November 23, 2010
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After my recent piece on the cost of small office/home office bandwidth was published, I heard from many people. Some sample responses to Verizon’s new monthly deal of 150 Megabits per second (Mbps) down and 35Mbps up for $194.99 include: … Continue reading
October 22, 2010
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If I were to ask most people what single kind of program they thought used up the most Internet bandwidth, most of them would say, “Web browsing.” Wrong. According to research by Sandvine, a broadband solution provider and analysis firm, … Continue reading
October 8, 2010
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When the news broke that Xmarks, my favorite Web browser bookmark service and utility, was going under, I was really ticked off. It turned out I wasn’t the only one. So the company asked people would they be willing to … Continue reading
October 1, 2010
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So, there I was, feeling blue about trying to replace Xmarks, my favorite Web browser utility, when I heard some good news. Xmarks may yet live on. Yes! According to a blog posting by James Joaquin Xmarks‘ CEO, “Many of … Continue reading
September 13, 2010
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British Telecomm and Cisco are quietly putting their own answer to Network Neutrality in place: Set up an entirely separate national wide network, Content Connect This will be used to deliver the BBC’s forthcoming Internet video and Video on Demand … Continue reading
August 30, 2010
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For years, decades, the big companies didn’t tend to wage patent wars on each other. The reason is simple. Major patent holders don’t tend to target other major patent holders because of MAD (mutually assured destruction). Or, in other words, … Continue reading