Archive for the 'Hello??' Category

Don’t call me, I’ll call you

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

The online world is amazing, but just as in the offline world, it has its dangers which require commonsense cautions. One of which is “don’t hand your personal telephone number out to total strangers.”
Now, if you use Craig’slist or Ebay or any other site that requires telephone contact info, you can maintain your privacy with […]

A Better 411

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Remember when we could call 411 for free? Right, pretty much went away with rotary dials. But it’s back, thanks to the great and powerful Google.
Just dial 1-800-GOOG411…1-800-466-4411. Any phone, anywhere.
Google Voice Local Search is based on voice recognition, offers to place your call and/or send you a text message (which on my iPhone was […]

You so dumb…

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

I admit: I’m getting tired of being told I’m too old or too dumb to use technology just because I remember Elvis when he was alive. (And trust me…he IS dead. I talked with the Memphis cop that guarded his body the night he died.)
So now, here comes Samsung with a “new” phone designed for […]