I don’t know a lot about FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, but right now, I like the way he talks. To him, the availability of broadband should be considered as critical as copper lines were when telephone service began criss-crossing the…
Gmail was down for a couple hours yesterday afternoon due to a systems failure. No biggie. For some, it was a biggie. Lots of screaming on Twitter and some other places about the fact that gmail wasn’t available. I find…
I openly admit I’m addicted to the Internet and my laptop. I know, I can get the Internet in lots of places without needing my laptop, but still, I like having my “baby” with me. Yes, even on vacation. A…
For the last two days there have been rumors swirling about the possibility of Dish Network and DirecTV attempting a merger. They tried it in 2001 but the FTC wouldn’t approve it. After the recent merger of XM and Sirius,…
Yesterday, I was working on a deadline project so I had both my desktop machines going and my laptop as well. But I was spending most of the time on my desktops, so I set the screen saver on the…
This week, we are deploying terminal technology into several classrooms that I maintain. Terminals are a great solution for certain situations; students in these classrooms are only using the internet and Micrsoft Office and need to be able to print.…
An article surfaced today in an Australian newspaper regarding Australian customs officials being asked by the U.S. State Department to participate in checking traveler’s iPods and laptops for pirated music. My question is, how would they know if it was…