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  • Would You Make A Skype Call From Your Browser?

    Skype this week has added SIP support, essentially meaning that it’s possible to integrate Skype calling with a business PABX. Potential VOIP call rates aside, a big selling point being pushed by Skype that companies can add a “dial us” link to their sites and allow customers to call them (for free) while maintaining their…


  • Commercial Digital Channel Plans Slowly Taking Shape

    Commercial channels haven’t been falling over themselves to push out new digital channels, and the ones we do know about, like Ten’s ONE sports channel, can seem a bit confusing, but we’re slowly getting a clearer picture of what the big three will offer. Lara Sinclair at the Australian reports that Nine’s much-delayed digital channel…


  • How To Get Famous By Writing Just One Novel

    If you’ve ever thought success as a writer is a question of volume, then a list of authors who achieved literary immortality by writing just one novel should provide some strange degree of reassurance. The Times lists 10 writers who fit that criteria, from Harper Lee to Boris Pasternak (though including Oscar Wilde and JD…


  • Use Google Image Search For Quick On-The-Spot Translation

    The Official Google Blog offers up a neat trick for quick translations from a foreign language: using Google Image Search. While Google has its own translation option, Image Search is easier to access via the standard Google mobile option, and a pictorial clue can make the meaning of a word much clearer. As the post…