Buddy Marc Orchant is all aglow over his new Treo 650 which I have to admit is a very nice smartphone, even if it’s a Palm (ducking). He’s posted his first impressions on his blog and describes how he’s set it up for maximum productivity. One […] Read more »
Want to know what having a new Toshiba Portege M200 is like? Check out PigPog’s post where he describes how he’s using his new Tablet PC and how it’s made a difference in his work. It’s amazing how new Tablet owners are affected by the addition […] Read more »
Just when you thought that dial-up is going to the way of the Yankees, here comes Netzero (owned by United Online) with a technology they are calling “3G” that is faster than (obviously) AOL’s dial-up and uses compression hacks to give users an “instant” Internet experience. […] Read more »
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I have been watching the countdown as Tablet PC Post has approached the 100,000 download mark and want to wish Loren, Lora and Layne congratulations for passing that tremendous milestone. Tablet PC Post is the best source for Tablet PC software and to have so many […] Read more »
Frequent visitors to jkOnTheRun are aware that I recently have received the honor of an MVP award from Microsoft in the Tablet PC category. The award is greatly appreciated and one I take very seriously, in the spirit in which it was given. Receiving MVP status […] Read more »
VoIP service revenues will grow from $1.3 billion in 2004 to $19.9 billion in 2009, Infonetics Research’s latest report, VoIP Services annual market size and forecast for North America. That’s less than 1% of the total Voice revenues in the US. So much for getting excited […] Read more »
Rapid changes in the hospital and medical IT infrastructure means that hospitals and medical care providers will become major consumers of bandwidth in the coming decade, according to Akbar Kara, former Director of Network at NYP/ColumbiaU Med Center. Most medical/health records are becoming electronic, and hospitals […] Read more »
One thing to watch for when upgrading to Tiger is to make sure that the applications you absolutely, positively need to do your job are working on 10.4. One such application for my work is Cisco’s VPN client. Right now, it’s not working on 10.4. The […] Read more »
In what could arguably be the first city wide Voice-over-WiFi deployment just went live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Ecquity, a CLEC is now going to offer a $29.95 a month service over Azulstar’s metro-wide Wi-Fi wireless network. (Azulstar Networks, based in Grand Haven, Mich., is […] Read more »
Israeli Fixed Wireless equipment provider Alvarion had a really nice day – it had two of its major customers Speakeasy and mPower turned on their Pre-WiMAX networks today. While the future of WiMAX is still up in the air – no one knows who is really […] Read more »
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Things are looking pretty bleak for Tapwave‘s Zodiac PDA+Gaming device. The deep discounts being offered on the devices, and game developer Fat Hammer deciding to remove Zodiac from its list of compatible devices, it was only matter of time before Tapwave pulled the plug on its […] Read more »
T-Mobile is not that enamored with 3G. It can’t be – it doesn’t have the spectrum to roll out 3G services, so it is staying focused on cheap voice, and using WiFi as a high speed data option. However, the company is willing to make a […] Read more »
Steve Gillmor has come back to the Tablet and he’s loving it: The most striking aspect of the Tablet 2005 is the speed with which I can move through information. GMail and Rojo still take as much time as before, but I’m absorbing a lot more […] Read more »
The very popular open source instant messaging client for the Mac, known as Adium or “Adium X”, has been brought up to 0.8, very close to its final release. If you don’t already have it, jump over to http://www.adiumx.com, and download it. It’s free, by the […] Read more »
Business 2.0: A decade ago (that’s nearly seven decades in Internet years) a music fiend like me had limited options when it came to finding new, unknown, yet promising musical acts. Reading magazines like Rolling Stone and listening to the radio were the traditional ways to […] Read more »
More fixed wireless news. TowerStream has turned on its wireless broadband service in San Francisco Bay Area. TowerStream has established a Point of Presence (PoP) on top of San Francisco’s Clay Jones building, the highest point on Nob Hill, capable of delivering reliable broadband to organizations […] Read more »
“You can always tell whether you’re on a Mac or on a PC…Just stick your applications in there and see whether they’ll run.” Bill Gates in a chat with Dawn Chmieleski, of San Jose Mercury News. How about if we change it to: “You can always […] Read more »
Red of The Red Ferret Journal found a cool Java bandwidth speed test that shows your internet upload and download speeds graphically and gives you some indication about how good your connection really is. The graph is updated even when the test is running which is […] Read more »
MiniMage has a nice blog that discusses all sorts of IT topics and she gives particular attention in her posts about her Tablet PC and how it helps her in her work. There is a great post on her blog about using Agilix GoBinder in her […] Read more »
Engadget recently got to sit down with Microsoft’s Bill Gates and talk about a number of topics. The interview was run on Engadget in two parts but for Tablet PC owners Part Two, which covered some Tablet PC ground, was the one we were waiting for. […] Read more »
Independent broadband ISP Speakeasy has just launched a pre-WiMAX service in Seattle, and will offer it as a complement to its DSL packages. The company has placed its transmission set-up at Seattle’s Space Needle. Speakeasy is taking orders but service goes commercial next month. More details […] Read more »
On a recent Tablet PC Show co-host Marc Orchant shared a trick he uses to keep his Tablet PC working in emergencies. He discussed using Knoppix Live, a flavor of Linux designed to run directly from CD, to access his Tablet PC in the event some […] Read more »
If you are a student who doesn’t happen to be using OneNote on a notebook computer or a Tablet PC then you might find Lecture Recorder to be just what you are looking for. Lecture Recorder makes it easy to record lectures (or meetings) using any […] Read more »
The demand for broadband is running high all across the planet. Australia carrier Optus just reported its first quarter broadband sales – the company now has a total of 350,000 internet broadband subscribers, up 63,000 from the 4th quarter 2004. Optus’ rival, Telstra has 500,000 subscribers. […] Read more »
University of Michigan has developed Mates, a location based social networking program, that creates buddy lists on your IM based purely on people in your immediate vicinity. Leveraging wireless networks, it can find people in your classrooms, neighborhoods or even in case of Silicon Valley, in […] Read more »
Technology Futurist: Huawei was picked for areas that have already been commoditized due to very high competitive pressures. These low-margin LOBs include broadband access and optical networking (as in the 21 CN case). However, other areas such as softswitching, network intelligence and routing are apparently safe […] Read more »
Qwest, like a jilted lover is acting like all is fine. We all know its not. They are hurting at their very public rejection by an aging diva (MCI) whose jowls have had more botox injections than entire Hollywood star corps. During the course of a […] Read more »
You have to love the Indian ministers and politicians – they can be completely delusional without any artificial mind altering drugs. Dayanidhi Maran, the IT & Communications minister dreams of rolling out cheap broadband to the masses, and wants to grow the broadband user base from […] Read more »
Being of South Asian persuasion (not to mention a big fan of The Lion King) I am a believer in the whole circle of life thing – what is new today will be old tomorrow. It is certainly true in case of the ever evolving world […] Read more »
Griffin Technology have been a long term manufacturer of iPod accessories. They rose to fame through the iTrip radio transmitter, and have been increasing their product line-up ever since. They recently adopted the ‘Made for iPod’ branding, working with Apple to create certified accessories. My first […] Read more »
The Feature: “Experiments in ‘interactive TV’ have gone on for many years, with many failed results — as it became clear that the definition of interactive TV was limited by a broadcast mindset. It looks like people pushing mobile TV may simply be repeating the mistakes […] Read more »
Thanks to Aswath, I discovered a neat hack that allows the enterprising sorts to display Caller ID information on their television screens using open source PVR software called, MythTV. Connect the PC modem to the ATA and you can pick up the incoming caller ID. More […] Read more »
Vonage, in trouble with Texas and Michigan state attorneys is trying its best to fix the e911 problem. It signed an agreement with Verizon to offer an enhanced 9-1-1 service to its customers in the Verizon service area. Verizon is the first ILEC to work closely […] Read more »
Macromedia, which has thus far made its fortunes by hawking software tools to the creative set is desperately looking for a telecom makeover. It is pushing its Flash technology, into the mobile domain. Flash Lite has impressed the likes of Russell Beattie. “We’re focused on developing […] Read more »
Even as the speculation around Vonage IPO continues, an enterprising Vonage customer (Matthew Brown 100253XXXX) is trying to sell http://www.vonageIPO.com on Ebay. His reserve is $998. You can bid for the domain if interested. Read more »
Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard takes a bat to Steve Jobs, and writes a scathing editorial about Steve’s bullying ways. Or as they say, this is going to make as much impact as raindrops falling on an elephant’s back. Wall Street Journal: “Steve Jobs and other great […] Read more »
Ken Norton, Yahoo’s senior director of product management at Yahoo! Inc., and co-founder of Grand Central Communications, one of my favorite companies, is jumping ship to JotSpot. Reason? In his own words: “I wanted a place where things get done with small teams of hungry, dedicated […] Read more »
I’m always looking for free ebooks and just ran across a nice one- How We Got Here: A Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and Markets by Andy Kessler. How We Got Here takes a funny look at the evolution of both Silicon Valley and Wall Street […] Read more »
Kevin Tofel emailed me a link to EVDOinfo that gives the specs for a USB modem that has EVDO capability. We talked about my desire for an EVDO modem on the last techADDICTION Show and at first blush the Samba 3G USB EVDO modem looks promising. […] Read more »
Support for RSS in Firefox, then Safari, are mostly encouraging developments to slowly further bring RSS into the mainstream. Both browsers are implementing the concept of “Live Bookmarks”. Bookmarking a site now offers us the ability to not only save its location, but also become aware of its changes and store its updates on our own computer for future consumption. The question remains whether or not said content will actually be consumed by the end-user. Read more »
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