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PodSnacks: Joost

Yesterday I promised you that Peter would return today to give you a summary of a new Internet application. This one is about television and entertainment, and it is known as Joost . The cable companies and telco's deploying video services should Read More...

PodSnacks: Skype

Hey, we just roped in another Hill Instructor to talk to you! Today, Peter is going to give you the low-down on Skype , and then tomorrow he's going to introduce you to another very promising Internet application, from the same people who gave us Read More...

PodSnacks: Traceroute

Last Friday we did a session on Ping , a TCP/IP utility we find on most computers. Today, we look at another TCP/IP utility: traceroute . Where Ping tests for reachability and provides round-trip delay on an end-to-end basis, traceroute is really focused Read More...

PodSnacks: Ping

Today we take a look at a TCP/IP utility known as ping . Ping is often used to test a network, or to test the reachability of a server. It's supported on most systems today. In today's PodSnack, Dave will give you an overview of what it is, what Read More...

PodSnacks: Telnet

Let's go back to the Internet and look at yet another Application Layer protocol: Telnet . Telnet is a virtual terminal application that operates on the client/server model. Running over TCP to ensure end-to-end reliability, and using TCP Port 23 Read More...

Microsoft in the dog house -- again

According to an article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer Microsoft has paid a writer to "review" content on wikipedia and update it. Microsoft Corp. landed in the Wikipedia doghouse Tuesday after it offered to pay a blogger to change technical Read More...

Dice usted Español? Parlez-vous le Français? Вы Говорите на русском языке?

Networks and computers can be brought to bear to solve a lot of problems that affect people in their everyday lives. Last December, NPR reported on one that, while initially being applied to hospitals, has the potential to scale well outside of that venue. Read More...

Watching Those Applications

Many of the students who grace our classrooms are selling telecommunications services or equipment to companies across the U.S. or around the world. I am often asked questions about how to ensure a network solution provides the appropriate level of performance Read More...

Curious Minds Want to Know About Ms. Dewey

Now I'm a big Google fan. Have been since about Day 1. But this past week, one of my students introduced me to Ms. Dewey . She's a riot. But more than really very cool, she is a great example of a new web application, and interactivity. She can Read More...

tHAWT Episode 35: Do We Need To Lawyer Up?

Well, it's almost the end of the year, so Adam, Andrew, Dave, Paul and Todd got together for a chat about what they consider the coolest technology happenings of 2006 . No thoughts were harmed and very few laws were broken during the recording session. Read More...

tHAWT Episode 34: End of an ERA

In preparation for the holiday party weekend, the Hill Associates folks are gathering in Vermont. In this episode , Paul, Peter, and Adam are joined by Dave Johnston for a lighthearted discussion of the activities of the week. Topics covered include the Read More...

The Device Formerly Known As "The Cell Phone"

The December 4th issue of Business Week has an article on the future of technology that centers on the mobile world in Korea and Japan today with the "Thumb Generation", and coming to your hands tomorrow. The article begins with a look at a Read More...

Unified Messaging - Saving Time And Sanity

I finally had some extra "found time" to record a follow-up to the Web2.0 podcast as part of our series about Emerging IP Applications. Today please take a listen to a short (10 minutes, 4MB) introduction to unified messaging , which has certainly Read More...

Free Domain registration and hosting courtesy Microsoft

As reported in the NY Times , Microsoft will soon being providing free registration of domain names in the .com .net and .org space along with free hosting of web pages. But starting Nov. 15, somebody will offer to pick up the entire bill. You’ll Read More...

tHAWT #27: The Wait Continues....

In this episode , Trevor Hindson and Paul Whalen discuss the continuing saga of the AT&T mergers with recent news that AT&T has filed with the FCC that there are a number of companies vying for the assets that AT&T is required to divest as Read More...
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