Beware Bad Links For Now
Some links on this site are going to be broken for a short while. Earlier this week, after the Hurricane Ike cleanup, I managed to get the site moved from Wordpress.com free hosting to a BlueHost. This will eventually let…
About Social Media
Since I'm over 40 and a newby to the whole social media scene I find myself playing catchup a lot. This sequence is really profound. Very helpful to explain things. Beware, strong language ahead. What The F**K is Social Media?View…
A Readership Milestone: Over 3500 in May
I started writing this blog just over six months ago. It was largely a reaction to the fact that I saw a lot of people in various places asking the same questions over and over again. How do I make the best of VOIP in my home or home office? What is QoS? How do I ensure call quality?
I’ve been involved with VOIP in one fashion or another since 1997. Back then I lived in Toronto and was engaged to my lovely wife, who lived in Texas. Back then dial-up was the primary means of internet access and long distance calling was costly. We used software from Vocaltech to stay in touch over 1800 miles apart.
Blogging Light This Month, Whole House Audio Series En Route
From mid-March until late in April is just crazy busy in my day job, so my posting schedule its likely to be light over this period. However, for a number of weeks I've been working on a series that rambles…
QoS & Traffic Shaping Series Of Posts
My series called The Beginners Guide To Sucessful VOIP Over DSL was just republished over at Small Net Builder. Tim Higgins, the editor over there, has been very supportive of my recent efforts. Where they are interested I may be…
T-Mobile & Sprint/Nextel May Wed?
The blogging great Om Malik has a rumor about Deutsche Telecom considering buying Sprint/Nextel to combine with it's US T-Mobile operation. Om and his readers point out some very valid technical concerns about merging the two companies. Combined they support…