Tuesday, June 26, 2007
GrandCentral: One Number To Rule Them All
| So I've been using Grand Central for a few weeks now and I really like it. If it is available in your area, you sign up, get a local number and then you can tell Grand Central which phone numbers to ring when someone calls that number. Their slogan is "One Number For Life". They are trying to say that you can always keep your Grand Central number and change mobile phone, work phone, and home phone as much as you like but they will always ring when someone calls your Grand Central number, so long as you have told Grand Central your new number. You can even have Grand Central ring on your PC using a program called Gizmo Project. Gizmo Project is supposed to be a Skype killer. Slowly but surely my friends have been using my Grand Central number to reach me. It is good for me because if I am at work I have the option to answer it on my work phone or mobile phone. I can even transfer the call without the caller even knowing I switched from mobile to work. And if I don't answer, voicemails get sent to email or I get a text message telling me I have a voicemail. Also, my brother and I used PhoneSpell to try and find a word or two to make remembering my new number easier. Another cool feature is the WebCall button. Put this button on your page, or where ever, and people can call you without giving out your number. Anyway below is my WebCall button. Try it out. It will ask for your number so that it can connect us. You can check where it says to keep your phone number private if you dont want me to have your number. And now the WebCall button. Click on CALL. A good guide to Grand Central is at Techcrunch. HERE. Labels: gizmoproject, grandcentral, skype, tech |
Friday, June 08, 2007
Comfortness Over Fashion Sense
| Yes, I wear corduroy pants in the summer. Why? Because they are comfortable. It's like wearing jeans, only not. In fact, they are more comfortable then jeans. I only own two pairs of jeans! I have always known about the fashion police but I had never been a victim of their brutality. That is until I started wearing my corduroys year round. Can't we all just get along.... and wear what is comfortable, no matter what season it is. The fashion police, or F.P., is usually made up of women and at my place of employment and there is no shortness of deputies. So I say to you, Missuses F.P., take a walk on this side. On the comfortable side!! |
Monday, June 04, 2007
The Corvette Rides Again
| As I stated before, 2007 was supposed to be the year of the Corvette. I had some set backs but she is running again. Rob took it to his mechanic friend and he gave me a good deal on repairing my spark plug dilemma. When I got her back I was driving her on a daily basis. The SS was my weekend car for a week or two. People usually ask me how I decide which car to drive and that decision is usually based on the weather. I don't drive the Corvette in the rain so if there is a possibility of rain she stays home. I am not one of those anal guys who doesn't like getting his Corvette wet; it just doesn't have windshield wipers. When it did have wipers they would collide in the middle. Corvette wipers don't wipe like other cars. They wipe from the inside out. So, to prevent them from colliding, people recommend getting the wiper motor and arms of a 93 and above. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Another thing I have not gotten around to doing is fixing my headlights. Driving around during the day with the headlights up is very embarrassing for me. When I would normally go up to another Corvette driver I now stay behind like a shy kid with a scratch on his face. Although she still has some issues she is very drivable and I thoroughly enjoy having the option in the morning when I leave for the day. Labels: corvette |