Joy of Gadgets

It looks like I will be going to VON.x in San Jose this year! Well really, I’m just going to be in the Bay Area for work, but I’ll escape down to San Jose for an afternoon. Looking forward to meeting so many of the people I’ve met in the VoIP community over the years!

Meanwhile, this week’s blog fodder includes:

• Are Corporations Perpetuating Phishing Scams? (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Corporations Perpetuating Phishing Scams? (From IGotSpam?!)
• Share Online 3.0 and Social Networking (From The Convergence Zone)
• Gizmo5 Now Available On Windows, Nokia Tablets (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Native Skype On Symbian Finally Coming? (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Join Free Conference Call From Your Computer (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Highrise + Lipp == ??? (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Keep Your Bluetooth Off! (From IGotSpam?!)
• Bluejacking And Your Mobile Phone (From The Gadgets Weblog)

Seems like I’ve spent a lot of time writing blog posts this week. However, most of the posts I wrote this week are actually for this coming week on VoIP Weblog where I take on the year in VoIP over the course of several posts. These posts are more time-consuming to put together than I thought, but it spans several posts. Good for this upcoming week where I don’t expect a lot happening in the world of VoIP.

Here’s this week’s list of posts I made in the blogosphere:

• Space Invaders Alarm Clock (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Michael Robertson Renaming SIPphone To Gizmo5 (From The VoIP Weblog)
• VON Coalition Europe Takes On EU Telecom Policy (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Spend $10 With Rebtel, Get $30 (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Why VoSKY Won’t Cut It In The Enterprise (From The VoIP Weblog)
• (ISC)2 eSymposium: Your Email Inbox: Gateway To Danger (From I Got Spam?!)
• eComm2008: Emerging Communications Conference (From The VoIP Weblog)
• SightSpeed Compatible With Leadtek IP Cameras (From The VoIP Weblog)
• SightSpeed’s 10 Tips For Video Chat (From The VoIP Weblog)
• STFU: Fly Your School Colors (From The Gadgets Weblog)

Well, so much for this list being shorter. That happens when you see topical gadgets and good cross-promotion opportunities.

Aside from The Mobile Technology Weblog being new to my weekly roundup, there’s also one new blog on the list this week I hadn’t talked about previously: Businesspundit. Creative Weblogging asked me to do a few posts over there over the next several weeks to promote some of the business blogs in CW’s network. I’m not used to writing about business per-se, so it’s going to be a challenge, albeit temporary.

With all my blathering out of the way, here’s this week’s list of posts I made in the blogosphere:

• JetBlue Bringing (Extremely Limited) WiFi To The Skies (From The Mobile Technology Weblog)
• ZINK Digital Camera Printer (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Jajah Direct Had Nothing To Do With Jangl (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Give The Gift Of Free Calling With MOBIVOX (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Skype Co-Brands VoSKY Exchange For Businesses Worldwide (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Nokia 6708: Not So Great (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Wireless USB Display Adapter (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• iPod Touch and iPhone Hacked With A SIP Stack (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Skype PRO Now Available in US/Canada (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Abbeynet’s Mozilla VoIP Extension: Open To Anything (From The VoIP Weblog)
• A Wireless Christmas Tree (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Picasa Web Albums Now iPhone Optimized (From The Mobile Technology Weblog)
• MAXroam On High Streets in UK and Ireland (From The VoIP Weblog)
• SpinVox: Speech To Text For Your Mobile (From The Mobile Technology Weblog)
• Bootstrapping Your Business Is Better (From Businesspundit)
• Legitimate Companies Contributing To The Spam Problem (From I Got Spam?!)
• Space Invaders Door Mat (From The Gadgets Weblog)

This will, hopefully, be the last time in a while that this list is so long. With the changes in my responsibilities with Creative Weblogging, I should be blogging a little less and promoting a little more. Maybe I can find the energy to do a post on my S60 Blog, which I haven’t blogged on in a while.

Meanwhile, here’s this week’s lineup of posts:

• Charge Your Mobile Phone From Your Backpack (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Skype Beta for Mac OS X 2.7.0.195 (From The VoIP Weblog)
• TV Tuner For Your Nintendo DS (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Roaming On The Cheap In The US (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• SIP, RFC4733, RFC2833, and You (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Konami 12-in-1 Arcade Game (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• PBX In A Flash! (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Hide The Banana (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• SoliCall PBXMate Reduces Background Noise On VoIP Calls (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Using Your Mobile Phone To Delete Spam (From I Got Spam?!)
• It’s Woot-Off Time Again (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Forget Lasik, Get Eye Power! (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Bubble Wrap Goes Everywhere! (From The Gadgets Weblog)

My relationship with Creative Weblogging has changed a bit. The long and the short of it that I will be doing a little less blogging and a bit more promoting of a few of their blogs.

I will continue to blog on VoIP Weblog as I have been. I will still blog on Gadgets Weblog, but only occasionally. I will also do the occasional post for I Got Spam. However, I will be “promoting” Gadgets Weblog as well as The Mobile Technology Weblog. Not necessarily here, but other places (e.g. the social bookmarking sites, other blogs, etc).

It’s a bit of a different role for me, for sure. I’m sure the skills I will learn will be helpful in promoting the stuff I do on phoneboy.com.

Man, oh man, I wrote a lot of stuff this week. Let’s get straight on with it:

• Charge Your iPod With An Onion And Gatorage (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Use Your Nokia N95 As A Lightsaber (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Defensio Launches Comment Spam Filtering Service (From I Got Spam?!)
• Skype 2.0 For Linux Adds Video (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Plastic As Strong As Steel? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• MAXroam Offering Free Inbound Numbers In More Places (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Feel Getting Pwned By A n00b (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Ways To Deal With Email Spam (From I Got Spam?!)
• Skype For Linux and iSight Camera Is No Go (From The VoIP Weblog)
• 20 Gigabyte Wireless? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Numbr Expanding Their Service? (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Jangl and JAJAH Bringing Voice 2.0 To The Masses (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Windup Phone Charger Doesn’t Work (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Phishing Without Clicking? (From I Got Spam?!)
• Cubic Mobile, a.k.a. Pirelli DP-L10 (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Yak4Ever No Longer Yakking (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Want A Solio For 20% Off? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Cubic Mobile, a.k.a. Pirelli DP-L10 (From The Gadgets Weblog) — yes, I did the post both places
• Juketower: Singing In The Shower Goes High-Tech (From The Gadgets Weblog)

This was one of those weeks were I felt “needed”–a lot. It made for a stressful week. Ended the work week on a high note, though, which is always a bonus.

Meanwhile, here’s this week’s rundown of what I’ve written:

• Receiver Initiated Authentication: The Holy Grail Of Spam Filtering? (From I got Spam?!)
• Charge a USB Device By Breathing (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Skype Improved Video Quality–But Only With Logitech Cameras (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Environmentally Friendly Gadgets May Be Less Reliable (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Keyboarding Not Responsible For Carpal Tunnel (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• High Quality Skype Video On The Mac? (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Digital Smoking Won’t Solve The Problem (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Skype Not Always Effective In Hotel Rooms (From The VoIP Weblog)
• How Big Was That Last Earthquake? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• MaxRoam Has Competition: United Mobile (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Not Your Typical Cup-O-Noodles (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Do Carriers Need UMA? (From The VoIP Weblog)
• VoIPSupply Launches IPCameraSupply.com (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Wearing Fuses Around Your Neck (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Clever Drawer For Your Wall (From The Gadgets Weblog)

This old intermission from a Drive In movie theater pretty much sums up my opinion on Daylight Saving Time (yes, it’s that time again in the US).

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt1pRAT63×4[/video]

Meanwhile, here’s this week’s rundown of what I’ve written:

• Should Your Next Mobile Be WiFi Enabled? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Voxalot Launches Premium Service And Adds Advanced Calling Features (From The VoIP Weblog)
• SightSpeed Offers Free Service To Southern California Fire Victims (From The VoIP Weblog)
• The VPX System: One Battery To Rule Them All (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• SightSpeed Means Business (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Rock Paper Scissors…With A Robot? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Vinyl Making A Comeback? (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• onSIP: A Hosted PBX For Small Business (From The VoIP Weblog)
• USB Turntable (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Vonage Service Can Be Hacked (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Solar Lasers: Mmm, Toasty! (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• FCC Says VoIP Carriers Must Offer Local Number Portability (From The VoIP Weblog)
• Google Explains Gmail’s Spam Filters (From I got Spam?!)
• CSIRO and IEEE In Conflict Over 802.11n Patents (From The Gadgets Weblog)
• Weird Comment Spam? (From I got Spam?!)
• New Solar Panels Cheaper, Easier To Install (From The Gadgets Weblog)