VoIP/IP Based Calling-No Opting Out of E911

One of the better regulatory attorneys in D.C. passed on some news about how the FCC is addressing the fact that E911 HAS to be provided by interconnected VoIP providers and how they get a “warning” before enforcement. This is a topic I find intriguing, so I’ve asked the same Kelley Drye attorney if he … Read more

Skype On New Mac Book Air Can Work

If you want to have Skype 2.8 work on your new Mac Book Air you need to take one step back and then go forward. Basically, you have to uninstall 2.8, delete an xml file from your user library, install Skype 2.7, make sure it works, then install 2.8. Skype is promising a hotfix according … Read more

Mac Book Air 2010’s And Skype Are Not Friends

Well, the best laid plans have been short stopped. It seems that Skype 2.8 for the Mac and the newest, and smallest, Mac Book Airs are not getting along. Beyond the online Skype Developer report, I’ve experienced it first hand. Apple’s support was very receptive, and even while Skype is third party software, the apple … Read more

Mac Book Air 2010’s And Skype Are Not Friends

Well, the best laid plans have been short stopped. It seems that Skype 2.8 for the Mac and the newest, and smallest, Mac Book Airs are not getting along. Beyond the online Skype Developer report, I’ve experienced it first hand. Apple’s support was very receptive, and even while Skype is third party software, the apple … Read more

Evening Land Beaujolais Village 2008

Well my friend Mark Williamson of Willi’s Wine Bar has an interest in Evening Land, which has Dominque Lafon and Sashi Moorman as winemakers. The 2008 Beaujolais Village is a stunning, but easy drinking red, that is full of cherries and raspberries. Low enough in alcohol that you can enjoy two glasses, or just sit … Read more

Agito Networks Acquired by ShoreTel

In what looks to be an asset sale based on the published reports, Agito Networks, an early pioneer in the concept of the mobile PBX, has been sold to ShoreTel for $11.4 million dollars and likely there’s a patent or two there that may bring them some value, plus market understanding of how to put … Read more

Is Remote Working Right For You

Laptop Magazine highlights the results of a telework study that Microsoft conducted this year (2010) and revels a lot of what I have been doing with my team, and saying, for the past eight years. 1. We get more productivity out of people. 2. The concept is more green. 3. The tools out there are … Read more