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1 Tech Dating 101: At Least You Didn't Get Dumped Like This
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2 Have You Ever Recorded a Goofy Voicemail Message?
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3 Widower Calls Deceased Wife's Voice Mail Just to Hear Her Voice
digital life
4 Geek Tip: Use PhoneVite to Send Invites and Updates
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5 Verizon Gets a Visual Voice Mail Application
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6 Just One Number: Did You Sign Up For Google Voice?
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7 Daily Tech: Save Kevin Bacon From Tremerz!
Lance Armstrong
8 Lance Armstrong Brings the LOL to a Few Radio Shack Spots
Voicemail
9 Make the Old Spice Guy Your Outgoing Voicemail Message
If you've been obsessed with watching the Old Spice guy on YouTube as he pumps out the personal video messages to his followers, then you'll be just as excited as I was to find out this bit of news: there is now an Old Spice Voicemail Generator. How this came about is actually pretty hilarious — a Reddit user requested that the Old Spice guy lend his voice to make a custom voicemail message. He Read more
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong is having a busy week. He crashed during stage five of the Tour of California and also defended himself against allegations of drug use during the Tour de France. On a bit more optimistic note, Lance's new commercials for Radio Shack — the cycling team he rides for — came out this week. In the spots, Lance gives some lessons on cell phone etiquette, which Read more
The pixelated Tremerz game is here! — io9 Your iPad app questions answered — Dvice Avoid the dreaded voicemail gasp with this trick — Unplggd Will the iPad blend? — Urlesque A complete pictorial history of the Nintendo DS — Kotaku Don't rush when you're trying to buy a MacBook. Otherwise, Apple goes all "forerunner" on you — Gizmodo Read more
We've all been there — you fall in love, flowers bloom, the sun shines, everything is great . . . until you get that phone call that starts with, "We need to talk." You know what comes next — you're getting dumped. And although breaking up face-to-face may be rough and super emotional, let's get real — there are worse ways to get the bad news. Dating is hard enough to begin with, and Read more
Woohoo! I was just notified that I was approved for a hot "invite only" Google Voice phone number! If you haven't checked out Google Voice yet, you should. It's literally the only phone number you'll ever need for the rest of your life. Not only will it ring from any number you assign to it, but it's got some pretty amazing features like Internet-based voicemail, caller ID, and the best part: Read more
Alright, I'll admit it, my BlackBerry is cool, but its voicemail isn't nearly as cool as the iPhone's. Well Verizon has just launched a Visual Voice Mail application that offers similar features to what the iPhone has. Currently available for the LG Voyager Refresh, it will soon be supported on the BlackBerry. The application will allow users to view caller- and voicemail info. With Visual Voice Read more
I'm sure you all know and love eVite for sending quick and easy invitations. But I've come across an interesting situation with some of my non-tech-savvy pals: they can go days (even weeks) without checking their email, causing them to miss out on fun evenings cause they didn't get the notice! Can you imagine?! But I still love 'em, so I try to figure out ways to work with them, and not against Read more
File this under Sigh: An 80-year-old man whose wife died in 2005 has been calling her number every day since, just to hear her say her name on his voice mail recording. I'm in a virtual puddle over here. Anyway, after a while, the carrier, Verizon, upgraded the service and it was lost — but don't worry, they got wind of it and restored the message for the man. He says, very simply, “I’m Read more
Ah, George Costanza. He was a different breed. Behold, the video below: George screens his messages while watching TV, and grooves to a sweet little ditty he recorded himself for when he was out — listen to it and try not to get his "Believe It or Not" stuck in your head. Meanwhile, I have to claim guilt for recording some silly voicemail message, but uh, back in the day, of course! My Read more
Online-only series seem to be all the rage for TV networks these days, and ABC is the latest to jump into the ring with "Voicemail." The series consists of short episodes — most just a minute long — based on messages left for Mike, a twentysomething living your standard slacker-dude life. It's sort of a live-action version of Amy's Answering Machine, inspired by a decade of voicemails saved Read more
