I was always taught by my grandfather to be very, very careful when downloading any software to my computer. For a start – in the worse case scenario – the software could contain viruses or spyware; in the best case, said he, the software will just be rubbish.
So when, like now, I come to a point in my life where I want to change my Ares filesharing application, I know I really must be careful. I wasn’t careful once, and I downloaded Ares Destiny. Not only was the interface of this particular version of Ares largely useless but the was, unbeknownst to me, adware included in the download. Grandpa would be literally spinning in his grave.
Fortunately I did some research. This is the one and only way to ensure that you’re not going to get stung. A site called OfficialAres.com really came to my rescue and provided me with exactly the kind of version by version comparison that I needed. I might not be up on all the different versions of Ares, but when I can see the differences side by side in honest and straightforward interviews then I know I’m in a far superior position! Thanks a bunch, OfficialAres.com!
August 23rd, 2008 | Posted in General | No Comments
I am one of the biggest iPhone fans I know. I devour iPhone apps like some other people devour beer or cigarettes. It’s a fairly expensive habit but hey: keeps me off the streets. All this means that I really like visiting Apple’s iPhone apps store. Most of the iPhone apps are available in the apps store and it’s very rare to find one that isn’t here. Quite simply it’s free advertising for the designers.
So it was a bit of a shock to see such a gem among iPhone apps hiding away on an independent website. The culprit is iPling: the latest social networking app to find its way onto the iPhone.
What makes iPling fairly unique is that it is designed for and available only to iPhone users; what this means in real terms is that the user base of this particular social network is that it is full of people who own iPhones. Gadget geeks, Apple fanboys and girls; whatever you want to call them. This means you’ve got something in common with almost everyone there by default.
The way that iPling allows you to ‘connect’ to other users is unique among social networking tools and that certainly adds to its appeal: you can send an anonymous SMS message to those in your iPling circle. Does Facebook let you send anonymous SMS messages? Of course not!
August 15th, 2008 | Posted in General | No Comments