Random thoughts and observations
I started noticing a few slideshows appearing on different blogs and wondered how they were created. There’s a free service called Slideroll which enables users to easily upload photos and create slideshows using various effects. There is an option to add background music from Sonific. I haven’t tested all the features yet, but it’s free, [...]
I checked my email this morning on the new Vista PC and my internet connection was fine. I was browsing when the connection suddenly dropped out. I checked the laptop, which the DI-524 D-Link wireless router hooks up to, and it had no connection either. I established that I was able to regain a connection [...]
It pays to shop around and that principle applies equally to the web as it does to traditional shopping. I’ve had a couple of good online purchasing experiences in the past fortnight. The first bargain was picking up a Sony Ericsson K800i 3G mobile phone for $518 including postage from Are-Jays. The same phone was [...]
After getting a new Windows Vista PC I visited my favorite freeware site to look for a free FTP program to upload files to my various web sites. I’ve used the open source FileZilla in the past, but had some issues with large transfers dropping out. Anyway, I had to upload WordPress today for the [...]
Jubii is offering an innovative 10GB free webmail service “for a limited time only”. It’s still under development but the ultimate goal is to integrate email, chat, Voice over IP, uploading and sharing of files. The interface is a little unorthodox but I think this service is one to watch. I found it slow to [...]
