Stories for Mar. 6, 2005

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So who’s behind all the political bills trying to K-O the muni-broadband networks? How about Incumbent phone and cable companies who have long stuffed the coffers of politicians are calling in their markers? Take Representative Phil King, who wants to ban free wireless networks in Texas, […] Read more »

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Everyone including myself is predicting death of Radio. Business Week being the latest to jump on the bandwagon, as Staci calls it. Wired calls it The End of Radio. I prefer to call it reinventing radio. Also most people are making too much of podcasting, which […] Read more »

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In less than 24 hours anyone who is someone in the VoIP business will be headed down to San Jose for the Spring VON show. They will be busy showing off their wares, many of them falling in the “me too” category. And if history is […] Read more »

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Folks over at myJabber have released a new Pocket PC beta version of their softphone which marries the Jabber IM capabilities with the softphone. The Canadian company is going to be adding more features to their software. Actually, come to think of it, Canadian companies are […] Read more »

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Chinese OEM Book Digital Company has produced a unique Windows CE handheld, the SmartBook G168A.  The SmartBook has a 7 inch touchscreen running at 800×480 and has integrated WiFi.  This PDA is a full Windows CE tablet and I would love to see this beauty in […] Read more »

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Paul Thurrott has a complete set of instructions on his SuperSite for Windows for creating a set of Windows XP installation CDs that includes Service Pack 2.  Creating a set of slipstreamed CDs allows you to reinstall Windows XP that includes all the updates with SP2 […] Read more »

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A week from hell is finally coming to an end. With a lot of help from some fantastic people, I have been able to revive the site though the entire archives from January and February are missing in action. Bear with me, for that whole thing […] Read more »

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Road warriors will tell you they are only as productive as their access to power allows them to be.  Dead batteries on your laptop, PDA or cell phone mean no production if you have no access to a power outlet.  Socket has recently introduced the Mobile […] Read more »

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Jybe is a free (beta) add-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox that lets Jybe users jointly surf the web.  This concept is not a new one but the fact that Jybe works on either browser is really cool meaning that two co-workers can browse the same […] Read more »

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Recently I was lucky enough to grab the attention of the venerable Quicksilver developer, Alcor, and ask him some questions about the OS X-altering program he conceived. If you haven’t heard of Quicksilver, or don’t know what it does, or haven’t tried it yet, stop right now! Read this, this.
Ok, welcome back. So I got to ask some questions about Quicksilver, it’s background, Alcor’s intentions with the application, and so on. But instead of me babbling about the background of the interview, just read what he had to say:

The Apple Blog:
I LOVE QS. I’m honestly giddy and like a little school girl when I gush about Quicksilver to others. It’s just so natural when you get used to it. I don’t know any other application that people would be this gung-ho about. How does it feel to be the creator of such a groundbreaking app with such a cult following? And What’s it like to be responsible for changing the way so many people use their computer?
Alcor:
It is nice to have people so passionate about it. The community that has grown up around it is probably the greatest reward. In the end, the users are the ones who do most of the innovating. We are just providing tools. Read more »

Stories for Mar. 5, 2005

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Pocket Informant is a great PIM application for the Pocket PC and the developers make the program even better with every release. WebIS has been hard at work on the next version and as usual have crammed a lot of new stuff in the public beta […] Read more »

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Nearly two months ago I had posted that EBay network might have an outer limits, and the reason they keep on increasing the charges for their service is that they know they have slow growth days ahead of them. In many more words, The New York […] Read more »

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Andrew Odlyzko has an uncanny ability of being always right. He is not a pundit, you don’t see him making bold predictions and trying to get publicity. What you see him do is analyze everything, use his immense experience and come up analysis that is always […] Read more »

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A few days ago, fixed wireless service provider, TowerStream, announced that it was beta testing a VoIP service which would allow consumers to make VoIP calls using the WiFi hotspots. I was a little confused? What was the big deal – since there are a ton […] Read more »

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By James Enck Just a few minutes ago, I got an email with the title “Your blog could cost you your job.” Needless to say, I sat up and took notice. It turns out to be a link to this article, which paints a dystopian picture […] Read more »

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Guest column by Robert Young, strategic adviser to WeedShare, a p2p mobile music distribution start-up. Guest Post by Robert Young: What happens when you have 100 megabits per second connections on the edge of the network? In your homes, or in your pockets, or in your […] Read more »

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The abletfactory has released an interesting program for the medical field that is based on the Tablet PC and Microsoft OneNote: The OneNote EMR Toolkit is for physicians with a Tablet computer who are dissatisfied with current EMR solutions and want a portable and productive solution […] Read more »

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Neowin maintains an extensive list of free programs and utilities that is a good place to start when looking for a free program to do a specific function. There are also a lot of programming utilities listed for you developers.  Windows OS only. Read more »

Stories for Mar. 4, 2005

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MCI has been in news lately, for all the wrong reasons. Just as a reminder, I wanted to recap its 2004 fiscal achievements. For the full year 2004, revenues totaled $20.7 billion, down 15% from 2003 revenues of $24.3 billion. Operating loss was $3.2 billion. Operating […] Read more »

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EV-DO, the 3G wireless technology promoted by Qualcomm, is finally going to hit its stride this year. I fully expect Verizon, Qualcomm and others to make a lot of noise about the technology at the upcoming CTIA, which heads to the Big Easy this year. Expect […] Read more »

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Taking Amit’s information to the next level, these guys used the Powerbook Motion Sensor along with some custom code (which they provide for download if you’ve got a tasty new Powerbook) to control their iTunes music – mainly skipping to the next track – by bumping […] Read more »

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Is Vonage out of whack? Just tried to make a phone call from my soft phone, but the system doesn’t seem to be working. Others on Broadband Reports Forum are also complaining of an outage. Anyone else experiencing that same issues? Not sure if it is […] Read more »

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South Korean handset makers are cleaning up when it comes to 3G. Samsung and LG are two of the leading makers of handsets that can handle high speed wireless networks, offering more variety than Nokia, Motorola or any of the Japanese handset makers. They are leveraging […] Read more »

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IMS Research data shows that there are 150 million broadband subscribers world wide, up by 51 million since the beginning of 2004. This tremendous rate of growth shows no signs of slowing, and IMS Research is forecasting that the number of broadband subscribers will surpass 400 […] Read more »

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Subsequent to my piece, BrightCove, the New IP Platform, Alex posted a long comment on the site. I thought it was worthy of a stand alone post, and asked him to write a special post for my readers. It was brilliant analysis, which I don’t entirely […] Read more »

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StarWarsShop debuts the perfect companion to the Chewbacca Pod Pouch. Read more »

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