Really???
I think that Philadelphia should team up with Verizon and Google to discuss more ways to inhibit internet usage and access.
Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license | Washington Examiner
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Your fears confirmed: "up to" broadband speeds are bogus
Your fears confirmed: "up to" broadband speeds are bogus
Please!!! Don't tell me this comes as a surprise to anyone. Seriously?!?!?
We have known, since the beginning of time, that business never gives anything for free. You want "REAL" 10/bit, get a metro-E circuit for about $1000 a month. Otherwise, it's always been "best effort" which loosely translates to "no effort" (Can you hear me AT&T, Comcast, and all you other ISP that claim thusfar unrealized high speeds) Hey...prove me wrong, and I will gladly post a retraction - seriously, I'll even apologize.
And this goes hand-in-hand...
What if ISPs had to advertise minimum speeds? In Hungary, they do
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/the-federal-communications-commission-reported.ars
Please!!! Don't tell me this comes as a surprise to anyone. Seriously?!?!?
We have known, since the beginning of time, that business never gives anything for free. You want "REAL" 10/bit, get a metro-E circuit for about $1000 a month. Otherwise, it's always been "best effort" which loosely translates to "no effort" (Can you hear me AT&T, Comcast, and all you other ISP that claim thusfar unrealized high speeds) Hey...prove me wrong, and I will gladly post a retraction - seriously, I'll even apologize.
And this goes hand-in-hand...
What if ISPs had to advertise minimum speeds? In Hungary, they do
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/the-federal-communications-commission-reported.ars
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... 23 years ago
How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... 23 years ago
I had to post this, just because Star Trek was (and still is) so cool!!
I had to post this, just because Star Trek was (and still is) so cool!!
Monday, August 09, 2010
Great, but what about the text books?
Mass romance novel publisher going all in on e-books
Great, but where are the text books and academic books?
My wife just bought a Nook at Barnes & Noble. The thought was that she can load all the books required for her graduate courses could be carried in a much lighter format. Unfortunately, out of 16 books, only 2 were available as ebooks. And yes, we looked on Amazon to see if the Kindle would have been better...nope. She will probably keep the Nook, after all, she is a voracious reader...I don't know anyone who reads more than her. But not being able to have her texts and required reading on the Nook was a real disappointment. Frankly, I find it hard to believe that there is ANY book that is not stored in electronic format, so what's the problem???
So here's my request to all the publishers, I know that the profit motive dictates that mass appeal books should be available as ebooks, but please do not ignore the opportunity to support academia by publishing the more esoteric works that students require.
Everyone knows that ebooks are the future. There is a lot to be gained by supporting the students.
Thanks.
Great, but where are the text books and academic books?
My wife just bought a Nook at Barnes & Noble. The thought was that she can load all the books required for her graduate courses could be carried in a much lighter format. Unfortunately, out of 16 books, only 2 were available as ebooks. And yes, we looked on Amazon to see if the Kindle would have been better...nope. She will probably keep the Nook, after all, she is a voracious reader...I don't know anyone who reads more than her. But not being able to have her texts and required reading on the Nook was a real disappointment. Frankly, I find it hard to believe that there is ANY book that is not stored in electronic format, so what's the problem???
So here's my request to all the publishers, I know that the profit motive dictates that mass appeal books should be available as ebooks, but please do not ignore the opportunity to support academia by publishing the more esoteric works that students require.
Everyone knows that ebooks are the future. There is a lot to be gained by supporting the students.
Thanks.
Friday, August 06, 2010
BBC News - Net neutrality talks stall in US
BBC News - Net neutrality talks stall in US
Everyone should be very nervous about this. The idea is simple; all data communications should be treated equally. Net Neutrality is supposed to protect that idea. If this does not pass, then, basically, different types of traffic are treated differently. This would be like charging more to call your parents or friend on the phone, and less to call a business that paid a fee to the phone company. Sounds absurd, right?
The bigger picture is this: If you start a small internet company, you would have to pay the ISP's to get your site served up with the same speed that a larger, more cash rich company, did. It creates imbalance for small companies, and would only stifle creativity and entrepreneurship.
Everyone needs to get involved in this.
For more, go to http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/83
Everyone should be very nervous about this. The idea is simple; all data communications should be treated equally. Net Neutrality is supposed to protect that idea. If this does not pass, then, basically, different types of traffic are treated differently. This would be like charging more to call your parents or friend on the phone, and less to call a business that paid a fee to the phone company. Sounds absurd, right?
The bigger picture is this: If you start a small internet company, you would have to pay the ISP's to get your site served up with the same speed that a larger, more cash rich company, did. It creates imbalance for small companies, and would only stifle creativity and entrepreneurship.
Everyone needs to get involved in this.
For more, go to http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/83
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Manual Android 2.2 Update for Motorola DROID | Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
Manual Android 2.2 Update for Motorola DROID | Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
Just in case, but I'm patient and will wait a little while for the OTA update.
Just in case, but I'm patient and will wait a little while for the OTA update.
DIY Datsun EV Does the Quarter in 10.4 Seconds | Autopia | Wired.com
DIY Datsun EV Does the Quarter in 10.4 Seconds | Autopia | Wired.com
This is just too cool not to post...an Electric Vehicle beating a 485HP gas powered car in the 1/4 mile...sweeeeet!!!
This is just too cool not to post...an Electric Vehicle beating a 485HP gas powered car in the 1/4 mile...sweeeeet!!!
true cloud for the masses
LG U+ cloud service links connected devices, requires a relocation to South Korea to enjoy
Finally, someone gets it...read the above article, then continue with the rest of this post...
It's just my opinion, but the future of the cloud must have one main capability to be truly accepted by the masses...real-time interoperability. What I mean is this...I have an ipad, android phone and laptop. At any given moment, anything I do is replicated across the devices through some type of cloud sync mechanism. Sure I use dropbox for my files, but that does not do it all. Sure Apple has mobile me, but that is geared towards apple devices. What I want is to have everything talk to a unified cloud-based environment so that I don't have to wonder if I have the latest version/update/info on whatever device I happen to be using. Did I mention that this needs to be vendor and platform independent (can you hear me, Mr. Jobs and Mr. Ballmer?)
I don't want to leave out the app developers, either. Guys (and Girls), if you build an app for android, PLEASE, PLEASE build it for the IOS and RIM devices (Same for you IOS developers).
As end users, we will go for best of breed devices, and end up with multiple platforms. Providers and developers need to embrace that reality and step up their efforts. Those that do will be pleasantly surprised at the support that they receive from the masses.
I, for one, would be happy to evangelize anyone that develops their apps for multiple platforms, right from the start.
Btw...if anyone has an IOS app that supports Bruce Schneiers Paaswd Safe, let me know...it's the best password manager out there, but sadly, lacks an ipad/iphone app.
Finally, someone gets it...read the above article, then continue with the rest of this post...
It's just my opinion, but the future of the cloud must have one main capability to be truly accepted by the masses...real-time interoperability. What I mean is this...I have an ipad, android phone and laptop. At any given moment, anything I do is replicated across the devices through some type of cloud sync mechanism. Sure I use dropbox for my files, but that does not do it all. Sure Apple has mobile me, but that is geared towards apple devices. What I want is to have everything talk to a unified cloud-based environment so that I don't have to wonder if I have the latest version/update/info on whatever device I happen to be using. Did I mention that this needs to be vendor and platform independent (can you hear me, Mr. Jobs and Mr. Ballmer?)
I don't want to leave out the app developers, either. Guys (and Girls), if you build an app for android, PLEASE, PLEASE build it for the IOS and RIM devices (Same for you IOS developers).
As end users, we will go for best of breed devices, and end up with multiple platforms. Providers and developers need to embrace that reality and step up their efforts. Those that do will be pleasantly surprised at the support that they receive from the masses.
I, for one, would be happy to evangelize anyone that develops their apps for multiple platforms, right from the start.
Btw...if anyone has an IOS app that supports Bruce Schneiers Paaswd Safe, let me know...it's the best password manager out there, but sadly, lacks an ipad/iphone app.
Can you buy me now? Apple and the war for the mobile market
Can you buy me now? Apple and the war for the mobile market
This is an interesting story in that it speaks directly to a current project that we have in development. Apple makes it so complicated to develop for the iPhone that we are actually considering the value in the initiative, especially in light of the growing android market. Apple needs to reevaluate their practices if they want to stay ahead of the curve in mobile apps.
I know that this is not directly related to the article, but the author does describe a corporate mentality that seems to counter the idea of free and easy app dev and distribution.
This is an interesting story in that it speaks directly to a current project that we have in development. Apple makes it so complicated to develop for the iPhone that we are actually considering the value in the initiative, especially in light of the growing android market. Apple needs to reevaluate their practices if they want to stay ahead of the curve in mobile apps.
I know that this is not directly related to the article, but the author does describe a corporate mentality that seems to counter the idea of free and easy app dev and distribution.
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