September 9, 2009
Here’s an interesting tool for all of you who like to use your IM (chat) programs for everything. Now you can use chat bots to search Google, Yahoo, Bing and Twitter – without having to go to the sites. Although this seems to work fine (and I used it all day today for searches), you [...]
September 7, 2009
Although Google Wave has got a lot of media attention, here’s the executive overview if you’ve missed the beat. Google Wave is both a communication and computing platform developed as a replacement to a whole array of web-based services: email, IM, wiki, social networking. One of its most important features is the seamless integration of [...]
July 11, 2009
I’m a big fan of applications that tap into something I already use, and make it better, more useful, and more fun. In this case, I’ve discovered a new service that taps into your instant messenger, your social networks, and your areas of expertise all at once. It’s called Aardvark, and is a brand-new application [...]
June 17, 2009
Blackberry smartphones have a wealth of free applications available for them which can let you get more out of your device. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best free Blackberry applications you can download to your device to have more fun with it, and be more productive at the same [...]
June 11, 2009
Pidgin is the most popular multiprotocol IM client for Linux. It supports a number of networks from Yahoo IM to Google Talk to MSN and IRC. However, microblogging is creating all the buzz these days. Twitter is stealing the show. While you can use Gwibber for tweeting from the Linux desktop, you might want to [...]
June 11, 2009
Today’s cool app is OrSiSo, an Adobe AIR application available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. OrSiSo is a social-network and chat-network aggregator, which currently supports Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Friendster, Twitter, AIM, Windows Live (MSN) Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. The idea of OrSiSo is to organize, keep track of and communicate with all your friends across [...]
June 8, 2009
If you’re marketing a product or a service, there’s no better way to connect with users than speaking their language. Also, in this age of web freelancing and social networking, we are likely to have non-English speaking contacts. As Saikat described before, you can try to learn the lingo using LiveMocha. You can also use [...]
April 24, 2009
Most of us will agree that we are paranoid about email security and hack attacks. We should equally be concerned about the other popular connection device we use ““ the humble instant messenger. It is also open to some of the privacy risks we associate with emails. Especially in a business environment, unsecured IM installations [...]
March 17, 2009
If you’re a long-time MUO reader, you’ll know we’re fans of the multi-platform IM client Digsby. We’ve showed you some cool features, and even how to make it even better looking. We have also interviewed Digsby’s project manager, Steve Shapiro. Today, I’m going to put in my own plug for Digsby, an application I use [...]
February 14, 2009
Instant messaging has been very popular for quite some time now. Although services like Twitter have somewhat tarnished the appeal of IM, chatting with your friends on Google Talk or Yahoo Messenger is not going away any time soon. Here are some of the top tips and tricks that you can use to get more [...]
