Bon Voyage Vonage?


If Verizon's patent lawsuit isn't bad enough for Vonage, a new start-up, MagicJack, may nail their coffin shut. MagicJack is a USB device that plugs into your computer and enables you to make VOIP calls using your existing phone. MagicJack assigns you a phone number for incoming and outgoing calls and includes standard VOIP features. There is no monthly fee--you simply purchase the device for $39 and then pay an annual fee of $20 after the first year.

While somewhat similar to Skype, the service works on any phone rather than select Skype-specific phones, and uses standard phone numbers for incoming and outgoing calls, rather than Skype IDs. Like other VOIP services, you can take MagicJack with you while traveling and plug the hotel phone into your MagicJack, turning the hotel phone into your office phone.

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What is Shockwave? My first assignment in the online content world was to play with various subscription services. One in particular stuck out - Shockwave.com UNLIMITED. Shockwave is an online casual gaming site and it was created with me in mind. Actually I fit the demographic of the online casual gamer perfectly (working women of a certain age), but I found lots of my friends and family in all age groups and both male and female love Shockwave.  

The Features: Shockwave features over 400 games and premium subscribers don’t have any ads or game timeouts. You won’t be prompted to purchase the games either- it is all included in your subscription fee. The fees are $9.95/month billed monthly or $4.95/month billed annually ($59.40 billed once a year).  

My Favorite Games: My favorite games are the Super Granny series and the Diner Dash series. They both have three versions of the games which keep me busy for a long time. Super Granny goes through various worlds saving her kittens from the evil Dr. Meow and Mr. Fang. In Diner Dash you help Flo seat, serve, and clear tables in a variety of restaurants- this is one of the most popular online games. Both of these games are downloadable so you can play them right from your desktop. Some of the games are played online- one of my favorites is Daily Sudoku. Sadly I have been sucked into the Sudoku craze and I love getting three new puzzles daily. You can post your score and see how you stack up against the competition- I still don't know how people finish in 44 seconds!  

Who it is good for: Anyone who likes to play online games! I highly suggest that you give Shockwave.com UNLIMITED a try- they even have a 10 day free trial so you can be sure it is as much fun as I promised.

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