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Moko, A Friendster-Like Site In Your Palm

Moko is a social networking service such as Friendster or Facebook. The difference is that Moko is designed to be enjoyed on the users palm, meaning from their cellphone. The site owned by Loop Mobile was launched on 21 July 2008. It is considered as the only social networking service that all its features can be accessed through cell phone and through the sites.

Moko has been integrated into 3 networks in Australia and England. This site basis is on its live chat features, then also on the profile pages like Facebook or Friendster and the ability to upload photos and videos. One of the Moko’s specialty is the same experience that the users will get when using this service through cell phone just like through computers. According to Martin Hoffman, CEO Loop Mobile, this thing has not been accomplished by any social networking sites. Read More …

5 Internet Applications To Make Your Life Easier

Often got problems in scheduling your daily activity? Why don’t you use free internet applications? As quoted from PCWorld, these are some online applications that can be useful to help organizing your life.

1. Get your task schedule with “Remember The Milk”
Daily life can be messy if the our task is not scheduled properly according to their priority. Download the application called “Remember The Milk“. Even though sounds funny, this application is very handy and helps you to arrange your daily schedule properly.

2. Save Your Important Notes in “Backpack”
Save every of your important notes in “Backpack“, an application that looks like a web based writing book. Lots of idea can be put privately in here. Backpack can also save email address so you can put writings in email wherever you are.

3. Get “Sandy” as your Virtual Assistant
Why don’t you use a beautiful virtual assistant to remind you any of your important schedule? Use “Sandy” who will notice you

4. Manage Your Finance With “Wesabe”
Confuse with your unmanaged money tracks? Try to use online application called “Wesabe” which useful to manage your finance properly

5. Plan Your Vacation With “Tripit”
Planning your holiday to make it run perfectly is taking a lot of time. Consider to use “Tripit“. This freeware application will organize your trip plan with map, recreation area conditions and hotel bookings

How Open Source Has Changed Microsoft

Even though Google is considered as one of very competitive threats for Microsoft, but the bigger scary thing that face Microsoft today is open source. This is at least what Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect, Ray Ozzie said at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions conference in New York. According to Ozzie, Google is a strong competitor, but the main threat for Microsoft business model is the open source. Open source programmers have greater power in software market nowadays.

So, why is open source considered as bigger threat for Microsoft? There are two reasons said Ozzie, first is that open source has strong foundation to face Microsoft. Google, Facebook, Yahoo are among open source’s ‘children’, and they are Microsoft competitors too. Second, the presence of open source change consumers perspective about a software value, to become US$0 aka free. Nevertheless, Ozzie said that open source has make Microsoft a stronger company. Want it or not, Microsoft has to change their business model to adapt with open source, such as making compatible softwares with open source products.