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- I'm the site's loose cannon. Also run batteryboss.org.
About Author: Doug Simmons
Posts by Doug Simmons
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My Old Man and Gmail Calling: A Short Story
Posted September 2, 2010by Doug Simmons | 6 Comments“Hey Dad,” it started, and my Dad’s in his seventies I should add, “you know, seems like each week Google’s rolling out something new and great, last week being no different. You may now call... -
Man I Hate Content Thieves
Posted September 1, 2010by Doug Simmons | 10 CommentsIf you’ve ever run your own blog you may have noticed that the Internet is a cesspool of evil-doers who’ve set up their own Wordpress blog to run around on other blogs’ RSS feeds and... -
Reader Submitted: Archos Releases New Products, Prices
Posted August 31, 2010by Doug Simmons | 1 CommentSeems the submission widget is working! Getting a free ride here, feels good man. Veteran reader and all-caps enthusiast BRYAN B doesn’t know if this is news or not, and I dunno either (hence the... -
Reader Submitted: Why Is T-Mobile Stupid?
Posted August 31, 2010by Doug Simmons | 5 CommentsNathan Sheaffer hit us up with a submission, a question. Now I don’t know the answer but maybe one of you does so I’m gonna do a lil’ trick here and turn a Reader Submitted... -
Tips Please
Posted August 31, 2010by Doug Simmons | 6 CommentsThe other day I wrote a bad article that didn’t go over so well. I hurt your feelings, then you hurt mine; and then it hit me, maybe some of you could produce better content... -
RIM Selling Out Corporate Customers’ Privacy (Again)
Posted August 30, 2010by Doug Simmons | No CommentsGovernment man of a foreign a nation who would like to have the same unfettered access to all Blackberry communication in your country? Just ask RIM, ending your request with “or else” and you shall... -
Handang-Go-Bye-Bye (Sooner or Later)
Posted August 28, 2010by Doug Simmons | 1 CommentWith the advent of centralized software distribution systems for mobile platforms run by the companies who are responsible for the platform with customers whose emails and often credit cards or other methods of simplified billing... -
10-13, Officer In Need of Civilian Rubbernecks
Posted August 28, 2010by Doug Simmons | 4 CommentsVoyeur who has an obsession with law enforcement? Cop whose walkie ran out of juice? Local reporter looking for a scoop? Paranoid meth cooker who would like the peace of mind of knowing whether or... -
Captivating Mom
Posted August 27, 2010by Doug Simmons | 7 CommentsIn mid July I asked you guys whether I should buy my ol’ lady, who had been suffering from WinMo hell, the Samsung Captivate or the iPhone 4. I already had my mind made up,... -
Over One Million Gmail Calls Made in First 24 Hours of Rollout
Posted August 26, 2010by Doug Simmons | 4 CommentsWell I mentioned yesterday that Google began rolling out the ability for US-based Gmail users to make and receive calls on the Gmail web interface with actual phones, free domestic and Canada, significantly better rates...
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