links for 2007-10-01 « Simon Scullion

Pattern Finder: So What’s Your Web Site Built With?

Enter the URL for a website, and it tells you what technology the site uses.

(tags: website technology analysis webanalytics)
BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft bows to pressure on XP

Customer demand has forced Microsoft to extend the shelf life of Windows XP by five months. Microsoft was scheduled to stop selling the ..OS.. on 30 January 2008… Now the date … has been lengthened to 30 June 2008.

(tags: microsoft windows xp vista)
Amazon Kills DRM And Puts iTunes On Notice – Apple Unvarnished – InformationWeek

Interesting article discussing the new Amazon download service.

(tags: amazon apple drm music downloads mp3)
DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux | CNET News.com

A security expert who once worked for Microsoft has said he may dump the company’s Windows Media Center in favor of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with the software giant’s digital-rights management software.

(tags: drm microsoft linux linuxmce)
T Shirt Printing – Make your own T shirts : Spreadshirt

Looks interesting, may need to check out!

(tags: t-shirt printing shop)
LinuxMCE

This looks like it could be a great project at some time in the future…

(tags: linux mediacenter ubuntu pvr software)
Exploring New Features in IBM Lotus Notes 8

(tags: IBM Lotus Notes8 training)
fring mobile voip – make free mobile calls and IM to other fringsters, Skype, Google Talk, MSN, SIP & Twitter contacts

Something else I need to check out…

(tags: mobile voip software symbian free telephony)

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Simon

Thanks for the info Vitor, will check how much that would cost on my current plan, expensive is my guess!

Vitor Pereira

Thanks for the heads up, I didn't notice the status msg was different.

I am using it mostly when connected via wireless lan. I suggest you do that at least initially and take a look and the data counters. It seems like it pings home every 3 seconds or so. Just from being online, in 10 minutes it is adding up to about 60Kb. It does drain the battery on my Nokia E61 pretty fast.

Simon

Hi Vitor, I bookmarked this after seeing your status msg and checking out what it was about! ;-)

Thanks for the offer for the testing, I'll let you know when I get around to it!

BTW, what sort of data transfer does it use, I may need to look at a new tarif, as my current Vodafone package is rather expensive for data.