No, really. Back in 2008, Apple filed a patent application for technology that would allow users to censor—by cutting out, blocking, who knows yet—text message received on an iPhone. The patent was recently approved.
Content Blocker
Apple is gearing this technology mostly toward parents who don’t want their children exposed to suggestive or whatever they consider “offensive” material via a text message. This can include everything from text to e-mail, incoming to outgoing material. The user (read: parents) determine what is “offensive” content, and such content will thereafter be blocked with or without the inclusive message. The patent also mentions a method that would have the “offensive” content blocked within the message and lettering the rest go through. Apparently, they haven’t considered that pre-teens are perfectly capable of filling in the blanks.
Put the finishing touches on your PowerPoint presentation while you are on the plane. Edit that Word document in the cab on the way to the hotel. Wrangle Excel spreadsheets from the comfort of your room. The iPad makes the perfect platform for on-the-road document editing. Here are seven applications which will help you create Office compatible documents.
- Office2HD [$7.99] – Move files effortlessly from Google Docs to your iPad. Office 2 HD brings the functions of the Microsoft Office suite to the mobile platform. Open your Word, Excel, PDF and TXT files. Retain the original formatting of those files. Correct your mistakes easily with up to 100 undo levels. There is a spell checking feature. Create tables, delete or create folders, and transfer your files locally. Export your documents as PDFs.
This is Guest post by James, who is a technology analyst and Facebook aficionado who works at an online store offering ink cartridges and franking machine ink to customers in industry throughout Great Britain.
As you no doubt realize, Facebook isn’t just for teenagers who want to chat online or swap pictures of their latest spring break vacation. Rather, Facebook has become a central tool for business to find customers and connect with them. How can you take full advantage of Facebook to grow your business? Check out the following must-have apps for your Facebook business account.
1. BillMonk
BillMonk helps you keep track of the money that people owe you, as well as money that you owe others. Closely following the Facebook design conventions, this app is great way to track your debts and invoices without having to learn complicated financial software.
This is a Guest Post by James, a product analyst who works with the team at Cartridge Save where he reviews products such as HP 350 ink to make it easier to choose the right cartridge for your printer.
Netbooks are cheaper than the iPad and offer depth to your computing experience. Applications and games are numerous, and you are not confined to going to a single source to find the best. Here are ten awesome netbooks to consider.
Superior battery life and great looks make this a netbook to come back to.
- Price: $349.99 MSRP
- OS: Windows 7 Starter
- Processor: Intel Atom Processor N450
- Speed: 1.66GHz
- Memory: 1024MB DDR2
- Hard Drive: 250GB
- Display: 10.1″ WSVGA LED Backlit Display
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g/n
- Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
- Weight: 2.76 lbs
The guest author, James Adams, is a writer working for Cartridge Save where he reviews products such as the HP 21 ink cartridge.
Once you’ve settled into the rhythm of writing your blog, one of the most important steps is to begin accumulating subscribers. Your RSS subscribers will probably turn out to be your blog’s most valuable asset in the long run. Here are a few tips to help you achieve this more effectively.
- Make it Easy to Subscribe: You don’t want your readers to have to guess whether or not they can subscribe to your blog – you need to make it easy and obvious. You should have your subscribe button at the top of the page and after each post. Don’t try to get too fancy with your logo: most people recognize the orange RSS icon and that is what they look for.
- Offer Email Subscription: Although RSS is pretty standard amongst bloggers, the vast majority of Internet users don’t really use it. If you want to make your blog available to them, then it’s a good idea to allow them to sign up via email.
