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OpenDNS
01907 days
by Simon Scullion
in Internet
I have just made a 10 second change to my DNS settings and WOW! What a difference!
Get right on over and check out . Recommended.
Looking for an RSS reader
02102 days
by Simon Scullion
in Internet
I have been looking into my options for an RSS reader lately, and to be honest have been struggling.
Today I came across a series of posts from about his using . His thoughts were enough for me to sign up and give this a go. I will try to post some of my own impressions as I get familiar, and some comparisions with other rss readers I have tried.
BTW, Martin’s blog is a good read, particularly if like me you are a regular reader of the .
VMWare
02172 days
by Simon Scullion
in Internet
The vibes coming out of VMWare at the moment are great. For those of you non-techy, you may want to skip this entry, but before you do, you might want to check out their which runs in the free This is just a great way to try out new software safely.
I am seriously going to consider running Ubuntu linux under in order to help me get to grips with it, not to mention some of the applications that are available via the community center and whatever may come out of the .
Looking foward to posting more on this. Anyone out there given it a go?
Skype 2.0
02214 days
by Simon Scullion
in Internet
I have just upgraded to and made my first call.
This is not a product review, but the sound quality on both ends was excellent, and a 22 minute call from Spain to the UK cost me less than €0.40! Nice!
I know Skype has its critics, regarding proprietry standards and the like, but it just works. Well! More than can be said for a lot of software that costs a hell of a lot more (mentioning no names!).
Going offline….
02287 days
This could be the last update here for the next couple of weeks, as we are finally moving house! It will al just depend on when the new phone line and adsl get put in. I’m hoping quickly!
So, I’ll see you when I’m back online and let you know what life is like without email, internet etc…
Scarey thoughts….!!
In the meantime, off to pack the last boxes and pick up the mop….again!
Skype upgrade
02296 days
by Simon Scullion
in Internet
An update th the free software has been released.
Go and now!
If you not up and running, what are you waiting for!? Not just free calls over the internet to your contacts also using Skype, but you can even make , and register a number you can and you answer via Skype. Even
An interesting article on the value of blogging
02326 days
by Simon Scullion
in Internet
Over at they have an interesting article . Worth a read for anyone interested in blogging, whether or not you run a small business.
Its one I’ll be recommending my read.