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Get a Phone in the Cloud

Author: jtrigsby

Jul 13

googlevoice Get a Phone in the CloudWe love being connected. People have always tried to find new and better ways to communicate. To do this, sometimes, we have to use multiple communication devices to do so. This is a big hassle and could most of the time be confusing. But what if you had something wherein you can organize and manage all your communication records, devices and contacts by using just one simple application? Wouldn’t it be easier? Well, Google has the right solution for you. It’s called Google Voice. Google Voice is an awesome, FREE service to help manage phone and contacts the same way gmail helps you manage your email. Read the rest of this entry

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  • Filed under: Google, Google Apps, Killer Apps, Privacy, blogging

    • The Web of Tomorrow?

    Author: jtrigsby

    Jan 24

    crystalball e1264367446518 The Web of Tomorrow?Ben Parr has an awesome post over on Mashable about What the Web of Tomorrow Will Look Like: 4 Big Trends to Watch. One of the things that makes it so totally awesome is that he agrees with me! Here are a couple of the highlights:

    The Web Will Be Ubiquitous – Always connected, always on, fully integrated with the appliances that we use to manage our life. Finally!
    (see more under Mobile Becomes King in my 6 Guaranteed Game Changing Predictions for 2010)

    The PC Will Lose Its Dominance Over the Web – Read the rest of this entry

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    • Repent! Repent! The End of the Personal Computer Is Near!

    Author: jtrigsby

    Feb 4

    Ok, so after a little title theatrics…here’s the real question. Is the rapid adoption of Cloud Computing sounding the death knell of the personal computer? I have a few definite opinions to go along with a whole litany of questions!


    What is the Cloud and Why is it Appealing?
    According to the complete compendium of human knowledge (aka Wikipedia), Cloud Computing is a concept that uses the Internet as delivery platform for applications and services hosted online. Probably the oldest example of the concept (although it was never called that back in the day) is Yahoo! Mail. The app resides on the server along with your data (email messages) and is easily accessible from any computer with a web browser (PC, Mac, Linux…doesn’t matter). Now there are countless companies offering “cloud” based services. Google is of course the biggest but hundreds of others are out there too.


    The clear appeal of Cloud Computing is ease of access from anywhere and no installed software. It is the concept of no installed software that has the choir warming up for the funeral of the PC. If I can do everything I need to do from any browser, the “PC” is now just a platform for the browser…right?

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