The Little Box That Does More and More and More

I consider David Beckemeyer, not only a friend, client, but truly a genius at making technology approachable for the common man. As background, it was Beckemeyer and his crew that made Earthlink the first national Internet Service Provider that made it easy for people, not geeks, to get on the Internet. AOL of course made … Read more

Video Telephony @ Investors.com

Let me draw your attention please to the AT&T exhibit at the New York World’s Fair..Oh…That was 42 years ago but now, finally, video telephony is having its day as yes its day is here due to broadband, better cameras and faster computers at lower prices. I couldn’t be more pleased to see how the … Read more

Video Telephony @ Investors.com

Let me draw your attention please to the AT&T exhibit at the New York World’s Fair..Oh…That was 42 years ago but now, finally, video telephony is having its day as yes its day is here due to broadband, better cameras and faster computers at lower prices. I couldn’t be more pleased to see how the … Read more

The Phone Company Has A Problem

Without question, we all know the telcos of the last century are a dying bread. Not so much because of mergers, but because they are asleep at the switch and while they know the cable guys are out there, they continue to be in denial of what the cable industry has done and will do … Read more

Federating Is No Hang Up

Presence, VoIP, IM are all interrelated. Mathew Ingram shares his take with us on the MSN & Yahoo hook up. When you add in the Yahoo Plug In effort, but realize that VoIP plug ins right now are a no-go, no-no (I say for now), one has to question how a companies trying to productize … Read more

My New PC is a Sony and It Rocks

Last weekend I purchased two new Sony VGN-UX180Ps, one for me, and one for Helene as an early birthday present for her. Why? I knew after she saw mine she would want one of her very own and likely so will you. Forget how it’s so tiny, under two pounds. What it does so well … Read more

My New PC is a Sony and It Rocks

Last weekend I purchased two new Sony VGN-UX180Ps, one for me, and one for Helene as an early birthday present for her. Why? I knew after she saw mine she would want one of her very own and likely so will you. Forget how it’s so tiny, under two pounds. What it does so well … Read more

Nokia 770 and Gizmo

For those who like to use VoIP anywhere, like me, but have to log on at a hotspot, like a T-Mobile one at Starbucks which requires a user name and password, making calls just got easier via the combination of the new and very cool 2006 operating system on the Nokia 770 Tablet and GizmoProject. … Read more

Nokia 770 and Gizmo

For those who like to use VoIP anywhere, like me, but have to log on at a hotspot, like a T-Mobile one at Starbucks which requires a user name and password, making calls just got easier via the combination of the new and very cool 2006 operating system on the Nokia 770 Tablet and GizmoProject. … Read more

Jangling The Wires

East Bay start up Jangl has hit the big time with their seven million dollar series A round. Jangl has been doing what can best be described as semi stealth marketing, something many new companies seem to be doing. They educate a few about what people think they are doing, and then go off in … Read more