KEEP WIKIPEDIA ONLINE

I remember my high school days when we used to impress ourselves by going to my school library to memorize The Encyclopedia.

Needless to say there was no access to internet library (not sure if it existed though) or Wiki tinz.

So for those of you that make use of or graduated with the help of WIKIPEDIA websites, take a break to listen to what the founder has to say.

From Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

"Google and Yahoo have thousands of servers and staff. We have about 800 servers and 150 staff.

Wikipedia is the #5 site on the web and serves 450 million different people every month – with billions of page views.

Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn't belong here. Not in Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is something special. It is like a library or a public park. It is like a temple for the mind. It is a place we can all go to think, to learn, to share our knowledge with others.

When I founded Wikipedia, I could have made it into a for-profit company with advertising banners, but I decided to do something different. We’ve worked hard over the years to keep it lean and tight. We fulfil our mission efficiently.

If everyone reading this donated £5, our fundraiser would be done within an hour. But not everyone can or will donate. And that's fine. Each year just enough people decide to give.

This year, please consider making a donation of £5, £20, £50 or whatever you can to protect and sustain Wikipedia.

Thanks,

Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia Founder

P.S

We are trying to make it easy for people in every country to donate. Please let us know how we could make it easier for you. Send your suggestions to: problemsdonating@wikimedia.org. "

For more info go to donate.wikimedia.org

SB Blog v1.1 is Out

SmartBerry app is now available on Blackberry AppWorld. You can download it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/19967603

Google Maps: Explore your world

Google maps is one of my favorite apps on my blackberry smartphone, it provides satellite, traffic, terrain views. You can search the map for popular places, get driving and walking directions with estimated time of arrival.

 Its amazing how accurate the data or information you get from google maps is, (compared to recent flaws in iphone's native map app which led to the firing of the team leader responsible). I have tested the app in the remote places and it still gives accuracy within 3meter-radius.- awesome right?!


Google maps app has what it calls LATITUDE which makes it possible to connect with friends with gmail account. Apart from the fact that you get to see as much as the roof of the house you or friends are in (if you guys are indoors), you can 'ask' the app to 'show you the way' to each other. I ve had to use this to locate a colleague working on a remote site without having to ask strangers for directions.

So go ahead and download google maps asap 'cos you never know when you might need to find your way back home :-).

Go to m.google.com/map with your smartphone's browser to install.

BMM 7.0.0.100 beta comes out, free wifi calls added

 BBM 7 is now in Beta zone with some interesting updates. The most interesting to me being the free voice calls it brings (a good way to save on call credits :-) ). The voice call Option works with wi-fi only and not 2G/3G/4G as you might have expected and it is also presently supported by OS6/7, with OS 5 support "coming in the future".

Voice calls can be initiated directly from the BBM, switching of text chats to voice calls, you can use both in split screens, and it as an indicator to let you know when your friends are available for calls.

I guess this is just a tip of the iceberg with BBOS10 coming in January 30th, 2013, which is expected to bring video and audio calls to BBM...#FingersCrossed.

The upgrade also integrates your Blackberry ID which backs up your contacts, profile and groups for easy switching to new device.

From the pictures you will notice this version comes with new smileys, and there is no option to backup  BBM contacts on device or on a memory card. 

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