Simple Life = iTalk Whoa!

Let’s back trace our lives few years ago… heck make it 10 years ago! It wasn’t this busy although we are already surfing the net, chatting on chatrooms – forums… and meeting up with them in IRL – In Real Life.

Now, with social media such as Facebook, Friendster, Twitter, MSN and NEWS that comes in constantly no matter what time it is… day or night! We can consider ourselves lucky now coz back then NEWS take yonks to go through one to another…

Remember the NEWS on Fuel hike many many years ago! That you found out via Newspaper / Radio and later on via news sites (or perhaps even blogs). But this medium takes time to get to you… and by the time you realize it, fuel prices has already gone up. Now with the different types of social media… (i.e.: Twitter, Facebook) you get all these updates almost instantaneously!

Now, there’s almost everything that can make your life simpler… and one of it is RSS feeds! What are RSS feeds you might ask! Well RSS stands for “REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION”. Hence the shortform R-S-S.

The beauty of RSS Feeds:

RSS Feeds enable you to get news feeds and updates on any topics that interest you fast and easy. You don’t have to check or be on the lookout on what’s coming.

It delivers the headline, short summary and a link back to the full text every time an RSS news feed is updated.

How does it benefit you?

· If you have been worried about giving your name and email address to subscribe to any newsletter, the RSS feed in iTalk Whoa! has come to your rescue. Subscribing to RSS feed does not require you to do so. No more e-mails and no spams too. Your privacy is assured.

· You will get updates automatically on your iTalk Whoa’s account.

· For those who have got used to bookmaking pages, this is no longer necessary.

· If you are a content owner or publisher, you are able to distribute your contents without being sent to the junk folder.

How to configure RSS feeds on your iTalk Whoa’s account?

Select the RSS Feeds under Mail panel and click on New Group to create a new category/group

Pop up box [RSSFeed Category Name] will appear and please input any name for the new group – example News.

Then click on button [Add]
Automatically the News Feeds will appear in current Category Panel as below:

To input any info on News category, just search for RSS News that interest you. In the example, the feeds gather from The star newspaper.

Just go to the The Star Url - http://thestar.com.my/

Scroll further down till the end of the webpage and you will see image as below:

The RSS icon placed on the right side and click on it.

You may input or place any RSS in iTalk Whoa! for any website that have the RSS icon

You may get RSS Feeds from:

· Any newspaper – The star [http://thestar.com.my/rss/]

· At PC/Entertainment website – Apple [http://www.apple.com/rss/]

· At blogger website

Shown above the link for RSS Feeds in The Star newspaper. Thus you can just choose any topic that interests you the most. In this example, Sport under News been selected.

Just right click on the RSS icon besides the Sport News and select ‘Copy Link Location’.

Go back to your iTalk Whoa’s account and highlight the News icon, input ‘Sport’ under ‘Feed Description’ and paste the url copied previously.

The Sport RSS url will appear and click ‘Add New’ button and the Sport RSS will appear in the Feed Name Box as below:

To view all the RSS Feeds for sport, just click on Sport under News at the Mail Panel:

All the Sport highlights will be display in split second and you can just click on any link to read/view the full story of the day.

Notes:

Sometimes, the link create does not appear immediately. Thus user need to wait for a few minutes before the link to appear. Or user may logout and login again into iTalk Whoa! to view the link.

See how easy RSS is on iTALK WHOA!

For me, whatever that makes my life easier, faster and helps me in my daily routine RAWKS!!!

I’ve updated my RSS feeds on iTALK WHOA! Have you updated yours???

Be sure to check-out the RSS feed function on your iTALK WHOA! Today… http://www.italkwhoa.com/

Njoy Xtra Talktime this Raya with iTALKWHOA!

If you’re like me one of those workaholics (juzz kidding!!) that has to work on Hari Raya (actually I’m in Public Service, yehh Radio is Public Service yO!). Well you may not have the chance to balik kampung… I know sad right! T’is that time of the year that you go back to your hometown to see your loved ones and you just can’t!

Don’t be SAD! Coz there’s iTALKWHOA! Just the thing that you need the most this season! Why? Apart from this being the ONLY Malaysian online platform that allows you to CALL, SMS and Video Call (oh yea don’t forget the web messaging service too…) iTALKWHOA! Is also giving you FREE Xtra Credits once you reload during this festive season.

How does it work? Easy… as 1..2..3! =)

In conjunction with Ramadhan and Aidilfitri, starting from 1^st September 2010 until 31^st October 2010, enjoy 20% ADDITIONAL talktime automatically credited into your account if you activate/reload your iTalk card from 1^st September 2010 until 31^st October 2010.

This sounds more like duit raya for you allz rite! Wahhh dah tua tua (muda) pun nak duit raya lagi! Hahha… well that feeling never gets out of you right! Well enjoy this festive season with MORE from iTALK…

There is more from iTalk, TM online contents can now been purchase using iTalk. Please visit website below:

· HyppTunes (www.hypptunes.com.my)

· E-Browse (www.ebrowse.com.my)

· B-SmartXpress (www.bluehyppo.com)

· Gamezone (www.hyppgames.com.my)

· MUTV online (www.hypp.tv/manutd)

Anyhowz… Being in public service (Radio Broadcast) sure will require me to work on odd hours, odd days… yes! When it’s public holiday I’m still working! When it’s festive season – yes I’m still in the studio! That’s the beauty of Public Service! We love talking to you when you need us the most! Don’t worry… I’ll get my replacement leave after the celebration.

Let’s put it like this… I get to go on holidays when there’s no traffic jam and its low season! Hahahah… cheaper as well! If you are in Public Service as well (TV, Radio, Law Enforcement) you will know how it feels to work during these days. Don’t worry… its actually our pleasure to serve y’all! I really do love working during these days coz people are in the festive and very happy mood! Hahah!!!

Well that’s all from me for now! Since it’s just days before the Eid’l Fitr Celebration… I’d like to wish y’allz a Selamat Hari Raya – Maaf Zahir & Batin, and for the rest… HAPPY HOLIDAYZ!!!

Don’t forget to visit http://www.italkwhoa.com

All it took, was less than a minute!!!

One or the other... all it took was less than a minute! To do what??? That's the question that's been intriguing your mind, hasn't???

Alot of things can happen in a minute, perhaps a frighin GOAL by the Germany TEAM and you hear people in other houses nearby and mamaks scream frantically "GOOOOAALLL!!!". Even happiness can turn into sadness in less than a minute (talkin' bout being robbed *cross fingers* or even being dumped by your GF...and the usual truth no more credits in your phone and not being able to call your loved ones).

Well, for me everything has been going my way all these while! Especially with online transactions that has been going really easy on me! Saves time, energy and money too!

My update this time around, talks about how i managed to RELOAD my iTALK WHOA! online credits in less than a minute. Yes, all it took was lesss than 60 seconds!

Juz a RE-CAP for those who may not have any idea what i'm talking about. Well I've been using the iTALK WHOA! platform for many many months now! Not just to call the myriad of my friends overseas (yeah...miss my schoolmates darn much from the International School of Paris and British School of Paris - now that they're all over the globe, calls can be expensive - but NOT - no fret with iTALK WHOA!), but also to send out SMS - read up my twitter updates and to even log on to Facebook, MSN Messenger and also send out e-mails from my own iTALK WHOA! e-mail inbox and even my Gmail.

Make it easy for y'all...mates! It's an ALL-IN-ONE platform! So what for logging on so many different websites, portals... just to do your stuffs when you can do it at the convenience of one single platform? :) Get it!!

iTALK WHOA! Credit w/ Online Purchase:

Now, back to business! We were talking about how can i do this in less than a minute! WHOA!... well reloading your credit has never been easier!

Previously, you are only able to purchase movie tickets online, pay for your monthly bills, buying your prepaid credit reloads and a few others! But now, life is so much easier!

I know some of you previously msg'd me asking WHERE TO GET iTALK Prepaid Credits??? Well... it is easy to get it, but you may have to do more than just walking to the shop to get it. Now, am sure you have an online bank account with at least one of the following:

Maybank - Alliance Bank - AmBank - EON Bank - RHB Bank - CIMB Bank and not to forget Web Cash & Mobile Money (not to forget other banks accounts stated in the web-portal of iTALK WHOA!).

Here's an example:

How to purchase iTALK WHOA! via Maybank2U:

Just follow the example below, and all it takes is less than a minute for you to RELOAD (hassle free) your iTALK WHOA! credits!

Log on to your Maybank2U - then click on...

Click on BUY ONLINE (you are on your way to the FASTEST way to re-load!)

Click on IDD / STD Card

Click on iTALK Prepaid CODE

Click on the value of the reload you'd like to purchase. There are 4 denominations to select from!

How to reload your iTALK WHOA! from a top-up card:

On your MAIN Landing Page of iTALK WHOA, click on "iTALK CREDIT" and you will get this page.

Here, you are able to purchase credit, reload & check your balance. Key in your iTALK WHOA reload number from the card.

Click RELOAD - Voila... you're done! (there will be a 0.50 cent charge for every reload).

The following few pages after this is very simple! *TOP SECRET* can't show it here online coz it has my Maybank Account details! HAHAHA... Anyways after this you will request for your TAC and that's it... after keying in the number you will get your RELOAD number immediately.

HASSLE FREE it is!!! Try it out today if you haven't... PSSSTTT... if your company may have blocked access for you to use social media networks from the office computer! YOU MAY USE iTALK WHOA! to go online and get CONNECTED to the networks yO!

*that didn't came from me ok...*

iTalk Purchase Online:

iTalkWhoa offers greater saving in making calls and SMS to international and domestic destinations. Current users of iTalkWhoa are able to purchase iTalk credit through iTalk dealers’ nationwide, selected petrol stations, iTalk kiosk, and many other iTalk outlets nationwide.

Now, iTalk can also be purchase through this portal. Users can purchase using Maybank, Alliance Bank, Ambank, EON Bank, RHB Bank, Web Cash, Mobile Money, CIMB Bank and other listed banks accounts in the portal.iTalk credit can be purchase by 4 denomination that are RM10, RM20, RM30 and RM50.

Once purchased, the credit will be automatically credited into iTalkWhoa account. There is no hassle remembering the pin number and reloading. With Digital Certificates using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Protocol with end-point security management, users can accessed this portal without hesitance in security of their account information. Use iTalkWhoa now for greater savings and convenience

WHOA!!! All Nite LONG

Wasssuppp Shaz: WHO ON EARTH doesn't want free MONEY??? Well... i know how u can get RM5 in terms of free credit to call & text your friends via this new platform, an online website/application that unifies all the social media & messaging system - last but not least VOiP & SMS. What is it? It's the iTALKWHOA! by TM.

Wanna save on voice calls (international or local), wanna send a text message for less, it's all so easy with iTALK WHOA! No installation needed, you just simply need to Log on to the website and register as a user.

As i entered the event...

TM Reps for Question & Answer session

If you're lucky enough to be the first 8000 to try out this service by TM - you'll receive instantly an online credit of RM5 to make your very first VOiP phone call & SMS to your friends!!! Really... it's cheap, it's clear, and it's easy.

Not just that, you can Log on to your messaging service, check Facebook messages - comments - notifications, Twitter, Gtalk and much more all from this platform. You can then keep all your complicated passwords at home tucked in a book somewhere safe and just use this one Login and Password! No more confusions, no more hassle!

CLICK HERE for iTALK WHOA! by TM

Last Wednesday, 7th April - i was invited to the launch of iTALK WHOA! by TM at Borneo Rainforest CLUB @ Bdr. Sunway. Where i met up with so many blogging friends from the past, those who i haven't seen for a long time and those who's been so busy to meet up. They were all there. It was like a blast from the past.

Anyways, managed to get an insight of what iTALK WHOA! is really all about, its technical functions, and all. Basically it's made to HELP you and i in our everyday life. To simply make everything simpler and easier!

• Just imagine this what if your phone runs out of battery! And there's no way for you to charge it! You can just go to any computer / online terminal log on to iTALK WHOA! and send a text msg to your friend to help you / save you / meet you! - Rather than having to go back all the way home right.

• Another scenario would be when you forgotten to bring your phone out with you, just logon to your laptop from anywhere with Wi-Fi and make a voice call to your friend, very easy and simple.

Whatever it is, it's meant to help make your life easier... The only thing is, for now you would have to use Internet Explorer (IE) to log on to the service and to use it as it's currently not compatible with other browsers. But soon enough it will be ready for Google Chrome, Firefox and more...

On the other hand... met up with so many friends here at the event, was even pulled up on stage to play a stage game but at first i was about to win the game but for some technical reasons i LOST :( But oh well.. i could've won a Panasonic DECT Cordless Phone! Woohoo.. COULD HAVE is a very BIG WORD!

Anyway - BUNKFACE! Was there to perform a few numbers from their album "PHOBIA PHONEY"!!! Check'em out :)

Now let me hear it... iTALK...:

WHOA!

More about iTALK WHOA!:

1. A Unified Messaging and Convergence platform providing single-point-access to Messaging & Collaboration systems.

2. Provides and interface that enables users to synchronize all the email accounts, social networking sites to enable them to connect, communicate and collaborate with their families and friends.

3. You can email, SMS, make calls, connect with instant messaging and even read your favorite news through just one portal,all you need is internet access.

More than just SERVICES:

• Webmail that integrates with major webmail services such as MSN, Yahoo! and Gmail also with real-time true push of emails & attachments
  
  
• Push eMail with real-time true push of emails & attachments that works with any mobile device without the need of a local client
  
  
• Calendar & Task that is capable to assign calendar information and create tasks to be shared with other users within their desktop or mobile workspace
  
  
• Instant Messaging (IM) which enables multiple Chat servers integrate into one IM Chat and no need for external service providers
  
  
• Voice Call to communicate from PC with the lowest calling rate
  
  
• Web SMS to send web sms from portal to any phone (local mobile/international mobile/fixed sms)
  
  
• Synchronization of data between desktop applications, mobile devices and vice-versa
  
  
• Integration Framework
  
  
• Social Networking Streams with a seamless ITalk Whoa! integration with the most popular business & social networking services
  
  
• Security• Digital Certificates for establishing network connection using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Protocol with end-point security management.Stored data accessible by all users within or across security domains Full anti-virus, anti-spam controls.

How to USE it?

• If a user is overseas and wanna use the iTalkwhoa is it possible? What are the charges like?

This is a portal service, regardless where ever you are from; the rates are applicable as it will be in the list.

• Means all they need to do is log into italk whoa and they can do all that?

Yes! You have to register as a member first. While for 1st time user, you have to key in your password for you ie: twitter, email (yahoo, gmail, hotmail) etc for all at just one time. It will configure with your iTalkWhoa login password. You just have to key in 1 iTalkWhoa password next time, all others function will be automatically login.

• So they just nd to sign up with italk whoa and thats it?

Pretty much YEAH :)

• It is also mention about prepaid or buy credit. Where can ppl buy their credit/ prepaid card for italk whoa?

TM will provide this service really soon, hopefully somewhere in June 2010 for all users worldwide to purchase. But for now, you can purchase iTalk credit at Maybank2U, CIMB Clicks and all stores displaying iTalk. Only Malaysians are able to purchase for NOW.

• Will they be sold at phone shops in future just like the other phone cards or idd cards?

Yes, but only in Malaysia. iTalk are sold at shops displaying iTalk sign.