PBX for the common man

P•B•Xes is an online virtual PBX that has many features of a fully functioning PBX. For a nominal monthly fee, it can be extended to have all/most of the features that anyone could ever need. There are currently four service level offerings: Free, Soho, Premium and PBXes Pro.

I spent some time playing with this [...]

Fun Bundle

A great bundle of games is currently available at http://www.humblebundle.com/

All of the games work great on Mac, Windows, and Linux. The price is “pay what you want!” You select the price and if the proceeds go to the developers or to charity. It’s truly extraordinary and worth a look.

DropBox

This fantastic little utility runs seamlessly on Mac OS X, Linux and even Windows. It is fantastic for anyone looking for a simple way to backup, share files, create photo albums and/or sync files between multiple computers that they use (say a work or home computer). After a file is saved to your dropbox, it [...]

Mac Mini Server

Apple has recently created a new server based on their tine footprint Mac Mini cases. These machines are great little servers for small offices or even at home. Just compare how it stacks up next to other servers in its class:

Mac OS X Server is a wonderful server platform with very easy to [...]

Macworld’s 2009 App Gems Awards

Macworld has produced a list of their 20 favourite apps for iPhone and iTouch.

It’s definitely worth looking at their list: http://www.macworld.com/article/145088/2009/12/appgems_2009.html

Blocking Internet Sites

You may have a need to block access to certain web sites (whether you want to block content from children’s curious eyes, or stop employees from spending their entire day playing Mob Wars on FaceBook). One of the easiest ways I have come across to do this is to use the OpenDNS.org servers.

You can [...]

Online Backup Services

Although, I don’t use one of these services for my personal or professional backup needs, I have toyed with Mozy. Mozy offers a service that allows you to backup your data to their servers. It is integrated into your desktop environment with a client that runs locally on your Mac or Windows machine. You can [...]

Printing handcuff's

This is incredible and unbelievable and seems like something out of science fiction. Someone at a computer tech show in Germany used high resolution photos of policeman’s handcuff keys (taken at the show) and a 3D printer to print a working handcuff key.

I found this article on a blogger’s web site. Here’s the link [...]

Back up, back up, back up. . .

Did I mention back up?!

The absolute most important thing to do is back up.

Why? Mistakes happen. Equipment fails. Disasters strike. People mourn the loss of a lost family photo. Businesses fail and go bankrupt…

Anyone who has moved files to free up hard disk space from one drive to another and erased the [...]

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