By default, a BlackBerry smartphone does not connect directly to the internet. Instead, it connects to the BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Service) or BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) server, which in turn serves as a “proxy” through which the BlackBerry connects to the internet. Apparently, it’s quite painful for a software developer to write up his/her program [...]

My friends would know that I’ve been seriously contemplating the purchase of an Amazon Kindle for a few weeks now. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across news that this blog called Bibliofreak is GIVING AWAY a total of 15 Kindles in a lucky draw! Just blogging about this “Great Kindle Giveaway” is supposed to [...]

While I honestly don’t need all that power of Google Analytics for my humble personal blog, I had set it up “just for kicks”. (And yes, I don’t deny being a Google-Lover) After keeping the blog for a couple of months, I can see that Google Analytics has compiled a number of interesting facts. I’ve [...]