The SMS widget we were testing for the last 2 weeks is now open to public for free signup and usage. Prema received more emails than she could handle in past days. Now you need not mail prema, instead you can goto http://www.widget.fastalerts.in/ and register there. Also you can customise the widget to match your blogs theme.  Bloggers, please share this link with fellow bloggers also.

The SMS widget is becoming very popular and Im getting many messages and also queries about the same. Ill make some clarifications about the same now. The Widget is completly free to use and we do intend to keep it free forver. This is our gift to the blogging community, which has helped us a lot, sharing their knowledge and experience. The widget is completely safe to use and your mobile number will never be revealed to the sender. Bloggers,...

Fellow bloggers and readers, Check out the widget on the right side of this post. You can SMS me directly from that widget. Type in your comments there and Ill get them on my mobile instantly. We are now giving away free widgets to bloggers and publishers. If you need a similr widget on your blog or website send a mail to prema@mobme.in with your mobile number and bog address. She will send you a customised widget for you. This...

The event got over today, but the fun continues. The first thing I learned is that India can be the heaven of Free and Open Source Software. There are too many developers wanting to contribute. And they will if someone shows them how to get started. Then again Evangelisation… Javascript is going to become the language that dominates light weight application development. XML is here to stay, and is going to be seen in various...

Voice SMS seems like Old wine in New bottle. Voice SMS Services launched by various companies are almost similar to voice mail, just that the packaging if different. The voice message from the user is recorded via the normal calling handling mechanism, and an alert is provided to the recipient. The recipient is gets a playback of the message when he responds to the alert. Sounds very similar to voice mail. Some providers use IVR...

The first time I send an SMS was long back, when they introduced mobile phones in Palai. I was a still a school kid and my cousin had a mobile, a big one and I send an SMS from it. It was a nice experience, but at that time SMS cost something like 5Rs per message. Then while in college I saw an article in Elektor about a GSM module which can be used to send and receive SMS without a mobile phone. Did some googling about it but...

FastAlerts is an online communication tool that joins the powers of SMS, email and voice call to help you be in touch with your staff, friends and family with just the click of a button. The interface used by fastalerts is the most advanced and its a complete web 2.0 application. The user experience of the website is really good. Take a look at it by visiting www.fastalerts.in Using the application you can Create and maintain...