Real World Computing

A couple of days ago, I was checking a Gmail on the BlackBerry and noticed that Google had sent through a link to the Google Mobile Update applet. Since I love new gadgets, especially from Google, I quickly downloaded it. This utility is impressive. It does the same thing as Google Updater does on the PC (which is more or less a google style Windows Update). On the mobile, it lets you update the following; Search Google Maps Gmail News Google Sync Google Reader Google Docs Picasa and the Updater Applet itself. I didn't have all of these but decided to add them anyway. For me, the "New ones" were Google Sync, Reader, Docs and Picasa. I had the other apps, albeit older versions. Google Sync This synchronizes your Google Calendar with your Blackberry Calendar - and - if you've got a domino server running, you can sync with that too. This means that your three calendars can always be in synch. Obviously, this isn't for everyone as some people share their Google c...

I've just added a bunch of social bookmarking links to my blogs. Since it took me a while to figure out how to do it, I thought I'd share my wisdom. Note that this method supports Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress and others. At this stage, I don't know if it supports Domino Blogsphere - Any Domino people want to provide an update? Getting the Link Information 1. Go to the Site: http://www.addthis.com 2. Click Get your Button 3. Choose Bookmarking Widget and select the type of Widget, where you want it and the blogging platform. 4. Click the button marked Get Your Free Button 5. You'll be prompted to Login / Become a Member 6. After this you'll be supplied with some code, copy the code for pasting into your Blog (see step 7 below). and here's a picture to show how simple the selection is. Making the Code Change (Blogger Only) Note: The web site ( http://www.addthis.com ) gives you pointers for blogger, and I presume for the other platforms too, so if you use a differ...