Cisco Flips Off The Competition

A lot of people are scratching their heads about the Pure Digital acquisition by Cisco. I did too, until I started thinking about it. Cisco is all about putting more data through pipes. Period. The more data, the more need for two things. Routers and Switches. This is all a continuation of Cisco being THE … Read more

Orange Internet Everywhere

In France mobile operator Orange has launched a true pay as you go data plan named appropriately “Internet Everywhere” that combines WiFi access to their nationwide network of hotspots with 3G data over their cutting edge HSUPA/HSDPA network. How it works is very easy. You buy one 3G data USB stick at a mobile retailer, … Read more

Bandwidth Is Not Limitless

Let’s face it, the iPhone has created something that has become a problem. Scarcity of bandwidth. While we all like to think that bandwidth is like air, it’s not and those of us who live online are starting to suffocate from time to time, without enough bandwidth. Part of the issue is that the so … Read more

Grand Central Is Now Google Voice

Last night a very tired, yet happy Craig Walker called with news. For all those of little faith who had given up on GrandCentral, all I can say is “Surprise.” What has been in the works for more than a year, has now come to fruition. GrandCentral has become Google Voice, and there are a … Read more

Video Conferencing vs. Face To Face

It’s obvious to me that the travel industry is fearing video conferencing. All you have to do is read this Dallas Morning News story and you can tell that the pressure is now on the travel industry overall to justify the high costs in light of technology that’s coming down in price every month. At … Read more

2.0 Scouting Report Update

If I was looking for a marketing lead in the online, comms or video space, heck, just about any business, one of the first people I’d pull from the pool of “available” talent would be my buddy Eric Quanstrom…who is now a free agent as he and Logitech have parted ways as Surfer Boy didn’t … Read more