Tag Archive for Web

Need a fax service for a couple months

I don’t want to sign a long term contract or pay a jillion dollars. A quick scan of options:

  • RapidFax. 7.95 a month, 150 pages. 30 day free trial
  • efax. 30 day free trial, but 16.95 a month and only 130 pages. and per page overage charges look higher. I guess you need to pay for all their advertising
  • Myfax. $10 a month, 30 days free, 100-200 pages included
  • faxzero. Free limited sending with ads on cover page, no reception
  • Ringcentral. $10 a month, 300 pages included, low price for overage pages
  • fax.com. Annoying hostess started talking to me on the home page, i ran away
  • Packetel offers a very cheap receive only service — $3.95 a month. You have to sign up for 3 months at this price so $11.85.
  • Smartfax. 6.95 a month, free inbound, 5 cents a page outbound. 30 day free trial

a little confusing. my volume is going to be low. the first month is free from just about everyone. i need to look at cancellation policies a little closer and make sure none of these trap me. rapidfax or smartfax seem like the way to go, tho maybe combining the packetel service with faxzero for outbound might be optimal.

Grabbag of software links

Firefox extensions

Favorite FireFox Extensions ~ Chris Pirillo — good list. speed dial and flashblock were new to me.

Why I will probably quit reading Web2.0 blogs

Headlines/opinions like this — Bombshell: Google and Facebook Join DataPortability.org – ReadWriteWeb and This Day Will Be Remembered. Some company joining some random standards group is just not that important in the medium or long run. Geez Microsoft joined about 42 kabillion groups in my time there, and had a kajillion alliances with various vendors, and nobody remembers any of those days.

The Siren Song of Local Reviews

Chris discusses The Siren Song of Local Reviews as does Andy. Both these guys have a lot of hard-won scars from their experiences. It is a continually intriguing space.

Recent software of note

Online product manuals

Feld Thoughts – Where Did I Put That Manual? — fairly useful. I’m always looking for the manual for that 4 year old device.

Google Spreadsheets is rocking

Recent software/site notes

Software links

How to get google mail for your domain on the blackberry

Scott Hanselman’s Computer Zen turned me onto the fact that you can get your google-hosted email on your blackberry: “I almost like the BlackBerry Gmail app (note, there’s two apps, one for Gmail and one for GAFYD - again with the Google Split Brain) better than the BlackBerry email itself.”. After spelunking around for a while, I found the app download link. Very nice.

Web Service Stuff I Should Learn More About

Congrats to Walter Smith Et Al

When three ex-MSFTies partner: They’re Beautiful! – istartedsomething — I’d been meaning to notice these guys, looks like they are up to some cool stuff. Not sure how they make money but nice work. Good luck guys.

Grabbag of useful sites

The master of web domains

Seems like domain names are all super hot again — Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains – June 1, 2007

Random useful and interesting sites

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Recent Software/Services of note

Grab bag of software and service notes

Google and copyrights

WhoseTube? Viacom Sues Google Over Video Clips – New York Times — one has to wonder why this is limited to video material. If I am the owner of say the “Ford Mustang” copyright, or “The Who” copyright, or the “Nike” copyright, why do I let Google profit off the search results for these terms? Shouldn’t I demand complete control over the results page and any revenues associated with it?  If it was my copyright and I had worked hard to market it, I don’t think I’d understand why Google was allowed to make money off of it.

Stuff I should have blogged a while ago

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