April 04, 2005
While DSL technology has steadily improved resulting in an increased distance from the CO and increased bandwidth, for instance, ADSL2+ has 25Mbps downstream, the news about coax cable improving its throughput has been notably absent - until now. The Multimedia...
March 28, 2005
So you wanna be a journalist eh? Well, these days, just start a blog and you're good to go! Unless of course you're Apple and you don't classify bloggers as journalists. (See Apple suit against blogger) In any case, the...
Now here's a scary thought. This website: "www.RFID2VIN.com" proposes the use of RFID chips that would be left at the scene of "hit and run" accidents. According to their email to me, these unique identifiers would then act as a...
March 23, 2005
Scientists have apparently found a "backup" to our DNA. According to the journal Nature, one plant was able to revert to genetic code that doesn't contain a genetic mutation that its parents had, (using a previously unknown "backup" copy method),...
March 18, 2005
I'm playing around with some aggregation on my blog. I'm hoping to include excerpts of some interesting stories from outside news sources, blogs, etc.You probably already noticed a few on my home page already. It took me a few...
March 16, 2005
Well, I had some visitors to my blog request the ability to "subscribe" to comments so they know if someone responds to a comment that they posted. Or if they are just interested in a thread they can even subscribe...
March 11, 2005
According to CNN, it looks like my home state, Connecticut, is employing technology to snare car propery tax delinquents. City marshals in cash-strapped New Haven are armed with a tool called BootFinder that photographs auto license plates and instantly...
February 28, 2005
I just received this interesting email about an interesting electric scooter.I was wondering if you could help get the word out about a revolutionary new EV that will be released in 2006. It cruises at over 60mph and goes up...
The Treo 650 is now officially available! If you are a world-traveler who needs to be able to swap your SIM between countries, or just want to use your phone in the US with your current GSM service plan, we...
February 23, 2005
This is non-show related, but a very fascinating release nonetheless. Hmm, that's twice today I've used the word "fascinating" - one of Spock's favorite one liners. Must be the Star Trek Marathon I watched a few days ago. Anyway,...
Check out Rich Tehrani's blog entry from yesterday about Popular Telephony announcing Commoca and Texas Instruments agreement to embed Peerio in color IP Telephony terminals. The news was made to coincide with the "opening day" of Internet Telephony Expo. I...
February 17, 2005
Get Lex Verizon Smallville SweepstakesI admit it, I'm a Smallville fan. I guess that's better than admitting to being a Jerry Springer fan, right? Actually, Smallville, which seems targetted at a teenage audience actually draws a considerable adult audience...
Interesting analysis from the Cato Institute regarding government, DRM/copyright, and P2P (peer-to-peer networks).More government is not a good file-sharing preventativeMarriage of peer-to-peer networks and digital rights management is a better solutionWASHINGTON - Recent controversies over file-sharing and copyright policy have...
February 10, 2005
Someone spotted my recent word-spotting blog entry (pun intended) and emailed me about anouther word-spotting solution. In my previous blog entry, I joked about the CIA and NSA being able to eavesdrop and perform wordspotting on conversations. Well, if...
February 08, 2005
I was wondering why my MSN Messenger wouldn't logon today. Well apparently, I wasn't the only one experiencing an outage with MSN Messenger.Microsoft confirmed today that a "significant" number of its MSN Messenger users have been experiencing intermittent outages for...
Meant to share this news about a major multi-billion dollar Sprint lawsuit this morning, but got caught up with some server issues. Boy, is there any telecom company not tainted by scandal (MCI/WorldCom) or in the process of a mega-merger (AT&T/SBC)?_________________________________________A...
February 07, 2005
Napster Do the Math CommercialDid you see the Napster Superbowl commercial? In the Napster commercial they show the cost of 10,000 songs via Napster vs. buying 10,000 songs via iTunes. Since iTunes charges $1 per song for $10,000 total...
I’ve been using MTGoogleSearch for Related Entries on my MovableType blog - and unfortunately some of the related entries have UTF-8 characters in the URL titles which changes my webpage’s default iso-8859-1 encoding to UTF-8. If at least one of...
Arroyo claims to be the first VOD (video on demand) solution that scales to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Arroyo is a player in the Triple Play space.Check out the release:65% Performance Boost & 10GigE Support Demonstrate Benefits of Open Arroyo OnDemand Architecture ...
February 04, 2005
With "blockbuster telecom mergers" all the rage in the news and the blogosphere, I thought it would be worth sharing Instat's take on it...Top Telecom Brands Battle it Out for Business: AT&T and Verizon Rank High SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., February 1,...
Email Apocalypse?I was just reading a ZDNet article written by Molly Wood titled "Email Apocolypse Now!", which states, "Steve Linford, director of U.K.-based SpamHaus, which compiles antispam blacklists, says the problem is tantamount to a coming e-mail apocalypse. He...
February 02, 2005
OHHHH NOO!!! For the love of... For crying out loud!!! DAMN IT! #$$#%^^#Q@#%%!@@%$@#%$$#@&^* ZDNet has an article claiming spammers have a new trick up their sleeves that will result in a new flood of spam that gets around email blacklists....
February 01, 2005
Microsoft is making a big splash with their new MSN Search. Bill Gates is even on the front page of MSN.com with the premiere top position. (though the stories scroll, Bill Gates is the first position) Check out www.msn.com and...
January 31, 2005
TMC's main website - www.tmcnet.com has been experiencing phenomenal growth. In fact, the growth has been so phenomenal, our main web server could no longer handle the load. Fortunately, the blog server is still up, which may be why you...
January 28, 2005
SBC Communications yesterday announced it cut the price of its fastest SBC Yahoo DSL plan - but with a caveat - you have to sign up for SBC's All Distance local and long-distance calling plan, which costs $48.95. So that's...
IPInferno brought an interesting news item to my attention. Sonic.net is claiming that deregulating broadband will kill independent ISPs and result in less competition. Obviously, with less broadband competition this could have quite a bearing on VoIP broadband service. Check...
January 27, 2005
Verizon CDM8940 Closed Verizon Wireless and UTStarcom Personal Communications Division (formerly Audiovox Communications Corp.), yesterday announced the availability of the CDM8940, that will work on Verizon's EVDO network. It features a built in 1.3 Megapixel camera (with flash) and...
January 24, 2005
Today most people still look to Google for their search results, but I do remember the day when I used to have to check 3-5 search engines to find the results I was looking for. It was a real pain...
January 21, 2005
Interesting, just got a press release from Keating & Co. Gee, I must have sent the release to myself. Actually, there is no relation between myself and Keating & Co. nor am I related to the governor of Oklahoma (Frank...
January 10, 2005
I'm a huge VOD proponent, especially when deployed in a Triple Play environment, so thought I'd share this release. THey claim that each Stream server supports up to 3,000 personalized 3.75Mbps streams in just 3 rack-units (RU) of space, which...
January 05, 2005
If you happen to be at the CES show this week, be aware that the Las Vegas Monorail has JUST re-opened. Supposedly, the monorail is much preferred over taxis and other transportation - so take it when you can. You'll...
December 08, 2004
Received an email today regarding DSL industry numbers that I thought I would share. They took a "swipe" at cable broadband as well. Interestingly, China and Japan lead DSL deployments over the U.S. The DSL Forum would like to share...
November 30, 2004
I meant to share this interesting news release a few days ago. As a Blackberry fan, this is good news for International travellers. Roadpost Launches Full-Functional International Blackberry Short- and Long-Term Rental Services Highly flexible and affordable new service creates...
November 23, 2004
Important news story from MacWorld. A proposed Pennsylvania law (supported by Verizon) is now on its way to the governor's desk that could pose a hurdle for the city of Philadelphia's ambitious plan to provide broadband service throughout the city...
November 22, 2004
Eliica Electric Car With oil and gas prices through the roof, the interest in electric cars has certainly increased. However, the knocks against electric vehicles is that they are not fast, have terrible range, and take a long time...
November 03, 2004
Tim Russert with Tablet PC I'm sure many of us were watching the presidential election coverage on FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, or the traditional TV networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) last night. Well you probably noticed lots of technology being...
October 26, 2004
Spammer or Innocent Victim? I loathe spammers - they're below lawyers and tax collectors. Spammers are lower than 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea... lower the depths of hell... lower than the lowest cheap shot ever thrown. So what exactly...
October 25, 2004
Mobilis, apparently has a new mobile wireless solution for commuter trains using WiMAX. I've always read that WiMAX has problems with any sort of high velocity or movement. Though since velocity (or speed) is all relative (read Albert Einstein's theory...
October 19, 2004
Some broadband market numbers to share... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., October 19, 2004 - Broadband is becoming a mainstream, must have residential service, according to In-Stat/MDR. The high-tech market research firm is projecting strong growth in both cable and DSL subscribers over...
Spaceballs - "Ludicrous Speed!" Wow, check out this news release! A super fast, ludicrous speed, whopping 3.0 GB/s Serial ATA hard drive for a desktop PC using SATA? Damn, I want one of those! Hey Samsung, can I have...
I've been itching to buy a new Microsoft Media Center 2005 PC for the past week or so. Microsoft Media Center 2005 has support for multiple TV tuners and it supports PVR (personal video recording) functionality as well as pause/resume...
October 18, 2004
This is the 3rd time today I'm come across the Flarion news about Flarion and Netgear. And I received a tip/email from someone else pointing it out. Basically, Flarion Technologies, the architect of the FLASH-OFDM mobile broadband system, have entered...
October 15, 2004
Google has released a beta version of a desktop application that enables users to search their computers for e-mail, files, Web history and chats called Google Desktop Search. It supposedly uses the same technology as the online-search tool. But I'm...
I was watching the news last night when the news anchor stated that an FCC ruling came down that the FCC had granted the regional Bell companies relief from having to lease their fiber networks to competitors at regulated rates....
October 12, 2004
Media Center Edition 2005 I was just reading about the launch of Media Center Edition 2005 and came across this link: Microsoft to tune up Media Center PC | CNET News.com As I just blogged, I want to buy...
October 11, 2004
Some interesting news from Atheros. Definitely keep your eye on Atheros. They are very strong in the WiMAX market which will no doubt take off in 2005. This single-chip design sports an integrated 802.11a/b/g design -- Media Access Controller (MAC),...
October 09, 2004
When I first read an email saying Supercomm is no more, I was like first Comdex died and now this? Supercomm is "retired" according to an email I received announcing the news. Actually, just the name is retired - the...
October 05, 2004
No one doubts the popularity of Blackberry - when it comes to email delivery/retrieval it just plain works. I've tried using a PocketPC to send/receive email and it's a nightmare. For one, it's a "pull" technology - I have to...
October 04, 2004
SpaceShipOne has set history as the world's first privately funded manned spacecraft. This is absolutely amazing. Could this mean that one day I will be able to ride SpaceShipOne (or SpaceShipTwo or other descendant) and experience what today only a...
September 27, 2004
Remember the Atart-2600? How bout the TRS-80, the ColecoVision, the Odyssey, the Commodore 64? What about the Newton - the first “unofficial” PDA (though some would argue there were earlier PDAs). Sure, mentioning these dated, practically ancient technology probably dates...
September 13, 2004
It seems everyone is talking about Cisco’s new routers that were launched today, so I may as well jump in with my comments as well. I’m going to take a more VoIP focused angle than the other news stories I’ve...
September 02, 2004
Check out this release: PRESS RELEASE: GET READY! THE NEXT REVOLUTION IN TV STARTS LABOR DAY WEEKEND! ManiaTV The World's 1st Internet Television Networ Launches Monday, September 6th, 2004 You gotta love how they try and sound hip. check out...
Microsoft launched their new Media Player 10 today which they are positioning as an "iTunes killer". As a proud new owner of a 20gb iPod and iTunes user, we'll just see about that. Microsoft did make some improvements to...
August 31, 2004
I came across an interesting release that claims they have developed the world's first Wi-Fi wall outlet. Here's an excerpt: Aruba Wireless Networks (Aruba) and Ortronics Inc., a global leader in enterprise structured cabling systems, today announced they have...
August 24, 2004
I probably surf over 200 web pages a day both for my job and for personal reasons. As such, one of my major pet-peeves is having to register on certain websites. I don't mind so much for certain types of...
August 18, 2004
Since I'm a bandwidth fan/nut/hog, I thought I would share this interesting release announcing that broadband has overtaken narrowband, i.e. dial-up. Just don't tell my dad he's in the minority and he needs broadband - he says he's fine surfing...
August 16, 2004
VoIP Forum and other Technology Forums: Windows XP SP2, Skype, eMule I posted this in the VoIP forums and thought it would be useful to blog it as well: I've noticed some problems with the number of simultaneous connections after...
August 13, 2004
Very interesting... From newscientist.com Hawking cracks black hole paradox "After nearly 30 years of arguing that a black hole destroys everything that falls into it, Stephen Hawking is saying he was wrong. It seems that black holes may after all...
August 12, 2004
A few fellow co-workers that all work in IT played a game of "chicken" yesterday. That is, we were trying to figure out who would be the guinea pig to install the Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2). The...
August 11, 2004
After my little episode of having my home PC infected by my wife with the Bagle virus I thought I would look into some freeware/shareware utilities that remove untrustworthy attachments (i.e. .exe, .com, .pif, .bat, .vbs, etc.) from Outlook Express....
August 09, 2004
Microsoft's XP Service Pack2 is out, but very hard to find on Microsoft's site. They probably did this on purpose to prevent an onslaught of people downloading the service pack. They want you to use Automatic Updates to "slowly" download...
August 08, 2004
