Things Found In The Back Yard
As a Canadian living in Houston the summer is such a curse. It's hot. I mean really hot. Humid, too. But even that is not without its up-sides. Orchids really like it here. These are growing in our back yard.…
Ad Hoc Wideband Telephony Interoperability Testing
Having invested some time in cleaning up my office earlier this week I was forced to commit some effort to the research behind a new review that I’ve been tasked with writing. In so doing I was experimenting with call setup between various different devices, including a Polycom IP550 and a Siemens S685IP.
Phweet: A Way To Invoke A Voice Call Via Twitter
Now here's a new service that in makes perfect sense to me. Phweet bridges the divide between your Twitter account and your phone. You can invite a call from someone on Twitter without passing them your contact details. Within the…
Siemens S685IP Software Update
I must admit that in the chaos around my office lately I’ve had the Siemens S685IP DECT system powered off. Today I took some time to get the base installed where I really want it, which is way up high along with the antenna from the Portech GSM gateway. When I powered it back up the handset reported that there was a new firmware update.
T5700 SlimNAS Server: Now With 512 MB Memory
Well it took a couple of tries but I finally got my little SlimNAS server running with 512 MB of memory. I first tried a 1 GB stick of DDR-333 (PC2700), but the T5700 BIOS doesn't deal with memory greater…
Ramble: New Keyboards Making Me Look Bad
I’m kinda picky about PC keyboards. My employer makes a line of TV graphics equipment and has historically bought keyboards from Cherry, a major German manufacturer. I have always liked their feel.
Some time ago they switched to a keyboard that is being custom made for us. Our gear needs a pile of custom keys dedicated to specific functions. So we always need to have keyboards customized.