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Asterisk TTS: Today in History 2.0 & Yesteryear's Time of Day

Asterisk TTS: Today in History 2.0 & Yesteryear’s Time of Day

Monday, August 6, 2012

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If you’re a history buff and want a convenient way to find out everything that ever happened Today in History, then this week’s upgraded text to speech (TTS) application for Asterisk® should be just what you need. Pick up any phone connected to your Asterisk system and dial T-O-D-A-Y (86329 for the spelling-impaired). The script will retrieve today’s historical events of interest from HistoryOrb.com and play the results back to you over the phone using Google TTS. To speed up… Read More ›

Google Nexus 7 Review: State-of-the-Art Features, Performance & Price

Google Nexus 7 Review: State-of-the-Art Features, Performance & Price

Saturday, July 28, 2012

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What a difference a Jelly Bean can make! Home runs don’t come easy in the technology arena especially in the tablet market with a third-generation, 800-pound gorilla named iPad® already sitting in the room and an upstart Kindle Fire® threatening to burn the house down. But, if you’ve been disappointed by the fit and finish of previous Android releases, then it’s time to have another look. Whether you’re a road warrior or a couch potato, you’re gonna love the new… Read More ›

GV Call Notifier: Send Jabber and SMS Alerts for Incoming Asterisk Calls

GV Call Notifier: Send Jabber and SMS Alerts for Incoming Asterisk Calls

Thursday, July 26, 2012

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For those using PBX in a Flash or The Incredible PBX with at least one Google Voice trunk configured, there’s a simple way to send Jabber alerts to your Gmail desktop and SMS alerts to your cellphone to notify you of incoming calls to your Asterisk® server. Meet GV Call Notifier. The setup only takes a couple of minutes, and it provides instantaneous Asterisk call notification when new calls arrive on your system. Prerequisites. You’ll need a PIAF2 server with… Read More ›

Straight Talk: Keep AT&T Humming While Chopping Your Cellphone Bill in Half

Straight Talk: Keep AT&T Humming While Chopping Your Cellphone Bill in Half

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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It takes a lot to get us excited about a cellphone service deal these days. But, we’ve got two terrific deals to tell you about today, and both of them are thanks to WalMart. If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone or any other GSM phone plan with AT&T in the United States and you’re the lone wolf or only have a few phones on your plan, you don’t want to miss this opportunity. You can cut your monthly… Read More ›

YATE in a Flash: Rolling Your Own SIP to Google Voice Gateway for Asterisk

YATE in a Flash: Rolling Your Own SIP to Google Voice Gateway for Asterisk

Monday, June 25, 2012

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A few weeks ago we introduced you to Bill Simon’s SIP to Google Voice Gateway featuring YATE. This let you set up a SIP connection to your Google Voice accounts in about 5 minutes by filling out a simple web form. Today, we take it to the next plateau for those who prefer to do it yourself. With a little assistance from Bill (about 99% of the brainpower behind what you’re about to read), we’re pleased to now offer you… Read More ›

VPN in a Flash Reborn: Meet the Dedicated Server Edition in PIAF 2.0.6.2.4

VPN in a Flash Reborn: Meet the Dedicated Server Edition in PIAF 2.0.6.2.4

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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We’re dusting off our favorite old trademark to introduce the all-new VPN in a Flash™ featuring NeoRouter™ 1.7 Free Server Edition. Last month we showed how to install NeoRouter as an add-on for existing PBX in a Flash™ servers. In sites with 10 or fewer machines to interconnect, this works extremely well. However, for those with major collections of servers and PCs scattered across the universe (up to 256!), you’re going to want dedicated hardware to manage your virtual private… Read More ›

5-Minute VoIP: Deploying a SIP to Google Voice Gateway

5-Minute VoIP: Deploying a SIP to Google Voice Gateway

Monday, June 11, 2012

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Today we’ll walk you through the 5-minute setup process to configure a SIP gateway for any Google Voice number. Once in place, you can make and receive Google Voice calls using not only your 10-digit Google Voice number but also through any SIP device in the world.

Eating Our Own Dog Food: And It Tastes Pretty Good

Eating Our Own Dog Food: And It Tastes Pretty Good

Monday, June 4, 2012

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Today we introduce a new commercial support offering for all PBX in a Flash users. Whether you’re a one-man support team or part of a large IT department, today’s offering provides some needed redundancy and expertise to take your PBX in a Flash systems to a whole new level.

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