--Have you heard about the GPhone yet? If I was not already committed to buying the new iPhone when it comes out, I would wait the long wait for one of these. (I pay practically nothing for my cell phone use via PagePlusCellular--I can be patient.) The completely open platform, the possibilities for maximizing Google Apps on this...I would love to have one.
--Speaking of Google Phones, have you tried GrandCentral yet? GrandCentral (which I have posted on before) is a web-based phone service from Google. Essentially, GrandCentral provides you with a global phone number, and you link all of your existing phones to it. The result is that you control your phones--where you receive your calls; if you receive your calls (you can send all incoming calls to voicemail with one click), web-based access to voicemails, call logs, and more. I'm like a paid advertisement for them. I now know if I'm receiving a truly important call if all my phones start ringing at once (I only give out GrandCentral to places like the Dr.'s office, day care, and of course, my mother and Loanne.) Give it a try and let me know what you think. I have a long way to go in customizing and optimizing my account.
--One of my favorite quotes of the year was in this ReadWriteWeb post about the pros and cons of API's (from Marshall Kirkpatrick):
--And last and completely unrelated to my toblog folder--I posted some of my favorite summer reads on Anne's Leisure Reading blog. Take a look!
--Speaking of Google Phones, have you tried GrandCentral yet? GrandCentral (which I have posted on before) is a web-based phone service from Google. Essentially, GrandCentral provides you with a global phone number, and you link all of your existing phones to it. The result is that you control your phones--where you receive your calls; if you receive your calls (you can send all incoming calls to voicemail with one click), web-based access to voicemails, call logs, and more. I'm like a paid advertisement for them. I now know if I'm receiving a truly important call if all my phones start ringing at once (I only give out GrandCentral to places like the Dr.'s office, day care, and of course, my mother and Loanne.) Give it a try and let me know what you think. I have a long way to go in customizing and optimizing my account.
--One of my favorite quotes of the year was in this ReadWriteWeb post about the pros and cons of API's (from Marshall Kirkpatrick):
The web of the near-term future isn't about pages any more. It's about data, flying around, hopefully under the control of users, and offering a world of possibilities that few of us could have imagined just a few years ago.Amen to that.
--And last and completely unrelated to my toblog folder--I posted some of my favorite summer reads on Anne's Leisure Reading blog. Take a look!
I'd really like to try GrandCentral! I can't try it unless someone invites me though. Could you send me an invite?
When I wrote this post, I forgot that GrandCentral was still in private Beta. If you sign up for the Beta, however, you should get an invitation relatively soon. I did.
Incidentally, GrandCentral is not working like GMail did in private Beta--i.e., there are no invitations for current users to distribute as they wish.