Articles Posted in the " Google Voice " Category

  • Real Tech for Real People, Episode 52: LIVE!

    Real Tech for Real People, Episode 52:  LIVE!

    For Episode 52 we had a special event–Tony was in PA, so we recorded our first episode together.  I drove up to University Park, dragging the equipment with me, and Tony and I sat down with my brother in front...


  • Apple Store to Re-accept Google Voice Apps–is it too late?

    Apple Store to Re-accept Google Voice Apps–is it too late?

    According to various sources (my favorite being MacRumors for this story) Apple has reversed their previous (non) decision to dis-allow any Google Voice apps on the iPhone. The question is: is it too late? I was a generally happy iPhone...


  • So Apple, and TUAW agree with Me: Google Voice is not VOIP

    So Apple, and TUAW agree with Me:  Google Voice is not VOIP

    A few posts back I wrote that Google Voice won’t “Kill Skype” because unlike Skype, Google Voice isn’t what we all know and love as a VOIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, system. My argument really centered around the customer...


  • Why Google Voice Won’t Kill Skype (or Cell Phones, or…)

    Why Google Voice Won’t Kill Skype (or Cell Phones, or…)

    Simply put:  They aren’t the same thing! I am reminded of the old BASF motto “They don’t make the things we use, they make the things we use better.”  That fits Google Voice to a “T.” I have read over...


  • The Google Voice Podcast (Recorded ON Google Voice)

    The Google Voice Podcast (Recorded ON Google Voice)

    Aaron Aiken called me, and we talked about the Google Voice experience.  We talked about the experience on each side of the phone-call.  He called, and I ignored, and received his voice mail. The important thing to remember here is,...


  • First Look at “Google Voice”

    First Look at “Google Voice”

    I have been a user of Grand Central for about a year now, and have loved it. It lets me give out one number, and route calls to any, or all, or my phones simultaneously.  When I answer one phone,...