When it comes to the new workplace environment, the concept of Working Anywhere is truly here. We work in an Office. At Home. Or Elsewhere. Those are the three categories that exist. Sure, some pundits will try to divide up the "Elsewhere," but for simplicity sake, let's just call those places-the hotels, cars, airplanes, coffee … Read more
Sad news department —I was about to write a few overdue wine notes today, but I wanted to catch up on things about ClueCon and Dangerous Demos with long time Truphone exec turned Not Spot maven James Body in the UK. While VoIPWatch is not the obituary column, it is a mode of communication for now … Read more
When the news broke yesterday about the pending Microsoft acquisition of MetaSwitch I was going to write a post outlining why, but pal Rich Tehrani did such a good job with his, by providing a first glance analysis, I decided to hit pause and let my thoughts settle in. Pain and Suffering First, I … Read more
I wake up and pop on my morning Pandora station. Club Des Belugas. It's a great mix everyday. And, it's getting better. The more I thumbs up a track, or thumbs down it, the better and better the mix gets. After a month of this the number of downs is to about one per session…Maybe. … Read more
WiredUK has a drill down on how Microsoft's SKYPE lost the video calling war to ZOOM. Long time media voice turned VC, and friend, Om Malik, is quoted heavily in the story, and Om's right. While pointing to the rise of Microsoft Teams as a contributory factor due to Microsoft's internal decisions, both Wired and Om missed one of the key … Read more
With boom times for ZOOM and more using DUO, MEET, UberConference, GoToMeeting, and all those Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Skype calls being scheduled, it was only time before reminder apps for those who are logging in challenged arrived. Both apps do the same thing. First is Meeter. It requires you to either be on … Read more
I have been intrigued through time with the idea off virtual performances. For years the comment has been that until a concert can be streamed so the audience feels like they are there, it won't happen. Well, in the "new normal" we need to accept the reality that virtual may be where the money is … Read more
As we live through the new normal we need to reassess our plans. And when it comes to 5G there's a lot of room for reassessment. Here's why. Already we're seeing reports that due to Covid-19 and impact on people and the economy globally, 5G rollouts may be slowed down. While the 5G conspiracy theorists … Read more
I traded in three aging MacBooks today, after spending a good part of Sunday wiping the hard drives of my 2012 Mac Book Pro, a 2013 Mac Book Air and my workhorse and faithful travel companion, the 2015 Mac Book. In many ways the 2015 is a collectors item, but having had two battery replacements … Read more
ZOOM was the darling of the media two weeks or so ago, as Working From Home and all kinds of ZOOM meetups became the flavor of the day. Then as security issues arose ZOOM became the harlot, and many media were as quick to damn them as they were to praise them. So goes the … Read more
