Portech SIP-GSM Gateway In The Post
The postal carrier left a tag on Friday. The Portech GSM gateway will arrive this week. Sadly, I must to be out of town most of the week. Perhaps I'll be able to get started with it next weekend.
Turning The Collapse Of HD-DVD Into An Opportunity
I spent much of this past week in Austin, TX. One evening while on the way back to my hotel I happened past a Circuit City store, so I decided to have a look around. I found something that surprised…
snom m3 Revisited
Some reaction to the snom review is starting to trickle in. One reader, Lonnie Abelbeck, noted that he had an issue with daylight savings time on his snom m3. He sent the following message;
Michael,
I read your review of the SNOM m3 in SmallNetBuilder, excellent review. I recently purchased the same m3 setup you have, very pleased as well.
One issue that I think I solved is the daylight savings settings, the defaults did not look correct to me.
For help, I referenced Polycom’s docs using the same platform…
“Provisioning and Configuration Guide for the SoundPoint IP 200W”
http://evolutionpbx.com/images/IP200W_PG_DS.pdf
Snom m3 Review Posted at Small Net Builder
The good folks at www.smallnetbuilder.com have this morning published my review of Snom's m3 SIP-DECT phone.
Business Travel in 2008 vs Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
Since the turn of the year I’ve been getting around a bit. I’ve been to Austin TX, Cambridge UK, Chicago IL (twice), Indianapolis IN, and Philadelphia PA. In going to/from Chicago both trips were complicated by weather related flight delays and cancellations. It was sleeting in Indianapolis last week, but I was only delayed a few hours.
One of the last HD-DVDs that I bought was Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Watching the early part of the movie it’s funny to examine what he thought space travel would be like. The lead character is presumably traveling first class. The service sure seems good, and there aren’t many other travelers.
Did Toshiba Drop HD-DVD Too Early?
Alec Saunders (a fellow Canuck) has an interesting observation about Toshiba and HD-DVD. IMHO, Toshiba’s comment doesn’t take into consideration Blu-Ray. Not making that statement is political face-saving on their part. Alec argues that they need to move the entire…