Let’s all give Tom Keating a round of applause for his up to the minute coverage around the Packet 8 outage this past week. Tom’s dogged determination drove to the bottom of the story that concluded in his reporting to be a database server of Packet8’s that caused the issue. The fact that it was … Read more
When I first read about NetShare, an application for the iPhone, it actually gave me a reason to want to buy a 3G Apple iPhone to add to my collection. Instead of pulling the app, Apple and the carriers should simply come up with a pricing model for tethering. The problem though is not as … Read more
Call this the reason Verizon has made New York City and the surrounding suburbs a key “must win” market for Fios and is starting to crank up the PR, Advertising and sales efforts. Cablevision is one of the largest cable operators in the country, but focuses only on the New York area, unlike the others … Read more
One of the semi-annual conferences I love to attend is held twice a year in London and organized by my friends at the STL Group, where Martin Geddes is found hanging his hat and providing very keen insight. Today in their newsletter I spied a posting entitled the Telco 2.0 Manifesto, a take off of … Read more
I know I’m in the minority, but I really don’t want ads with my WiFi. Personally, I’d rather pay and get a really good and consistent experience, or just check-in and turn on or have it done right the way AT&T has done it with Starbucks, where you’re being gifted the access for your loyalty, … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has a story on Webcams being used in inventive ways. One is to keep an eye on a person’s vacation home, another is tied to a home alarm system. I’ve been doing something like that with the auto-answer feature of SightSpeed during the never ending phase of my house’s reconstruction. I … Read more
One of the hotels I always enjoyed in New York City was the Righa Royal. Well, like many things it has come, and gone. It’s time has passed and the owners now have a shiny new hotel called the London NYC. Well folks, the London NYC, like the Hotel 1000 in Seattle, is Working_Anywhere Approved. … Read more
If you’re heading to China for the Olympics, or just for some really good Peking Duck, the folks at PhoneFusion have added a web based calling feature that lets you bridge your calls to a local Chinese cell phone number. Simply purchase a local SIM and point your PhoneFusion account to the number and your … Read more
As someone who once lost a cellphone, my Nokia E61i in the airport lounge of now defunct EOS Airlines at JFK nothing is more unsettling. A new service from client YouGetItBack.com helps put the worry and fear associated with the unexpected loss out of your mind. Dubbed Mobile SuperHero, the service provides for your data … Read more
I checked in where I’ll be for a few days of work and meetings and the London NYC so far is on par with what I like in a hotel for the business guy on the go. Great size suite, with a real work area and a sleeping area. Spacious bathroom with a full size … Read more
