Even better solution would be to have IMs work like emails. So that I can send an IM to joe@yahoo.com from jack@google.com without having to have a yahoo id. Why do IM protocols have to be proprietary?
I am in the US as well. I agree, the cell phones suck here. I was recently shopping for a Sprint bluetooth phone and I was very disappointed when I found that only available phones come with crippled version of bluetooth. No full bluetooth support! It threatened their revenues because it could affect the "Vision Plan".
I use Yahoo Bookmarks via the toolbar. For a long time I didn't want to switch from IE to any other browser because the Y! toolbar wasn't available on others. When I found the unofficial version of Yahoo toolbar I immediately switched to Firefox and never looked back.
Now, I wonder what the differences are between the official and unofficial versions of the toolbar.
I agree with you, although I have given up my priority of favorites and switched to Firefox. I used to use Yahoo Companion and extensively accessed Yahoo bookmarks from it. Now I just access Yahoo bookmarks from the webpage http://bookmarks.yahoo.com instead of the dropdown lists.
I wish someone would improve the Yahoo Companion toolbar plugin for Firefox. It would solve this problem.
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Even better solution would be to have IMs work like emails. So that I can send an IM to joe@yahoo.com from jack@google.com without having to have a yahoo id. Why do IM protocols have to be proprietary?
So, why do people still use work for private mail?
because some companies block web-based email sites like Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo/Home *nix Server or completely block internet access.
Do you live in Finland?
I am in the US as well. I agree, the cell phones suck here. I was recently shopping for a Sprint bluetooth phone and I was very disappointed when I found that only available phones come with crippled version of bluetooth. No full bluetooth support! It threatened their revenues because it could affect the "Vision Plan".
What else can you add to a cell phone?
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How about a VOIP client? so when you have Wifi access you can switch to VOIP service.
Also, how about a cordless phone for those expandable base stations? so when you are home you can pickup your home phone via your cell phone.
A garage door opener?
I use Yahoo Bookmarks via the toolbar. For a long time I didn't want to switch from IE to any other browser because the Y! toolbar wasn't available on others. When I found the unofficial version of Yahoo toolbar I immediately switched to Firefox and never looked back.
Now, I wonder what the differences are between the official and unofficial versions of the toolbar.
I agree with you, although I have given up my priority of favorites and switched to Firefox. I used to use Yahoo Companion and extensively accessed Yahoo bookmarks from it. Now I just access Yahoo bookmarks from the webpage http://bookmarks.yahoo.com instead of the dropdown lists.
I wish someone would improve the Yahoo Companion toolbar plugin for Firefox. It would solve this problem.