by Colman Carpenter | Feb 17, 2012 | News, Open Source
First of all I must confess, I am a bit of a cheapskate. In a nice way, I think, in that I actively look to use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) if it offers the functionality I need. Thus, I run my business on a swathe of software and cloud services that can be...
by Colman Carpenter | Jun 15, 2011 | Google, News, Open Source, Review
Four Lakes HQ has a new baby – the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101. A bit of a mouthful that, and I’m sure it’ll be shortened at some point. For now though it’s all new and shiny, and it remains to be seen if it will be the useful addition to...
by Colman Carpenter | Dec 6, 2009 | Google, News, Open Source, Websites
Yesterday, Google announced a new service, somewhat out of the blue. I’m referring, of course, to Google Public DNS, which for the majority of the world’s computer users will undoubtedly be met with overwhelming indifference. And yet, this is a pretty...
by Colman Carpenter | Oct 20, 2009 | Google, Mobile, News, Open Source, Social Software, Telephony
So, a month ago I blogged about how an Android phone might be the best mobile email option for SME’s, and stated my intention to obtain an Android handset, specifically a HTC Hero, so that I could give you the low-down on whether or not the promise is fulfilled....
by Colman Carpenter | Sep 17, 2009 | Mobile, News, Open Source
Until recently, mobile email has fallen into one of two camps, broadly speaking. Road warriors For corporations, or people who were really serious about accessing their email on the move, were the Blackberry users. Of course, the options in this group have expanded...
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