For months I’ve been trying to fine tune the equalizer in iTunes. No matter which frequencies I meticulously adjusted or how high or low I set the Preamp at, it always just sounded like dirt. I’m no professional sound engineer by any means but I’ve spent […] Read more »
Tom Evslin argues that VoIP will be known for its features. Aswath, thinks otherwise, and believes that in order for VoIP to truly deliver on its promise, we have to think differently. Over on Broadband Blog he writes, “I am concerned that we as a community […] Read more »
Most people who spend any time at all on the internet are familiar with the Wikipedia. This collaborative effort is one of the most remarkable reference works in existence with information available about any subject you can imagine. Jon Udell has studied one Wikipedia page and […] Read more »
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Mobile technology is about to get one of those jolts that open up avenues of utility the full implications of which can’t even be imagined. The Xerox Research Centre Europe in Grenoble, France, has perfected technology that lets any cell phone camera with at least a […] Read more »
Check this out. This guy turned his Mac mini into a “mini” server. The Mac mini he used get’s ripped to shreds. Good times. Read more »
Skype is one of those technologies that sucks you in with its simplicity and utility and once you start using it you wonder how you lived without it. The ability to make free phone calls to other Skype users world-wide is extremely liberating to say the […] Read more »
MuniWireless: Rio Rancho unwired. $39.95 a month gets you 1.5 megabits per second download, and 300 uplink speeds. Dial Up users, please pass go wired broadband and go completely unwired. Techdirt looks at how Tier 3 cities are all going wireless as a way to compete […] Read more »
This is the first web mention by someone I don’t know and have never spoken with personally (actually the very first one appeared here) that refers to a post in the jkOTR forums. How cool is that? Thanks, Joe and Kevin! Read more »
VoIP Tax: US Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation wants to tax VoIP, long distance PBX and data communications 3%. Full report is here. There are three main permutations and combinations of the proposed tax, but I don’t feel like going into it all right now. Apparently […] Read more »
Our Freeware of the Moment today comes from jkOTR forum moderator LiquidBlaze and is no doubt one of the most powerful utilities you will ever find. nLite is a free program that lets you do a number of very useful things, as long as you are […] Read more »
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Gentlemen…. start your (search) engines! BlinkX, my favorite desktop search tool (for windows/ it is pretty lame on a Mac) is getting ready to announce a brand new partnership with Revs.TV, which will bring racing content – you know F-1, rallies and motocross stuff – to […] Read more »
I have previously discussed my specifications for a mini Tablet PC that I feel would make the perfect compromise between mobility and functionality. jkOnTheRun reader Matt has pointed me to an interesting Tablet PC that fits most of the criteria mentioned in my specifications for a […] Read more »
So they do a lot of thing wrong, but this one they are doing right. The European Union is pushing its member nations to use a light touch when it comes voice over the internet technologies and service, according to Reuters.“The European Commission and national regulators […] Read more »
Apple today announced a 2 for 1 stock split, approved by Apple’s Board of Directors. The number of authorized Apple common stock was proportionally increased from 900 million to 1.8 billion. All shareholders on record at the close of business on February 18 will receive one […] Read more »
Large mergers don’t normally work, and the shareholders are more often than not left holding the bag, says Fortune magazine. Why? Because most of the time the companies have to do better than they already are in terms of earnings and profit growth and corporate efficiencies […] Read more »
Mauricio Freitas of Geekzone has written a great article detailing how to enable the Always Up to Date (AUTD) functions of ActiveSync for those who use Exchange Server 2003. AUTD is in essence a "push" capability that insures you will receive your messages as soon as […] Read more »
A service that allows seamless roaming between GSM and WiFi networks will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress 2005 in Cannes, France next week. The demonstration will show BridgePort Networks and PCTEL using their combined technologies to provide roaming that always connects to the highest […] Read more »
The good folks at GPS Passion have posted a couple of pics in their forums of the new HP hw6500 Windows Mobile Phone Edition device with an integrated GPS receiver. It is reported the hw6500 will be introduced in the US in the second quarter of […] Read more »
An innovative free service has sprung up called smashthetones that allows you to upload any MP3 from your computer and convert it into a ring tone that is then sent directly to your cell phone. If you have a favorite song that you want to convert […] Read more »
Olympia (not to be mistaken with Olympus) has come up with a new kind of wireless phone. Plug the base into your PC-USB port and make Skype calls. I remember reading about this one somewhere before… not sure where. Plug a regular telephone line and use […] Read more »
State of Colorado had decided to keep the VoIP tax and regulation free, for now. The decision was taken by a state house panel yesterday. The bill was backed by many including Qwest Communications. It was opposed by municipalities, counties and some local lawmakers. “We’re a […] Read more »
Wall Street Journal speculates on who could be the news HP CEO. They say, it would be someone with an impressive resume, and lots of star power, in order to restore Wall Street faith in the company. Names being bandied about are Ed Zander of Motorola […] Read more »
Whichever way you look at it – its a mystery shrouded in enigma and wrapped in a liberal dose of PR hype. Well this morning the big news was that Vonage had settled its trademark infringement suit against AT&T. Vonage said, Ma Bell, no way you […] Read more »
It depends on who you ask, when you ask, and what you ask – the answer will be VoWiFi is hot or not. Erik Lagerway, the guy behind lovely XTen Networks, the real makers of Vonage Softphone is not so thrilled at the prospect of VoWiFi […] Read more »
In the fiscal first quarter 2005, Cisco Systems wowed everyone when it reported that it had managed to bring in about $220 million from LinkSys alone, a business that till recently was proxy for Cisco’s position in the WiFi space. In other words, it seemed blue […] Read more »
One day I decide to goof off and the Net News Wire is clogged with goodies. For instance, I discovered two pretty cool VoIP gadgets. Mitel has introduced a new kind of VoIP “phone bar” that is a speakerphone console, and a navigator which can launch […] Read more »
Okay, so Napsters CEO doesn’t “directly” call iPod users stupid, but in an interview Chris Gorog talks about Napster’s newest marketing ploy which will “be communicating to people that it’s stupid to buy an iPod.” Stupid? Napster will be selling music on a subscription based model […] Read more »
Hollywood studios, taking a page from the other beleagured industry, music business are filing more lawsuits against networks that use P2P software like eDonkey and BitTorrent. The suits were filed by Motion Picture Association of America. Their efforts have already shut down LokiTorrent! I think by […] Read more »
Martin Geddes: “It’s a useful program for extending the reach of your home phone, and good enough despite some rough edges. I use it for business calls away from home because I’ve experienced mixed results with SkypeOut. Hardly the wave of the future, but better than […] Read more »
Skype is leaping up in the hype sweepstakes. Everywhere I go, I hear about this company. Folks who till recently ignored the software and the service have been waxing eloquent about it. No surprise that Skype is making a quick appearance in the blogsphere as well. […] Read more »
The former founder and CEO of mp3.com Michael Robertson’s new online music store MP3tunes has launched. The new site features 192kbps DRM-less mp3 files that will work cross-platform and on nearly every portable music player made for 88ยข per song. Currently the site has no support […] Read more »
I am not sure which is worse; the Mac mini Bodysnatcher I mentioned last month or the new Mac mini Mind Stealer that was mentioned on Slashdot yesterday. At least this newest one still runs Mac OS X. If I can get the Bodysnatchers to send […] Read more »
Dear Fred, Congratulations on the launch of your new venture capital firm, Union Square Ventures. I am assuming all official meetings will be held at the lovely Steak Frites. I hope you do well with this and reach new heights of glory and financial success with […] Read more »
The posting is relatively slow today. I have tons of personal errands to run, sign the lease for the new apartment, do a couple of phone interviews, finish my expense report and oh yes… playing with the brand new Nokia 9300 Communicator. It is all very […] Read more »
Linda Epstein of TabletPC2 has published a great review of the Fujitsu Stylistic 5020 Tablet PC. The 5020 is a slate style Tablet PC with more features than you can shake a stick at and still gets good battery life. Linda covers everything from what you […] Read more »
Jason Mark has written a nice article covering his life with the Acer C110 Tablet PC. Jason has recently switched from a Mac iBook to the Tablet and discusses what using the Tablet is like for a Mac user. His faves- OneNote and inking in MSN […] Read more »
Woot! has an excellent deal today which gets you a HP 5500C Flatbed USB Scanner for only $99.99. The HP deal comes with an auto photo feeder for mass scanning in your photos and photographic negatives. Features after the jump. Read more »
British Telecom posted strong results thanks to its IP-related efforts and demand for Broadband connections. Sales were up 3% to over $10 billion, while profits surged 4% to $1.01 billion. “Broadband DSL connections were more than 800,000 in the quarter, a new connection every 10 seconds […] Read more »
Whichever way the market goes, one thing is for sure, no one wants to may more than $6.5 billion for MCI. Today Wall Street Journal reports that Verizon has floated an informal offer of around $6.3 billion, around the same price as what Qwest is offering. […] Read more »
Ramesh Jain writes: “Muvee, a Singapore based company can ingest your video and automatically edit and synchronize it to music of you choice. Yes, it does it completely automatically. You can select from one of hundreds of music and length and now even some styles and […] Read more »
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