your liking. After you're satisfied, go to the Mail Merge tab one more time, and hit "Start Mail Merge." Google Docs will now send out your email, and keep track of the status of each. Handy!
Create a Mail Merge with Gmail and Google Docs [Digital Inspiration]
Apple Buys a Little Chip Company That Makes Really Fast ARM Processors for iPhones and iPads [Unconfirmed]
Intrinsity is a chip design company that specializes in really fast, really power-efficient ARM processors, like the ones found in the iPhone, iPad and basically every other smartphone. Well, it looks like Apple just bought them. [EDN, MacRumors]
iPass? The best present and future alternatives to the Apple iPad
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ipass-the-best-present-and-future-alternatives-to-the-apple-ipa/
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iPass? The best present and future alternatives to the Apple iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsQuake II GWT port proves HTML5 isn't just for video
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/quake-ii-gwt-port-proves-html5-isnt-just-for-video/
There's no question that HTML5 is good for more than just video, but if anything will put that misconception to rest, it's Quake II running in a browser. Apparently built by a trio of Google developers in their spare time, the Quake II GWT port uses a HTML5 canvas and WebGL for graphics acceleration (also seen demoed on the N900), which seem to get the job done remarkably well -- although it's still a long ways from running on certain non-Flash-equipped devices. Then again, this project was revealed on April 1st, but quite a few folks have already reported success in getting it up and running -- so, unless there's a global conspiracy to dash our hopes and dreams (always a possibility), it seems to be the real deal. Head on past the break to check it out in action.
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Quake II GWT port proves HTML5 isn't just for video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iPad roundup: iDisplay extended desktop, plus Kindle and Time reader apps
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ipad-roundup-idisplay-extended-desktop-plus-kindle-time-and-m/
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iPad roundup: iDisplay extended desktop, plus Kindle and Time reader apps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, Intel and MSI do battle for P55 motherboard throne
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/asus-evga-gigabyte-intel-and-msi-do-battle-for-p55-motherboar/
ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, Intel and MSI do battle for P55 motherboard throne originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Netflix coming to the iPhone and iPod touch
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/03/netflix-coming-to-the-iphone-and-ipod-touch/
[Thanks, drmm3r41]
Netflix coming to the iPhone and iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday, April 02, 2010
How Can I Send an Email via Text Message? [Ask Lifehacker]
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5506326/how-can-i-send-an-email-via-text-message
I like to keep a to-do list by emailing myself, but I don't have a data plan for my phone. Is it possible to send an email to myself via SMS?
Signed,
SMS 4 Life
Photo by C y r i l l i c u s.
Hey there SMS,
It seems like there should be an easy answer to this question, but unfortunately we're not aware of a single service designed explicitly for the purpose of sending email via SMS, and luckily, there is! (Thanks commenters!) We've listed the best option first, followed by a few helpful alternatives that might come in handy depending on your situation.
1) Just Enter Your Email Address as the SMS Recipient
Okay, so this method is actually dead simple, and from what our commenters are saying, it appears to work with most carriers:
Fire up SMS on your phone, but instead of entering in a number you want to text, enter an email address. Any email address. Compose your text like normal, hit Send, and your carrier will convert the message to an email. When it's delivered, it'll look something like you see in the screenshot below:
Simple, right? I was completely unaware that this was even an option before our readers pointed it out (Lifehacker readers are awesome), and it works like a charm. I've got three other methods for you to try out below, and since you're interested in using your text messages as a to-do list, I particularly like method #3 below, since it adds a to-do-specific subject to the email. But if the above method works for you, you can stop there.
2) Google Voice
If you're able to get your hands on a Google Voice invitation (we've got a dedicated thread here for handing out extras if you've got one and you're feeling kind), Voice has a very simple solution to your problem:
If you're logged into your Google account, just point your browser to the Voicemail and SMS settings page and tick the checkbox below Alert me when I have new voicemails and pick the address you'd like to email the message to. (See the screenshot above.) Once enabled, you can email anything to yourself via SMS by simply texting your Google Voice number from any phone. Your text message will end up in your inbox and look similar to the email you see below.
But Google Voice SMS-to-email forwarding may be overkill if you're only interested in sending email to yourself, since any text messages other people send to your Voice number will also end up in your inbox. That may be more inbox clutter than you're interested in. You could always set up filters, but that starts to get rather convoluted. Instead, consider the following solution:
3) Text yourself via email, then reply to that to email via SMS
Okay, this one may sound a little bit complicated, but overall it's actually really simple and effective. As you may or may not know, you can send text messages to most phones from your email account, provided you know the right email address for your carrier. For example, to send a text message to an AT&T phone via email, you'd simply append the 10-digit phone number to @txt.att.net (e.g., 5551234567@txt.att.net). We've highlighted this before, but as a quick reminder, some of the most popular carriers' email-to-SMS addresses are:
- Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com
- AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
- T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net
- Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
- Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
- Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com
- Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
- US Cellular: phonenumber@mms.uscc.net
To use this method, compose a message in your email account to the proper email address for your phone and carrier (it should work with any email provider) with a subject like Mobile To-Do List, then send the message.
In a few seconds, you should get a text message from a strange number (for AT&T, the number is 1010100001 for the first email you send to your phone); the message will look something like the image below:
Once you've sent the initial text message via email, you can now reply to that number from your phone any time you want, and the reply will end up in your email inbox with the same subject you used in the original email.
As far as I can tell, this method works for quite some time, though I could imagine that it varies from carrier to carrier. If your replies stop going back to your email address, just send another text from your email to refresh the replies.
4) Twitter
If you use Twitter, you can set up your account to notify you of direct messages via email (point your browser to the notifications page and tick the checkbox next to Direct Text Emails).
Since Twitter is built specifically so you can update your account via SMS, just send a text message to 40404 with d yourusername Item you want to add to your to-do list in the message ('d' stands for direct, and you'd naturally replace yourusername with your actual username and add your to-do text after that.
In a few seconds, the message will end up in your inbox:
At the end of the day, the first method will probably best satisfy most people's SMS-to-email needs. While the latter three methods aren't necessarily perfect, any of these methods should work.
Love and email,
Lifehacker
P.S. Know of a better method for accomplishing the same task? Please, share it in the comments!
Alt+Tab Tuner Makes Windows 7's Task Switcher Thumbnails Larger and Much More [Downloads]
To customize the settings, all you have to do is unzip and launch the utility, drag the sliders to suit your preferences, and click the Apply button. You can even use the utility to switch back to the old XP-style Alt+Tab dialog if you were so inclined. Alt+Tab Tuner is a free download for Windows 7 only.
If you aren't happy with the built-in Alt+Tab system, and even tweaking it won't help, make sure to check out the awesome VistaSwitcher alternative, which even includes the Alt+` key combination to switch between specific application windows.
Alt-Tab Tuner [Softpedia via Download Squad]
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