Log in to Instant Messengers anywhere
Have you ever use public computer, which is not installed with instant messenger softwares, such as Yahoo Messenger and AIM? Probably it is the computer in the library or school computer room. And the worst part is, you cannot install the software because you don’t have enough permission to do that.
If you have such problem, maybe you can give meebo a try. With meebo, you can connect and use your instant messenger just using internet browser, such as Firefox and Internet Explorer.
With meebo, you can adapt quickly with the interface since the interface is designed to look like the messenger software. You can freely drag the friend list window and the chat window.
But, there is a minus point of this service, that I have discovered. The version used by meebo does not support many features like the real messenger software. My friend used meebo to log-in to his Yahoo Messenger account, since he had problem with the software. As a result, I could not send files, load IMviroments and share photos with him.
By the way, it is a acceptable solution for the public computer without messenger software installed.
April Fool from Google and Forkpress
Damn! They did it again. Woke up this morning and was told by my friend that Google are now offering free broadband connection for their BETA testers. Sounds great, but the system does use your toilet! And it is called TISP, toilet internet service provider. Google’s prank is well planned as they also featuring Press Release, FAQs, and TiSP help group.
And if you installed TiSP at your home, you will get a benefit when purchasing things via Google Checkout. The things will be delivered directly to you through the sewage network into your bathroom. Don’t worry, the package is sealed with waterproof bag.
In-Commode Package Delivery
With professional installation service, you can also have your Google Checkout purchases delivered directly through the sewage network into your bathroom. Each package comes pre-sealed in a watertight and nanobot-resistant bag made of biodegradable corn-based plastic. For a limited time, TiSP subscribers who sign up for a Checkout account will receive free bathroom delivery on their first ten Checkout purchases.
And this part is funnier. Google are taking a step forward leaving their competitors in contextual ads. They now can display ads after reading your DNA, so that the ads are related to you. Damn again.
How can Google offer this service for free?
We believe that all users deserve free, fast and sanitary online access. To offset the cost of providing the TiSP service, we use information gathered by discreet DNA sequencing of your personal bodily output to display online ads that are contextually relevant to your culinary preferences, current health status and likelihood of developing particular medical conditions going forward. Google also offers premium levels of service for a monthly fee (see below).
Note: We take your privacy very seriously. So we treat all TiSP users’ waste-related personal information with tremendous discretion, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
And for Wordpress, last year, they came up with Wordpattern (and changed to Wordpattrn, after being acquired by Yahoo! and Flickr). This year, it is almost the same story. And the name is Forkpress. Owen of asymptomatic.net is tired with Habari and Wordpress. So, he comes up with great blogging tools, Forkpress. By the way, Forkpress has K3, while Wordpress still having K2.
To my surprise, Forkpress has been downloaded 20,070,401 times, almost 20x than Wordpress 2.1 (1,047,562 times). No wonder that the download section is facing some problems.
Happy April Fool!
GMX Freemail gives me spams after registration
GMX (Global Message eXchange) is a popular free email provider in Germany. I’ve made my account with GMX, because the domain name looks cool and simple for me, yourname@gmx.de. And the dot DE is the most attractive part (Since I am in Germany, I want to have a dot DE email. WTF!) But, the worst part of this free service is that my mailbox got spammed after few hours I registered with them. What the heck?!! If my Gmail account got spammed, it is not a surprise to me because it is used to contact many people and I got many forwarded message via that email address (If you want to forward message to many people, use the BCC function, please).
I don’t know what is wrong with GMX. Maybe the username was used by someone else before. By the way, I am also annoyed with the ads from the company. Every week I get “GMX Best prices” promotions. That is the price I have to pay for free service. Now I am considering to buy a dot DE domain.
