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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...

VoIP Security Raises Its Ugly Head

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:04 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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For some time we've known that there are issues related to deploying VoIP and IPT systems. One of them is powering the phones. Of course there are solutions for that, most notably Power Over Ethernet ( PoE ). Another issue is E911 support. A great 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...

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...

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...

Muni Wi-Fi: I think I Am Dead Now

Posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 9:37 AM by mgilbert :: 1 Comments
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Earlier this week I noted that some pundits think WiMax still has some potential, and that there are market forces at work that could lead to its deployment. It would seem the same may not be true for municipal Wi-Fi , at least not according to this New Read More...

Zip Meets Zap: The Next Security Problem

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 6:50 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Just when you thought you had finished loading that antivirus package, the spyware detectors, the anti-spam filters, and configuring that firewall (for those of you that actually do such things), you discover that the bad boys have found a new way to Read More...

How Fast is that DSL?

Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 2:02 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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I like to highlight articles that underscore a basic telecommunications concept. This article , which came out just over a week ago, reports an announcement that Verizon is going to shift some attention to its DSL services in some of its market areas. Read More...

tHAWT Episode #98: Going once, going twice, sold.

Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:50 AM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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In this episode Mark and Trevor celebrate a combination of holidays but also the closure of the 700 MHz spectrum auction, finally. We discuss the winners, including those of us who correctly predicted the outcome. I think some beers are being shipped Read More...

Sometimes an Innocent Website is a Hazard

Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 12:51 PM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Many of us are used to thinking of websites as being broken rather simply into "trusted" and "not trusted." The trusted ones are safe and would never serve up malware. The untrusted ones are ready, willing, and able to load bad code Read More...

Is Mobile Broadband Just Hype?

Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 6:31 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Apparently not. According to a CIO article , mobile broadband usage climbed 157% in 2007, to over 2 million subscribers. It's important to note that this is not just cell phone users; it includes PDAs and computers with wireless broadband services. Read More...

tHAWT Episode #97: P4P

Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 2:12 PM by thindson :: 2 Comments
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In this episode we have Michel and Trevor back again. The first topic of the day came about due to an announcement from Verizon about investigating P4P and working with a company Pando . P2P we had heard of but what is P4P? it seems that it had caught Read More...
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