Thursday, January 28, 2010

Free Calls to Haiti for Time Warner Cable Customers

In an effort to relieve at least a small measure of worry for our customers with friends and family in Haiti, Time Warner Cable will immediately make all calls placed by its Digital Phone customers to Haiti free of charge through the end of February 2010. This program will be retroactive to January 12, 2010 and includes calls to both landline and cellular telephones.

If you make direct-dialed calls to Haiti during this period, you do not need to do anything to receive a credit. The program will cover any Time Warner Cable Digital Phone customer. If you made calls to Haiti in the days after the earthquake, Time Warner Cable will issue credits to your account, with no need to call a customer service representative. It’s automatic — so you can rest easier as you talk to your loved-ones — whenever and as often as you’d like

Man treats Haiti earthquake wounds using iPhone app



An American filmmaker trapped in the Haitian earthquake used his iPhone in some pretty ingenious ways to survive until he could be rescued 65 hours later. It's like a digital multitool!
Dan Woolley was caught under a pile of rubble when the earthquake hit, injuring both his leg and his head. A first-aid app instructed him on the best way to create a tourniquet for his leg and a bandage for his head, and even warned him against falling asleep after head trauma—so he set his iPhone's alarm clock to go off every 20 minutes as a precaution.
Evidently the strategies worked, because he survived long enough to be rescued 65 hours later and reunited with his family. I can't figure out exactly which app he used, which is mildly inconvenient since now I'll have to download every first-aid app I can find.
Watch the video below:

Microsoft Office 2007 for Students - Cheap!


Microsoft is running an offer especially for college students called "The Ultimate Steal". For a limited time, students can obtain a copy of Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate Edition for only $59.95. To qualify for this offer, you must be enrolled in a U.S. educational institution and have a valid email address that ends in the edu.domain. Considering that this package is available at retail for around $500, this is a fantastic deal for students. So check it out and save $$$ Today!

Even though you can download the software from the Web site, you should also consider purchasing (for an additional fee) the software on DVD. This will make reinstalling the software much easier in the future in case you have a problem (such as tour hard drive fails).