Archive for the 'Software-As-A-Service' Category

Invite a friend to Google Voice

As many long time readers know, I’m a big fan of Google Voice (formerly known as Grand Central).  Now, Google Voice is rolling out an “Invite a Friend” feature to its users.  According to the Google Voice blog, invitations will be limited to three at the beginning.
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Dealing with Murphy

I’m sure you’re familiar with Murphy’s Law… “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”  In computing, Murphy couldn’t have been more spot on.  Things happen.  Disk drives crash.  Blue screens of death occur unexpectedly.  A construction crew cuts a line and your T-1 goes down for next three days.  It’s happened to all of [...]

Adobe BrowserLab

Adobe BrowserLab is a web-based service that allows you to view websites on popular browsers and operating systems. Supported browser/operating system combinations include:

Firefox 3.0 / Windows XP
Firefox 3.0 / OS X
Firefox 2.0 / Windows XP
Firefox 2.0 / OS X
IE 7.0 / Windows XP
IE 6.0 / Windows XP
Safari 3.0 / OS X.

BrowserLab runs inside your favorite [...]

GrandCentral is now… Google Voice

I’ve been using GrandCentral actively for six months now and am generally satisfied with the service.  Google announced a re-branding of Grand Central to Google Voice and, along with the new name, they introduced several new features, such as voicemail transcriptions, SMS support and conference calling, to the already-impressive list of features.
What is GrandCentral?  GrandCentral [...]

Ribbit Developer Platform

So, what’s Ribbit?  Ribbit is a platform that allows you to add voice to your Flash and Flex applications.  Check out my (simple) entry for Ribbit’s first developer challenge.
Once the app has successfully logged in, press the Call Me button to call me at Agile Media Ventures.  If your Flash Player supports audio, Flash will [...]