VUC Call April 3rd: Michael Robertson’s OpenSky
When I heard that Randulo had arranged to have Gizmo5's Michael Robertson as last weeks VUC guest I just knew that I had to find a way to free up an hour and be on that call. Were you there?…
Living With The HP Mini 2140
As I make my way back from SFO for the 8th time in as many weeks I’m given to consider what good company my little netbook has become. It’s been my traveling companion for a relatively short 4 weeks and I’m still coming to graps its utility. It can’t possbly replace my laptop or desktop. After all, I’m in the TV graphics business and there’s just no replacing a high resolution display for some activities.
Yet, here I am on another flight and the little netbook is my solace. Even in a regretably coach class seat I’m able to listen to music, catch up on by backlogged RSS feeds and write blog posts. It’s as close to ideal as I could have hoped for.
Last Call For Speakers For Pulver’s HD Communications Summit
Just a brief reminder: Friday, April 3rd is the deadline for submissions from people wanting to speak at Jeff Pulver's HD Communications Summit in NYC on May 21st. If you're thinking of speaking you need to act quickly. If you're…
Hotel Broadband: The Ongoing Saga
As mentioned last week for the next few days I’m appearing nightly at the Hyatt Regency SFO. I don’t normally stay at Hyatt’s as they’re typically beyond my budget, but a UK based coworker is here and I decided to stay where they put him for convenience. He’s here two weeks so he got a deal, for my three nights I didn’t.
Anyway, returning to the theme of broadband this place, which is vast, has wifi throughout the rooms. Last night it was solid and pretty speedy. This morning it’s simply D.O.A. A call to in-house tech support, provided by a company called Z-Net, had me try various things…but no joy. I have both a laptop and a netbook, neither of which get issued an IP address. Although both report decent wifi radio signals.