Is it just me, or was Wikipedia?s paywall hacked?

April 1st, 2011
img

Can you confirm that Wikipedia?s paywall is down or hacked? If you have any clues as to how it was done or who was behind it, please email tips@SkypeJournal.com or contact me. We?re running down the story. Thanks.

Fuente original

The Anticipatory Web: Tomorrow?s Tweet Today

April 1st, 2011
img

The time frames for responding to the real-time web are so short we need new tools to beat the clock. We need The Anticipatory Web. Predictive analytics are a start but we must use available technologies to act preemptively, faster than instantly. Here?s a short talk I gave at the 2012 World Analytics Congress [...]

Fuente original

Did you notice Wednesday?s short Skype login and SkypeOut outage?

April 1st, 2011
img

#bbpBox_53231840756109312 a { text-decoration:none; color:#00AFF0 !important; } #bbpBox_53231840756109312 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } The brief service disruption on Skype caused by an ISP failure has been resolved. We thank you for your patience.30 March 2011 11:07 PM via CoTweet@SkypeSkype I didn?t notice when Skype?s login servers and SkypeOut services went offline but [...]

Fuente original

Following Notepad++ To Heavens Via Scientology

April 1st, 2011
img

Fri 04/01/2011 http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

I use notepad++ for everything for such a long time that it has become a part of my desktop. Like a browser, it is constantly on my desktop, helping me with writing code snippets for a SQL query to full pledged code projects.

Today, Don Ho said that he has joined Scientology and after reading his article I am following him, if my donations are going…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fuente original

Why Monstrous Company reverted to Skype for Mac 2.8

March 31st, 2011
img

James Asbahr is CEO of iOS game publisher Monstrous Company. Design defects in Skype?s persistent chat drove his whole firm to switch back from Skype for Mac 5 to the older 2.8.  Still has love for Skype?s group video chat and hotspot payment services. [...]

Fuente original

Sprint Drops Froyo Powered Samsung Galaxy Tab To $199!

March 31st, 2011
img

Samsung Galaxy Tab $199! http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

Looks like the tablet wars are sprinting in to action, beginning with Sprint and Samsung Galaxy Tab.  Sprint’s is taking away full $100 from the current contract price of $299.99 for its Samsung Galaxy Tab starting on Sunday. So from this Sunday, Galaxy Tab will be the most affordable Android powered (Froyo) 3G-enabled tablet in the…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fuente original

Check StockTicker On the Go On Your Mobile With Google.

March 31st, 2011
img

We all look at stock symbols one way or another. But more so people who have invested or dealing with investments. For me all those stock information are checked on large desktop screens! Because it was near impossible to see all those cryptic data on a tiny screen.

But now Google search is taking a new approach to the idea of presenting stock information on small screens.

As you can see from…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fuente original

Google Makes Kansas City Happy With Ultra high-speed Broadband, Gigabit Fiber To Home.

March 31st, 2011
img

Even though many communities across USA are looking at Kansas city, Kansas with envy, I am happy that Google has broken grounds on the project. Even if Google is selective (1100 communities wanted Google Fiber to Home) in it’s High speed networks and where they are laid out, other providers can not ignore the fact that fiber to home is the way to go. Google and it’s Gigabit Fiber network will be…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fuente original

Smartphone Patent Lawsuit Targets Developers In Addition To Apple, Android, Blackberry and Microsoft

March 31st, 2011
img

Smartphone Patents, http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

I come back from a small spring break to find a bunch of smatphone related lawsuits. iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Microsoft are all targeted in these suits. Google / Android alone seem to have attracted 38 such lawsuits.

But the latest lawsuit targeting 32 entities is covering developers in addition to hardware and Smartphone OS manufacturers…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fuente original

Verizon Overcharges 133000 Customers With A Phantom $7 LateFee In Florida, Texas and California

March 31st, 2011
img

Verizon Overcharges 133000 Customers http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

Verizon customers in Florida, Texas and California, 133000 of them, were over billed by the company because of an operator error.

 An operator or someone of of same capability from North Carolina billing center programmed the computers with wrong instructions to bill customers with a phantom late fee of $7 or 1.5 percent of…

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Fuente original