A couple of weeks ago (but I forgot to hit publish in WordPress) This week we launched two new SMS services I’ve been developing for s1jobs.com.

txt2apply – apply for any job advertised anywhere from your phone. 
The idea is quite simple, but we think it’s dead useful.  Say you’re on the train and spot an interesting job in the newspaper.  Rather than try to remember to apply later, simply text the word APPLY, the email address of the recruiter, the job title and send your message to s1jobs.  We’ll package up your CV and covering letter for you, sending your application as a regular email.  Any replies from the recruiter will come directly to your email address.  More details: txt2apply info page

Job Alerts by SMS – simple idea made more useful by s1jobs mobile.
Register your search criteria and well send you a text message the instant a matching job is added to the site.  The message contains basic job details plus a link to s1jobs mobile for a full description.  From there you can apply for the job using your stored CV – and optionally customise the standard covering letter.  I reckon you should be able to apply for a job within 5 minutes of it being advertised.  More details: s1jobs.com/myaccount

Just a quick post to clear up any confusion on the ReadyBoost compatibility list.  It turns out that devices which don’t quite meet the Vista storage spec may still show up as ‘compatible’ in Windows Vista (and in this list). 

Dave Pryce emailed to point out that the minimum spec for ReadyBoost is 2.5MB/s read & 1.75 MB/s write, while Microsoft’s ReadyBoost usage guidelines say that for a device to be listed as Enhanced for ReadyBoost it must do around double that – 5MB/s read & 3MB/s write (based on 4k random reads and 512k random writes).

You probably already know that not all Flash devices are created equal, but it’s interesting to also note that devices that don’t quite meet the spec are still deemed compatible in Vista. My recommendation is to look for read/write rates wherever they’re quoted in the ReadyBoost chart – a faster device should result in a more noticeable performance gain.