Structure O8

I spent yesterday at GigaOm’s Structure 08 Conference. It was GREAT. If anyone thinks the conference business is dead, they are DEAD WRONG. The overflow crowd clearly showed that there is lots of interest in Infrastructure. Hats off to the entire team at GigaOm and especially to Surj Patel who guided the conference. Om was … Read more

PhoneGnome for Business Launches

David Beckemeyer passed me a note about his new PhoneGnome for Business service that launched. For users of PhoneGnome this provides a full new suite of services that may appeal to the small business user.

American Airlines to Block Skype on In Flight WiFi

This shows how technology illiterate some people at American Airlines must be. Blocking a widely used IM service and comparing it to a cell phone. Ok. If they want to block the voice traffic that’s one thing. But to make the statement that blocking Skype is in keeping with the federal ban on cell phones … Read more

New Logitech WebCam Makes Video On Mac A Focus

Having experienced both SightSpeed and Skype last week on my Logitech 9000 Pro webcam last week on my lightly used Windows Media Center on a Dual Core 2 Vista platform at the house, I was simply feeling left out on the Mac for what one could consider great video quality. Well now Macintosh users like … Read more

Being Distance Challenged

Jason Perlow of ZDNet posted his real world experience issue with DSL vs. Cable. That got me thinking about what’s next to come down the pipe. First some perspective. He lives too far away from the CO. I can relate to that. When I first moved to the coast seven years ago I tried to … Read more

Playing WIth New Technology

I got my Novatel Wireless MC950D Wireless GSM/3G modem…it rocks. I’ve been playing more and more with the NO IT GUY REQUIRED Jazinga box, a combined router, WiFi access point and VoIP service box for the SOHO and SMB market. It really rocks. Alec Saunders and I had a call this morning..from my hotel room … Read more

Where To Find The Skype 4.0 Beta

Here’s the link to the Skype 4.0 Beta for Windows. This is a good link to bookmark since it provides the early trial users of a home to find the latest versions. Once the pool is full its likely there won’t be any more access to the beta. Since Skype has an auto-update notification feature … Read more