This week, Gmail has started to roll out voice call service which allows users to call any phone number in the United States and Canada. It is not said if Gmail users from any international country could make use of this service, or if it is only available to users in USA and Canada.

Soon, Gmail will be offering international calls at low rates. How this is different from other web to phone services, I have no idea. None at all. What’s the hoo-haa over this, I also don’t get it. Also, although Gmail said that we will be getting this service of calling phones in the United States and Canada for free at least until the end of 2010, when I opened up the Phone dialer, I see that I only have 10 cents in my account.

I have downloaded the file required but have yet to install it so I can’t try out the service yet but I don’t know if I will even try it out since it is really nothing special to me. Is it a novelty to you?

One thing about the internet is that it has opened up the world to us and we can communicate with people around the world easily without restrictions, though language may be a barrier for some of us. Working in my father’s company, I sometimes have to communicate with people who do not write in English and I would have to get their email translated. I usually get help from my Facebook friends where I would just copy the text little by little to my profile status. I found out that while I do get almost instant response, translation is not always accurate!

I just discovered this cloud translation services by Translia and am very impressed by the professional translation services that they are offering. They are fast, efficient and most importantly, they are able to work in 128 global languages! If you are worried about being charged exorbitantly, don’t be. You can always request for a quotation first and only place your order if you are comfortable with the fees charged. It wouldn’t be too expensive since there is no minimum fee imposed. Moreover, you don’t have to worry about needing just a few lines translated since there is no minimum size too.

I like the fact that translators at Translia work round the clock which means that no matter how fast you require your translation, it will be met. The internet never sleeps, after all.

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Lyndon Hohaia, who is a postman in Auckland, New Zealand, lost his job recently after two pages that he set up on Facebook, PostieLad and PostieLand, where he posted his personal views on his job and colleagues, were discovered by New Zealand Post. He said that these pages were meant to be for laughs for his family and friends.

However, people who use Facebook and the internet in general, know that whatever that is posted online, whether it is set to private or public accessibility, know that that will soon enough be discovered by the public. Yes, even private information could be spider-ed and searched.

So I really think that this guy and anyone who think that they could keep their thoughts to themselves and to a close knit group of people are wrong. The internet is actually a very public place. It could be benefit its users or it could work against us, especially if we misuse or abuse it.

My friend, Warren, was very angry the other day when he received a notification from his domain name and web hosting company that they would be charging a small fee for payment made by PayPal to cover the service charge that PayPal imposes on them.

Warren told me that he’s moving his domain names and webhosting else where and asked me to recommend him my own host. My hosting is very expensive and if he is pissed off with the small fee, he wouldn’t like to know of my web hosting package.

Yesterday, I came across this domain registration and Web Hosting company, Domain Express, which I think would suit him better. It offers cheap domain registration and webhosting, which is suitable for both small personal websites and business hosting.

Every domain name with Domain Express, either purchased or transferred, comes with multiple mail forwarding, web forwarding and advanced DNS management which allows for almost instant name server changes. No more waiting 24 hours or more!

Registering a domain name through Domain Express is hassle-free. They offer domain names in every extension including the new dot co (for company). If you have a name in mind, you should register it quickly before it’s taken. You know how swiftly they go!

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