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tHAWT Episode #104: Bovine Tags

Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:38 AM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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In this weeks episode we have Paul , Michel and myself discussing a range of topics. The bovine theme was enhanced due to a recording a well respected instructor once did for us relating SONET in terms of cows and trucks , which we have resurrected some Read More...

tHAWT Episode #101: Quite a Gaggle

Posted Saturday, April 12, 2008 5:41 PM by thindson :: 1 Comments
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In this episode we reached a record attendance of six instructors-- Dave , Mark , Michel , Paul , Peter , and Trevor --quite a feat for us. Needless to say we had some lively discussions on a variety of topics as well as the leftover rumor from last week, Read More...

Telecommunications Doesn't Matter

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 9:31 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Do I have your attention now? Am I trying to be Nicholas Carr junior? Not really. But I was struck by this thought as I wandered through this article from eWeek (you can find it as a slide show here ). It seems the folks at eWeek put their head's Read More...

Are CIOs Gaining Influence, or Losing It?

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:45 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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We have been saying that there are no IT projects any longer, merely solutions that address a business challenge that have an IT component, for some time now. There is also no doubt that IT must now demonstrate the business value to the leadership of Read More...

Just @#$% it! What are they saying?

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:16 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Normally, we would include something like this in the newsletter, but we're about to send it out to everyone, so we'll opt to place it on the blog. It's amazing how a little sexual innuendo advertising video can enable visibility for IT sales. Read More...

Business Week Gives Us Some IPTV

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:09 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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I don't have a lot to talk about today. I'm too busy wandering through this collection of slides shows and articles. In a nutshell: A slide show introducing you to TV-related mobile gadgets and services like SlingBox, Orb, Sony's Location-free Read More...

Wireless Trends for 2008

Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 6:57 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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CTIA (I think that used to stand for Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, but this seems to be yet another organization that has ditched the expansion and shifted to just the acronym) hosts an annual trade show. This year the trade show was Read More...

Cool Sites and Possible Bad News

Posted Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:21 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Let's start with the bad news. Cisco's stock has been downgraded by at least one financial firm. Why is that bad news? The reason for the downgrade is that their revenue projections have been trimmed. Why is that potentially bad news? A significant Read More...

tHAWT Episode #100: Neutrality, Google, Manufacturers, and Green

Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 3:18 PM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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With this episode we finally hit the triple digit mark. Dave and I take this opportunity to look at what is happening now compared to what was discussed in our first episode. Turns out that net neutrality is still under debate, rumors about Google continue, Read More...

Reality Check: IPTV

Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 10:28 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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In a few recent blogs , I took up the issue of IPTV and what the future might look like. It's exciting, and I firmly believe that we are on the cusp of a revolution in how we get our television fix. But I was thinking about this a bit the other day, Read More...

WiMax, IT, IPv6, and Net Neutrality

Posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:55 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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You don't really expect me to link those together, do you? I suppose I could. Maybe all of those WiMax systems will need to be IPv6 compliant, and they will create yet another source of traffic overload that will re-spark the net neutrality debate, Read More...

Mobile Broadband Tips and Comparisons

Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:19 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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As I was wandering through my usual flood of email, newsletters, and RSS feeds, I stumbled on this little gem . The author calls it a road-warrior's guide to mobile broadband, but I don't think I would go quite that far. It's a little thin Read More...

Signs of IPTV

Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 3:29 PM by mgilbert :: 1 Comments
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A couple of news articles came to my attention today, and they relate to my recent post on both career advice , and IPTV . It's no surprise that we are headed to IP -based everything: voice, data, video conferencing, and just plain old television. Read More...

Career Advice

Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:18 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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After I finish teaching a class, it is not unusual for one of the students to walk up to me and ask me what I think about their career prospects. Most of the time, the question is about what I think they should focus on for skill and knowledge development Read More...

tHAWT Episode #99: Dave Solo

Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:35 PM by thindson :: 2 Comments
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This episode of tHAWT is the last of our double digit episodes. Dave was able to hold the fort while others of us dealt with snow and technology issues. As Dave is far more economical with his words than say, Michel :-), it is also a short tHAWT, but Read More...
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