Archive for July, 2007
Friday, July 20th, 2007
Links for 2007-07-20
Ars Technica: Online backup solutions: a review
“Of the services we tested here, Mozy Online struck the best balance between functionality and flexibility and is our overall top pick for an online backup service.”
via Geeks Are Sexy
DesignVitality: The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: 100 Tools, Resources, and Template Sources
Glory to God for All Things: [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Orthodoxy, Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Switching from Good to ActiveSync
For the past couple of years we have been using Good Mobile Messaging for connecting our Palm Treo phones back to Microsoft Exchange. Overall, Good has been a reliable and powerful solution but they are changing their pricing structure and costs will be way too high for us to continue with them. [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
More on SunRocket’s Demise
I was quoted in BusinessWeek’s article on SunRocket - Line Goes Dead for a Web Caller.
Om Malik recommends porting your number to a mobile service as the best way to save your number.
Instructions on unlocking SunRocket’s gizmo so that you can use it with another provider.
Comments Off - Posted in VoIP/Telecom by Andrew Mitry
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Minor Gmail Outage
My Gmail account was inaccessible for about 45 minutes today. Most of my colleagues and friends still had access so it may have been an isolated issue.
Comments Off - Posted in Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Switching to Lingo
Taking advice from Om Malik and a former SunRocket employee, I moved quickly and signed up for service with Lingo, requesting that they transfer my phone number from SunRocket (sounds like they should be able to port the number over). I went with Lingo’s $14.95/mo with 500 long distance minutes, they also have a [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in VoIP/Telecom by Andrew Mitry
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Coolest Prayer Space Contest Winner
Congratulations to Mona Hanna for winning the Coolest Prayer Space contest with her Indoor/Outdoor Prayer Space! All of the entries were great, thank you all for submiting such inspiring spaces.
Comments Off - Posted in Contest by Andrew Mitry
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
SunRocket Shutting Down
Looks like SunRocket, my VoIP phone provider at home, may have bit the dust. I lost dialtone around 8pm last night, but I was able to login to the member area and forward my calls to another number. SunRocket isn’t reachable by phone and they have not released anything official. The New [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in VoIP/Telecom by Andrew Mitry
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Vote for the Coolest Prayer Space
We have five great entries for the Coolest Prayer Space Contest. Let us know which one you think is the coolest. Voting closes at midnight (EST).
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1 Comment » - Posted in Contest by Andrew Mitry
Friday, July 13th, 2007
Indoor/Outdoor Prayer Space
Mona Hanna sent in pictures of her prayer spaces, which vary depending on the weather.
Comments Off - Posted in Contest by Andrew Mitry
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Apostles’ Feast
Today, we conclude the Apostles Fast and celebrate the Apostles’ Feast, where we commemorate the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul.
From Saint Clement of Rome:
“Let us set before our eyes the illustrious apostles. [Saint] Peter, through unrighteous envy, endured not one or two, but numerous labors; and when had at length suffered martyrdom, departed [...]
