Credit Where Credit is Due

David Beckemeyer could have thrown in the towel. He didn’t. Just two days or so ago he IM’d me to say that one of the data centers he was using for Phonegnome was pulling the plug and turning the lights out IN TWO DAYS. David to his credit found another data center, and within a … Read more

San Diego Airport WiFi Slows Down

San Diego Airport used to charge for WiFi via a third party provider. When they had an option to make a change they chose to go “free.” Tonight at gate 33 waiting for my US Air flight I saw what free gets me. 82K download. That is pathetic. I spoke earlier in the week to … Read more

San Diego Airport WiFi Slows Down

San Diego Airport used to charge for WiFi via a third party provider. When they had an option to make a change they chose to go “free.” Tonight at gate 33 waiting for my US Air flight I saw what free gets me. 82K download. That is pathetic. I spoke earlier in the week to … Read more

How Not To Handle A Layoff

First Atlanta Falcons’ QB Michael Vick falls from grace, now one of Atlanta’s bright and shining corporate citizens does the same….Things sure aren’t peachy in Georgia this month. From this account it looks like Earthlink’s mail room fumbled the ball and missed a Fed Ex shipment yesterday and some of the “packages” for those on … Read more

Truphone Add InTones and More

MobileCrunch picks up the news about client Truphone adding a range of ringtones that their users hear when originating calls. But the big news is Truphone Out+ that really makes the service fly in countries they don’t yet offer DIDs. In a nutshell from the Truphone press office: Truphone Out+ means that a customer’s existing … Read more

Om On Earthlink’s Day Today

Mid day yesterday Om broke a story that likely affects some friends at Earthlink. I’ve been unable to reach them so like everyone else including Om and Cynthia the world is awaiting the morning news today out of Atlanta. A lot of this is a result of the untimely passing of Gary Betty from cancer. … Read more