Krista
What is Spotify?
Well, imagine all your music in iTunes PLUS all the other music in the world… well, almost all of the other music in the world… all in ONE location. That’s right! All in one location!
So, of course, I had to try it out! I signed up (sign-up here), got in, and am now one of the beta users for Spotify-US. You see, Spotify has been available in parts of Europe since 2008. As of September 15, 2010, Spotify had approximately ten million users, of which one million of them were paid users. People who travel back and forth between the USA and Europe have been clamoring for the service to be come available in the USA for quite a while. As of this July, Spotify is ONLY in Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Now, as of July 14, 2011, Spotify is here in the USA! Continue reading
Facebook Announces Video Calling and Group Chat (without the Group)
Eight minutes before 1:00pm EST and there are 7705 viewers, wait now 7830 viewers, no 7887 viewers. Think this is going to be big?? At the high-point of the announcement, there were almost 52,000 people watching the livestream.
How many people already read the hints out before today that there is now a connection between Facebook and Skype. Well, there’s not just ONE big announcement, but THREE! One is the obvious Skype and Facebook. The other two, well, we’re still waiting.
And here comes the announcement… at 1:14, they start!
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How Do I Get in to Google Plus?
EDIT: 7/6/11:13pm EDT
Google+ has reopened their invites! So, if you know someone PERSONALLY who is a part of Google+, ask them nicely to invite you. The invites can be found towards the bottom of the screen on the right hand side as the user is viewing his/her HOME screen. Good luck!
–Krista
EDIT: 7/7/11 1:10am EDT
Google+ has taken away our invites… if you have a Gmail account, you should still be able to sign in on your own… go to Step #4 below.
–Krista
So, you want to be a part of Google Plus. Right. Well, here is how you become a part of Google+. You must have luck. You must have people IN the know. You cannot have your mommy call up Google and have them invite you. You have to be at the right place at the right time with the right clicking maneuvers. That is it. Nothing more.
Since I have been a part of Google+ for less than 24 hours (as of this writing), I have never felt more popular. But, that feeling was fun for about three seconds. Now, I just want to be able to help make Google+ a great place to be. The number of emails, Twitter requests (from strangers even), and Facebook comments, is amazing. However, fortunately or unfortunately, I now know how to help. I have learned the answer to the $64,000 Question.
What Does IPv6 Mean…
…in “Real People Terms”?
For most of us, we use the Internet and expect that what we are searching for or want to view will just appear. Kind of like a REAL good magic trick. We ask, and then we receive. Well, on June 8, 2011, let’s hope that requests and responses flow just as normal as any day.
Wednesday, June 8 is the International IPv6 test day. What does that mean for the majority of us? In a perfect world, not much. As long as everything goes smoothly, that is. Basically, every computer, printer, internet website has some sort of address where it can be found. And, unfortunately, the Internet neighborhood is running out of addresses. However, the Internet Society (ISOC) has determined a more advanced (and dare I say) even more secure than the current IPv4 standard. When/if the IPv6 is adopted as the industry standard, according to one source, there will be 240 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses available for the taking! Continue reading
