Today Skype filed their S-1 to go public on Wall Street. No one should be surprised, as this was exactly what I predicted some 11 months ago. Now, going public brings with it a whole new set of responsibilities, not only SEC quarterly reporting. For Skype’s lead investors, Silver Lake Partners, this is their opportunity … Read more
In parts one and two I’ve discussed mobile calling services and tactics to keep the costs of International Roaming down as well as the devices and methods to keep your data rates down. For transparency sake-My agency represents FreeTalk and parent company ISS which manages the Skype Shop. Some of the products mentioned below are … Read more
In parts one and two I’ve discussed mobile calling services and tactics to keep the costs of International Roaming down as well as the devices and methods to keep your data rates down. For transparency sake-My agency represents FreeTalk and parent company ISS which manages the Skype Shop. Some of the products mentioned below are … Read more
Let’s face it, we live in a world where data and online services are in many ways becoming as important as voice. But voice still remains important. While I’ve been able to take the pain out of mobile roaming with Truphone Local Anywhere and softclients from Skype, Counterpath and yes, the GizmoVoice/Google Voice client that … Read more
The New York Times story on saving money on mobile calling internationally hit home, so I thought I should add my spin to it. It’s something through trial and error I’ve become sort of a subject matter expert on. Upfront, I think David Kelly did an excellent job of highlighting some of what’s possible (and … Read more
I’ve been catching up on a few topics, one of which is HD Voice, and that means reading Doug Mohney’s HD Voice News. What’s interesting is that now almost three years since VAPPs decided to become HiDefConferencing, and then was quickly acquired by Citrix Online to form the core of their Citrix Online Audio group, … Read more
Let’s face it, we live in a world where data and online services are in many ways becoming as important as voice. But voice still remains important. While I’ve been able to take the pain out of mobile roaming with Truphone Local Anywhere and softclients from Skype, Counterpath and yes, the GizmoVoice/Google Voice client that … Read more
Sprint wants you calling. And not with a cellphone. The new Sprint Peel is a backpack, charger and carrier for the Apple iPod touch. Well as it turns out, three of my favorite applications CounterPath’s Bria, the Truphone of iPod/iPhone app and Skype all work very, very well on the iPod Touch. Add in a … Read more
The New York Times story on saving money on mobile calling internationally hit home, so I thought I should add my spin to it. It’s something through trial and error I’ve become sort of a subject matter expert on. Upfront, I think David Kelly did an excellent job of highlighting some of what’s possible (and … Read more
The 2008 Torbreck Woodcutter’s Shiraz is out and at less than $22.00 is the new release for 2008. And this year they tossed in all the juice that was destined for the Run Rig, and opted to put it in the Woodcutter’s Shiraz. Run Rig is normally four to five times that price, when you … Read more
