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Rebtel Offers Free Android-to-Android International Calls

Android users can rejoice. Rebtel, an Android app, lets them make international Android-to-Android calls for free.

This tool, which I came across on TechCrunch, looks to be a promising one. Based on Skype’s concept, it lets Android users save a significant amount on all kinds of calls. And for international Android-to-Android calls – though some local call charges might be applicable – the international call rates won’t be charged.

More than 50 countries are included…and you don’t need Wi-Fi to make the calls. You could do it using the same cellular network.

So, if you are an Android phone user, tell us – would you ditch the popular Skype app for Rebtel? Click Here to Read Article …

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Lowering Carbon Footprint, Increasing Productivity: From Paper to iPad

Mike Vardy 28th June Productivity Leave a Comment

I’ve been a big proponent of using paper to plan out projects as well as tasks, but since picking up an iPad I’ve been shifting back into electronic organization. I still love having a pen and paper handy, but I’m starting to find that with the right tools in play electronically I am producing more efficiently and effectively. It boils down to a few things, really: Click Here to Read Article …

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5 Awesome Web Based Time Tracking Software Solutions

Abhijeet Mukherjee 28th June Software Leave a Comment

As a web worker, I understand the importance of time tracking. You’ll always find me urging people to track the time they spent working. Why? Well, there are distractions galore. There are social networking sites, YouTube, chat and what not. Hence, at the end of the day, I want to see how many hours I spent doing “real work.”

I prefer using cloud-based, or I should say online time tracking software. This list talks about some nice web based time tracking software applications which you might find useful. Check them out and offer any of your own recommendations below.

1. SlimTimer

SlimTimer is a brilliant online time tracking solution that lets you track time for different tasks, and also share them with coworkers. And it’s free to use.

2. Toggl

Toggl has a great interface, nice reporting features and also has desktop versions for all the major operating systems. It has both free and paid versions, but the free version should suffice for most of us.

3. RescueTime

RescueTime is a popular time tracking and productivity software for individuals and business owners, and we’ve discussed it here before. If you are only interested in a web based solution then the RescueTime add-ons for Firefox and Chrome should get the job done.

4. MakeSomeTime

MakeSomeTime is a cool time-tracking and invoicing tool for freelancers, and anyone who juggles more than one project at a time. The interface is simple and easy to comprehend. Check out Lifehacker’s detailed review on the tool.

5. Colorhat

Last but not the least, Colorhat is a simple online time tracking tool that helps you quickly analyze the time spent during the day through a graphical interface. Click Here to Read Article …

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Ars Technica Explores iOS 4 in Detail

Abhijeet Mukherjee 24th June Software Leave a Comment

We asked you if you are considering new iPhone 4. Whether or not you go for the new device, if you own an iPod touch or an old iPhone, you got to upgrade to the latest iPhone operating system, called the iOS 4.

Why do you need to upgrade? Well, the new OS that Apple launched along with iPhone 4 has some amazing features. Multitasking, ability to create folders, creating playlists directly on iPod/iPhone, iBooks and much more.

Tempted, already? Check out Ars Technica’s super-comprehensive iOS 4 review. Probably the best one among hundreds of such articles out there. (If you are an iPod touch user, check out Apple’s page on what the iOS 4 update means for you.) Click Here to Read Article …

Google Voice: How it Can Change How You Use the Phone

Carl Natale 23rd June Communication Leave a Comment

Google announced yesterday that Google Voice is now open to everyone with a U.S. telephone number. Until now, you had to get an invite from someone who was invited to use it.

What is it? It’s a nifty Internet phone service that works with your existing phones and gives pretty good competition to Skype. Here’s what makes it so awesome:

You link your existing phone numbers (land line, cell phone, work phone) to the Google Voice number. When someone calls it, all those phones ring.
Google Voice stores your voicemail and can send you SMS and/or e-mails with transcripts of the message.

Not so awesome:

The transcription is far from perfect. But you can get enough info to identify the caller and listen to audio of the message.

You can also view a list of voicemail messages and delete unwanted ones. Yes, you can do that on an iPhone. But this allows you to do it from your computer or mobile device.

Speaking of mobile devices, you can use the Google Voice mobile app to send SMS messages without charges from your cellular carrier.

And all that is free. (You do pay to use it to call landlines and international numbers.) If you’d like to see more about the service, you’ll be happy to know that Google’s put up some video demos of its key features.

Will you start using Google Voice? Have you been using Google Voice and – if so – how does it work for you? Click Here to Read Article …

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Should You Upgrade WordPress? 4 Guides to WordPress 3.0

Carl Natale 21st June Software Leave a Comment

WordPress 3.0 is out with a batch of new features and improvements that take it closer to being a content management system rather than a blogging platform. If you’re wondering if it’s worth the trouble of upgrading or switching from another platform, here are four resources that can help you make up your mind:

1) WordPress 3.0: The 5 Most Important New Features

Mashable has a strong guide to its new features.

2) 8 New Exciting WordPress 3.0 Features

Alex Bor focuses on eight improvements and how to use them in your site.

3) What Did You Like In WordPress 3.0?

Keith Dsouza isn’t so sure it’s all that and a bag of chips. He doesn’t have a review yet but there’s a pretty spirited discussion of the new version in the comments.

4) WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious”

The official WordPress announcement of what you can do.

What would you like to see work better in WordPress? Click Here to Read Article …

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Have You Upgraded To Windows 7?

Abhijeet Mukherjee 21st June Software Leave a Comment

While going through the comments on “Which OS Do You Use?”, I found that many of our readers are still stuck with Vista for some reason.

I noticed many of you using Mac and Linux. Both of them are great, no doubt. But Windows 7 Professional isn’t bad either. It has got rave reviews from the tech community, and both XP and Vista users are recommended that they upgrade to it. But endorsements may not matter all that much, considering that many who did upgrade to Vista when XP was still holding down the fort have had considerable frustrations. Unlike with Vista, however, the recommendations this time around are a bit more widespread – and positive.

Some time ago over at Dumb Little Man, I wrote two articles on why you should switch to Windows 7 and check before upgrading. Check them out and then tell us here if you still have a reason to use Vista or XP. Click Here to Read Article …

Cool Technology Fantasies: What’s Your Wildest Tech Wish?

Susan Johnston 18th June Software Leave a Comment

If you could wave your digital wand and create any time-saving, productivity-boosting tool or web app (never mind if it’s technically possible), what would it be?

I’d love to find some kind of automatic attachment suggester. Sure, there are some useful email features, like the one in Gmail that will detect when you’ve forgotten an attachment, but I’d love something that would take care of finding the right document and attaching it for me. I have so many folders and subfolders on my MacBook that attaching documents can be a hassle!

Perhaps such a tool could look at my most recent documents, the keywords in my email and the recipient to figure out what I meant to attach. I wouldn’t expect this to be an exact science (at least not right away), so there would have to be some kind of feature where you could reject the attachment and the computer would eventually learn your habits.

That said, maybe something like this already exists…I just don’t know about it!

What’s your wildest tech wish? Click Here to Read Article …

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