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Showing posts with label Tech. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Still Paying for 411? Use Free411

UPDATE: GOOG411 shut down on November 12, 2010. More info here.
UPDATE: BING411 shut down on June 1, 2012.
I know the title says GOOG411 and BING411; I opted for 'and' instead of 'or' for a reason. While GOOG411 is excellent (and faster) in connecting you to a local business or organization, BING411 goes further in providing local weather, traffic, directions, travel, etc. Try for yourself: GOOG411 (1-800-466-4411) & BING411 (1-800-246-4411).
FREE411
If you don't mind ads being played while you wait, you can also try FREE411 (1-800-373-3411), which has an added feature of free residential directory.
If you would rather pay for 411 services, ignore these above mentioned FREE options.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Mac vs PC Campaign in BBC's Ballykissangel :)



Been watching BBC's Ballykissangel recently, and I think there could be a possible (unintentional) Mac vs PC campaign in BBC's Ballykissangel. The show is about life in Ballykissangel, a fictional village in Ireland. You can read more about it here.

In the show, there are two priests: Father MacAnally and Father Peter Clifford. You can probably see where I am going with this. Anyway, what the show portrays about Father Mac and Father PC is surprisingly true about a Mac and a PC, respectively. In the show, Father Mac is the not-so-popular-with-the-townspeople priest, and his only supporter seems to be a wealthy business man. On the other hand, Father PC is very popular among the townspeople, people-friendly, and has the support of the common people. I don't think this is what BBC was trying to say, but at least it is in line with my view of Mac vs PC :)

I'm only in Series 2 now. I don't know how either of them would turn out, but PC is still (and probably will remain) my favorite! BTW, if you are a Mac supporter, please don't be upset; Father Mac is not that bad ;)