Top 10 Cloud List (by way of the granddaddy of Cloud: Salesforce) March 19, 2013
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Top 10 Cloud List (by way of the granddaddy of Cloud: Salesforce)
It may seem a little cheeky to list Salesforce.com as the granddaddy of cloud, but before Salesforce, companies of all sizes were forced into using client/server or other antiquated models to serve their employees or customers. Check out this list of innovators.
iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 Smash Up Test September 25, 2012
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So, you have probably been comparing all the important performance stats between the i5 and the S3. Have you considered, however, how well they stand up to damage? Consider now more–check out this entertaining video from CNET:
Technology: Friend or Foe? June 8, 2012
Posted by mycto in business, Business Productivity, Infrastructure.Tags: haden, iPhone, technology, technology investment
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No, this posting is not about the evils of over-sharing social media or about people that won’t put their cell phone down while they are meeting with you. Rather, it is about something perhaps more sneaky. More silent: overteching. I see this frequently, and am guilty of it myself. Will the iPhone 4S really enable me to work faster / be more profitable?
Jeff Haden, who writes for Inc.com, states “Buying new simply for the sake of new is always a stupid investment. Buying a new bike doesn’t automatically transform someone into a better rider. Buying new technology doesn’t automatically transform you or your company. Every technology investment–in fact, every investment–should result in savings and quantifiable improvements”. See more of this challenging article here.
Get Your Cloud On February 15, 2012
Posted by mycto in business, Cloud.Tags: redhat, valentine s day
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you will have heard / been bombarded with information about cloud this and cloud that. Even Apple, purveyors of clean, clear messaging has something called the iCloud, which copies some of my stuff somewhere but not other info.
Anyway, how would you even use / put something in or on the cloud?
Let’s say you have a snappy new website. Imagine this site gets the majority of its traffic on Valentine’s Day. The rest of the year just dribs and drabs. Using a cloud provider would enable you to scale and meet the demands of this sort of traffic without having to pay to have a ton of servers and infrastructure sitting around waiting for this one big day.
Additionally, this sort of deployment will drive down your hosting and service costs continually, as you now have the flexiblity to move your site from one cloud provider to another.
Here is a good place to start:
https://openshift.redhat.com/app/
Really Real Computer Problems September 29, 2011
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Enjoy this quick video where all your computer problem are real. Really real.
Business Starting to Drive IT Desktop Virtualization August 11, 2011
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Desktop virtualization has been talked about in many server backrooms and in CIO offices, but business units are starting to push IT to provide flexibility for workforces that are increasingly mobile and require greater device flexibility.
Check out the article at SearchCIO.com (free registration may be required): http://bit.ly/mSdSPn
Dueling Cameras, USB Port, etc. Enough Reason to Hold on ? December 1, 2010
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Still itching for an iPad? Recent reports are heating up the intertubes about the nextgen version with two cameras (just imagine what Starbucks is going to look like with people using this…) and a USB port. Personally, I would give up the USB for a memory card port.
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iDOS comes and goes from the Apple Store October 27, 2010
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Ever wonder what is would be like to RUN old-school DOS on your iPhone? Well, you could’ve had a chance to if you were quick enough…. Hit the link
to twitter or not to twitter? March 26, 2010
Posted by mycto in Advertising, Business Productivity, Social Media.Tags: blog, csmps, Social Media, twitter
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Join me on April 14th, 2010 at the Four Seasons for a breakfast seminar on trends in social media for professional services.
I am really looking forward to the event, held courtesy of the fine people at the Canadian Society for Marketing Professional Services. There has been so much conversation lately about social media and its usage in the work place and I can’t wait to share my two cents on it as well. For more info, please hit the link
Ballmer Bets Big on Cloud March 5, 2010
Posted by mycto in business, Business Productivity, Cloud, Infrastructure, software.Tags: Ballmer, Cloud, Microsoft
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Is the “cloud” important. You bet your Ballmer it is. Microsoft’s CEO is betting the future on it.
At the end of the day all this really means is that you will use your applications that will run at a data centre instead of from your desktop. Why? All you will need is a browser that will pull up your work and home applications from whereever you log in.
Hit this link for more info
Just when you thought your Christmas was wierd… December 29, 2009
Posted by mycto in Just for Fun.Tags: Christmas, robot
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Had enough turkey and presents? Did your robot get enough too?
Le Trung (from Canada, of all places) made headlines this week when news about his Christmas with Aiko, his “love-child” hit the intertubes. A picture is worth more than a thousand words. A picture is priceless:
For more, please hit the link
Virtualization. What is it? November 21, 2009
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I have been getting quite a few queries lately from friends about virtualization. Virtualization means a few different things to a few different people, so I have been looking for a good and informative video that explains it. I think this guy does a pretty good job.
Foreign Content How-to September 14, 2009
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Let’s say that you live in the UK, or France, or Canada and you want to be able to access www.pandora.com (who wouldn’t–it serves up great music for free). Unfortunately, sites like Pandora or Hulu have very restrictive content policies. Essentially, unless you have an IP address that these systems recognize as belonging in the country that they are in, you will receive a page or message that says something like: “Thanks for visiting, but this content is not available in your region”. There is not even a way to PAY for the info or data.
I recently discovered a great service from www.hidemynet.com. This service, which costs less than 20 cents a day, enables you to use a proxy server that the company provides in the US, the UK and Germany. Wishing that you could watch F1 racing from the US? Get a UK-based IP address.
The instructions are very straightforward. I was up and running in minutes and enjoying content from around the world–not just in my back yard.
You’re the Wind Beneath My Wings (and my server) July 20, 2009
Posted by mycto in business, Business Productivity, Computers, Infrastructure, Recession.Tags: Baryonyx, server center, wind
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These are smart times. Probably something to do with the economy…
Just in today: Texas company is going to build data centers powered by wind. The unfortunately named Baryonyx, is going to harness nature to power 100 turbines to give the center the juice it needs.
More info here:
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/20/wind-powered-data-center-planned
To Pre or Not to Pre June 5, 2009
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity, phones.Tags: Blackberry, iPhone, mofone, Palm, Pre
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Have you been following the hype around the Palm Pre? Me neither.
I think the Pre is yet another example pointing out that consumers are maxed out with technology choices and unless the new technology is easier and cheaper to use than the current item in their hands, they won’t budge.
The Pre looks good. And it has a cool charger (you don’t have to plug it in to a cord to charge it), but I think it comes down to this. The Pre is the Pontiac of the mofone world. In these uncertain times, users want to know that the device they are using to communicate with will be supported by a company that will be around, AND look cool when they table drop it. Table drop? This is the social behaviour where you bring your new device to lunch or dinner and then casually drop it on the table in full eye view of your dinner mate and wait for them to ooh and ahh over it. Sorry, Palm, but the iPhone has you there and Blackberry has a stranglehold in the “get business done now” world.
Prediction: some suffering computer maker will purchase Palm and try to generate some business from it. Hello Dell?
Delete. Whoops. May 4, 2009
Posted by mycto in Antivirus, Business Productivity, Computers, Infrastructure.Tags: file managemetn, undelete
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Ever get that sinking feeling that you just emptied your trash basket on your desktop and you made the awful mistake of killing a document or file that you really needed?
Or–maybe your computer got hit by a bad virus. It used to be that you would have to take your computer down to the local tech shop where in some darkly-lit back room, incantations were said and harmful screw drivers were used to try and save your bacon.
Lifehacker has a great article full of recommendations for products that can help you do the dirty work yourself for substantially less.
http://lifehacker.com/5237503/five-best-free-data-recovery-tool
Did You Know? April 15, 2009
Posted by mycto in Computers, Infrastructure, software, video.Tags: Did You Know?, Technology stats
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I came across this video today–amazing stats about the pace of change with technology on this planet.
Twitter March 11, 2009
Posted by mycto in business, Business Productivity.Tags: blog, twitter, website
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Have you felt left out because you hear your colleagues and peers talking about Twitter and you are not sure what it all means?
Basically it is a short form of keeping up to date (aka stalking) with someone or a company in less than 140 characters. If you take a blog and mash it with chat and a website, you have Twitter.
You can learn more @ http://www.twitter.com
You can also follow me and my tech thoughts @craigfaulkner.
You See. I See. We all see your IP January 14, 2009
Posted by mycto in Browsers, Infrastructure, Security.Tags: Google Maps, IP address
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Ever wonder where in the world your website visitors are coming from? Just found this cool site that takes an IP and shows it on a Gmap. Fun and addictive.
Check out more at:
http://ip2loc.jerodsanto.net/
Is that a Netbook in your pocket? December 16, 2008
Posted by mycto in Browsers, Business Productivity, Computers, operating systems.Tags: acer, asus, laptop, Ncix, netbook
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While waiting in line at my local NCIX (go there if you know what computer parts you want and if you have the patience of Job), I saw more netbooks on display at the counter than I have seen to date. Asus and Acer were the first companies pushing these mini notebooks that cost around $300 and do everything you need.
Asus Netbook
Some run Linux and some run XP, but they all do one thing: allow you to get online easily and quickly and do the majority of things you need to do. With more and more of the applications that we use becoming web-based, powerful desktops and laptops are only needed for CPU intensize games or graphic designing. These netbooks are small–if you have trouble seeing images on a 17″ display–these are not for you. If you are looking for light, snappy and functional–check them out.
Is Free Software Worth Anything? November 14, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity, operating systems, software.Tags: Avast, avg, free software, piriform
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I am seeing an increasing trend in computer suppliers loading, or offering to load the systems they are selling with free versions of software. This includes dual-booting the machine with a version of Ubuntu or including AVG anti-virus, or Avast (my personal favorite).
Taking things a further step are companies like Piriform. This UK-based firm offers a good system tuner / registry fixer, a defragmenter, and a recovery program all for free. They only ask that, if you like it–feel free to donate using PayPal. Their motto is: The best software is free!
WeGame. Record your virtual life for virtual replay. November 13, 2008
Posted by mycto in gaming, video.Tags: Call of Duty, Second Life, Spore, v-worlds, wegame.com
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If you think that social video has no bounds–think again. I just stubbed my toe on WeGame. This site, and its associated plug-in let’s users record their escapades escapes within World of Warcraft, Second Life, etc. and then upload it for others to view.
You can view the most popular Spore video or Call of Duty scene that has been uploaded. Some videos are lame. Just some guy walking around shooting trees. Others are more creative. Either way, as people spend more time in virtual worlds, we will continue to see more screenshots and videos sent over “to the other side” showing what they are doing there. I wonder how long it will be before we see top 10 videos on youtube that are videos of users exploring inside v-worlds.
Barack O Media November 5, 2008
Posted by mycto in economy, Infrastructure, Social Media.Tags: Guitar Hero, Obama, Social Media, social networking
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Much has been said in the last few days about how the Barack machine utilized social media. This was the first presidential race run and won using these tools.
Obama
How? Just a few ways include ingame ads for Obama on popular games such as Guitar Hero. For more on this emerging story hit the link below.
Social Media Map October 29, 2008
Posted by mycto in Infrastructure.Tags: social networking
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Just spotted this on oxyweb.co.uk. It is a graphical map showing social media and which networks are more popular in which countries.
Orkut is number 1 in India and Brazil, while MySpace is number one in the US. Facebook rules the social tubes in Canada, England and Australia, while Xiaonei rules China.
Social Media Map
See the full size one here.
Technology Survivors October 17, 2008
Posted by mycto in economy, Infrastructure, search.Tags: Google, Great Depression 2.0, search
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Some, like Time Magazine’s Josh Quittner are using the phrase “Great Depression 2.0″ to describe the current financial mayhem. This is appropriate, if only for the way in which technology “versioning” has pervaded all of our lives–even our fear-laden financial ones.
Google seems to be doing OK despite all the frothing. The Sultans of Search smacked down 1.35 Billion dollars worth in the last quarter–that’s a 31 % jump since last we heard the numbers.
But I thought Armageddon was nigh and no one was going to do business anymore? Tell that to the Big G.
Google is so pervasive that it is hard to avoid them when you use that machine at your desk, or your home. They just keep making it easier and easier to use their tools. And in these testy time, users will choose free and easy.
Here’s a Tip for You October 15, 2008
Posted by mycto in economy.Tags: economy, news, tipd
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Unless you have been living in a cave that is under a rock inside a deep hole, you have been subjected to an overwhelming amount of media about the financial markets and the accompanying roller coaster.
Stepping up to the plate is a site that is focused on providing financial news and insights generated by a community. The site, www.tipd.com, allows users to submit stories and then users use a digg-like function to promote stories.
One Dollar Movie Night October 7, 2008
Posted by mycto in economy, music, video.Tags: credit crunch, download, economy, movie, Sony, streaming
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With all the doom and gloom and naysaying going on in the media right now, I thought it would behoove us all to take a deep breath and look at how the credit crunch will make our technology lives better. You will note that I have used the phrase credit crunch and not depression, etc. Why? Because this financial debacle has created an inability for companies to get credit / cash as easily as they could before.
So what?
Movie Night
If companies can’t get access to funds as easily they will slow down development of new products which in turn will lead them to hiring fewer people which means that times will be getting tighter for some.
This is not an economics site, so I won’t bore you here with my thoughts on baby boomer and immigration and how that may positively affect the current crunch.
ANYWAY. Back to our regularily scheduled programming. If a dinner and a movie are going to be too pricey for the average American family, what about a $1 HD download / stream plus some of Orville’s best popcorn? This downtown will force companies in to really innovate and open the gates for small payment options for entertainment. The world may stay home from the malls and the car lots, but they are still going to need something to do. I expect to see announcements from Sony et al soon on massive reductions / price incentives for Blue Ray discs and players, but I think the real tell tale signs will be in movies and shows streaming from consoles and laptops for small prices.
Layoffs in a Digital Age October 4, 2008
Posted by mycto in Advertising, business, economy, Recession.Tags: Gawker Media, layoffs, Nick Denton, valleywag
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Remember how layoffs used to come in the form of a pink slip or a one on one meeting with the HR manager / director and then awkward goodbyes by the elevator? In today’s new media world where pretty much everything is written about, Gawker Media (owner of sites like Gizmodo, Jalopnik, and Lifehacker) told the managing editor of Valleywag, Owen Thomas to “cut Valleywag’s costs, in anticipation of an advertising recession”. No big deal, right?
What is more intriguing is the fact that Owen put the memo from Gawker boss, Nick Denton right up on the site, including a picture of Nick with the title of “Slasher”.
Nick Denton cuts costs at Valleywag
The last line of the memo defines the new age of millenialist journalism: “The one consolation is that there will be plenty of news for us to break — starting with this email, which you are free to leak.”
The layoff memo was posted at 10:45 am on Friday. The first comment was from one of the associate editors laid off–Nicholas Carlson who said: “And I don’t even get a last coffee at Beantrees. (though if I did, I would not be twittering it).”
Most of the comments (which there are plenty of) vasilate between “good luck” and “that sucks”, but the discussion is open and immediate.
For more, hit the link.
Best of Friday Tech October 3, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity, Infrastructure.Tags: Bailout, eco-friendly, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony
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Happy Friday dear readers–here are a few quick stories making the rounds:
Sony’s new electronic book–the Reader:
Sony Reader
Hit the link for the full story at Gizmodo: Sony Reader
Microsoft cares about the bailout too!
With the US economy in the tank–software giants are suffering as companies are pulling back on spending. This includes even jugernauts like Micrsoft whose stock has taken a beating lately:
Read more on the view from Redmond here
Samsung wants to save the environment too.
Samsung has announced two new eco-miser desktops that use less juice while humming away at your workspace.
Samsung eco friendly models
Hit the link for more info from Engadget
Silver Cloud in the Future for Microsoft October 2, 2008
Posted by mycto in Browsers, Business Productivity, Infrastructure, operating systems.Tags: Google, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, the cloud
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Did you hear the one about the guy from Microsoft, the guy from Google and the priest? Me neither.
What I did hear today was a lot about Microsoft getting into “the cloud”. What is this cloud and what magic does it perform you ask?
Cloud
The cloud is just a fancy phrase that describes the process where computers that are not at your desk do the majority of crunching / processing and you look at and edit this data on your pc through your browser.
If you look at your computer desktop you probably have a bunch of programs or applications that do things like word processing or spreadsheets or games. The future, will see the significant majority of all human interaction with data in “the cloud” be it on a desktop, a game console (think XBOX) or your phone.
Anyway, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s excitable CEO proclaimed today that Microsoft will be working on a version of an operating system (OS) that is geared for cloud computing. I believe I predict what this looks like already: strip out everything from the current version of Vista and just present users with an Internet Explorer button. CLICK. BLAM. INTERNET.
Microsoft
What Microsoft really needs is an easy to use online document editing and managing system and storage system. Wait–Google has one of those. Hmmmm. What would a company look like that was made out of these two entities?
Market Effect on Technology Investments and Start Ups September 30, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity, fund raising, investment.Tags: economy, investment, survival
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Having lived through the last Dot Com Bomb (barely), it is intriguing to see some similarities in the current state of affairs. As the cash for investment in very risky (read technology) continues to dry up, early phase tech companies need to understand what it means and what to do.
For a great tutorial on this, please check out CNET’s Kara Tsuboi and Webware’s Rafe Needleman in the following video. Best quote for today: Go Where the Cranes Are.
Is there a Gnome under your desk(top)? September 26, 2008
Posted by mycto in Browsers, Business Productivity, Infrastructure, operating systems.Tags: destop, Gnome, Linux, Mac, Windows
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If I ask most people what operating system is on their desktop–give me the standard answer: “Windows”. Fewer people actually know, or care what version it is. Is it XP? 2000? Vista? For the time being, and probably for the next few years, desktop software will still be important. See my post on these phones to understand more on how the way we work with computers is changing.
One operating system that continues to gain strength is Linux. Why? Simply put, because a lot of programmers hyped up on colas and sequestered away in dark corners are working across the planet right now for no pay to do so. Why? Please, dear reader, check out this Wiki on open source programming and how it is changing the world. Furthermore, Linux is making even faster inroads on handhelds and other devices than on desktops, and handheld devices is what the near future will consider “the computer”.
Gnome
If you have heard the “tech people” in your company or your nerd cousin talking about the new version of Gnome that they are using–here’s what it is. Gnome is the desktop that sits on top of two of the most popular versions of Linux (Ubuntu and Fedora). Don’t ask me about these brand names. Anyway, Gnome is what makes it all look pretty and functional. I have been messing around with the new interface, and I have to take my Fedora off to the team. Looks good.
It used to be that these Linux variants and the user interfaces on top of them were awful. They were clunky and did not have the look and feel of a Windows or Mac front end.
Take a look at this screen shot of the latest Gnome:
Gnome GUI
There. Don’t you feel educated?
Reoccuring Revenue Streams from Technology September 25, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity.Tags: business, revenue streams
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Without exception, the single greatest question that I am asked by clients and interested parties is this: “How can I use technology to create reoccurring revenue streams”. This question shows how technology has been increasingly accepted as a way to make money, but there is still much mystery around how to do this.
This question is also usually posed by companies and owners who know that there is a way to take their service / product / whatever “online”, but they also know that just because something is online does not mean that the product or service will immediately begin to leap off shelves and into customers’ hands.
Some points / observations to consider in creating reoccuring revenue streams using technology:
- If you sell a physical product–how will you facilitate shipping, returns, etc. when your interface with your clients is online?
- If you have a service, what advantages will the online system need to have in order to make the customer feel comfortable dealing with the digitial you.
Which Anti-virus Software do you use? September 23, 2008
Posted by mycto in Antivirus, Business Productivity, Infrastructure, Security.Tags: Antivirus, Avast, McAfee, Norton
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Computer virus
Most business owners assume that the computers that they have paid for come with anti-virus software installed. After all, why wouldn’t they? Some computers do, but most come with a trial version which stops working after 60 or 90 days. Then, strange things start to happen. Sally in accounting begins to have extended outages with her computer. Bob in marketing can’t figure out why his computer won’t start up. The computers now have viruses and the costs of lost productivity begin to climb sky high.
I have worked with all the main brands–Norton, McAffee, etc., but I have found that these programs use a lot of resources on the computer and are overly complicated. Unless you have a dedicated IT team to manage this process for you, I have found that Avast’s product line is leaner and meaner and works without interupting your work. Plus, Avast has a great home version which is free and just as good as the commercial product. Check out the product line at the link:
One iPhone to Rule them All? September 19, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity.Tags: Android, Blackberry, Google, HTC, iPhone
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Even IF you live in a cave in the middle of the desert, you have probably still heard of the iPhone. This device is becoming ubiquitous and is certainly cool. They are sleek and shiny and work well.
There are some serious competitors that are bringing some devices to market that should create more competition in this space. For your viewing pleasure, dear readers, we present some screen shots of the HTC Dream and the Blackberry Thunder.
HTC Dream
The HTC Dream is intriguing because it runs on Google’s Android operating system. Who cares? Developers. Android is open and should encourage lots of innovative development with it. Expect to see many new applications for Android-based phones.
Here is a photo of the HTC Dream in all its glory (thanks, Gizmodo!):
Blackberry–well, RIM to be exact, does not want to be left out of the Great Touch Screen Wars of 2008. They are also experts at creating significant hype around devices. The Blackberry Thunder Storm marks RIM’s first entry into the touch screen space, and looks like it could be a significant challenger.
Here is a photo of the Thunder (thanks, Crackberry!):
Black Berry Thunder
Can You Hear Me? September 18, 2008
Posted by mycto in search, video.Tags: GAudi, Google, search, video
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Google just announced on its official blog that it will be bringing audio indexing to video. So what? This means that the audio content within a video will be searchable without the uploader having to add the transcript of the text. This will bring an immense amount of new searchable data.
For example, imagine that you wanted to search for video that contained the key phrase: I can see Alaska. The Google Audio Index will do this for you.
Hit the link for more info:
Google Docs–Best Free Software Around September 17, 2008
Posted by mycto in Business Productivity.Tags: Excel, Google, google docs, office, Power Point, Word
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I have been using Google Docs for the better part of a year now. Why? I can create documents (word, excel and powerpoint look-alikes) anywhere and google saves these for me for easy retrival from anywhere. Plus, it is free, and there is no need to update my computer with seemingly never ending software changes.
Using the word document interface is very easy. It is just like using Microsoft’s Word program–you just use your browser to do it. You can also easily share it with co-authors who have a Gmail account.
I am waiting for Microsoft to come out with their own model of this, but that would necessitate them cannabalizing their very profitable Office suite.
Try it out yourself at:
www.google.com/docs
Load balancing for VOIP and business internet connection uptime September 15, 2008
Posted by mycto in Infrastructure.Tags: Alvaco, internet connection, load balancer, reliability
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Load balancer
VOIP, or voice over IP, is changing communications for small and large businesses. Using an internet connection, businesses are able to connect to other offices, call long distance and manipulate incoming phone data in ways that previously would have cost 10 or 20 times these new solutions.
Ofcourse, because VOIP is dependant upon internet connection reliability, I still hear stories monthly from companies who have their service cut for a period of time. Although these outages are usually short-term (10 minutes or less), this is an unacceptable loss considering that phone service uptime is something that most businesses take for granted.
There are new and inexpensive devices on the market that help to negate this risk. These devices are called load balancers, and they do exactly what they are called and more.
Simply put, businesses can use these devices to share and balance internet connections from more than one supplier, meaning that there is no single point of internet connection failure. One of my clients installed two connections–one from their local cable-based internet provider and the other from their telco-based provider. The device can also be set to prioritize to use one provider over the other and has a large number of other criteria that can be set.
These devices can also be used for the entire office infrastructure so that internet connection time is increased from a reliability standpoint. What is the cost to your business if “the web” is down for 1 hour? Exactly.
These devices used to cost 10 or 20 grand and can now be had for under a thousand bucks. A small price to pay for peace of mind.
Here is a two port version of one of my favorites:
Techcrunch50. Losing the Crunch? September 12, 2008
Posted by mycto in Conferences.Tags: Arrington, Calcanis, Conferences, mycto, TC50, Techcrunch50, Tonchidot
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Just got back last night from TC50. Is it just me, or was TC50 a sham of massive proportions? Sure, they let the companies pitch for free (unlike DEMO), but at $2500 per attendee (like yours truly), you would think that they could afford chairs that are comfortable. This, dear readers, was not my biggest beef. Here it is: If I have to listen to one more Arrington / Calcanis story of who was more drunk / stayed out late / partied harder, I might implode.
The problem is simple. There are business conferences. There are tech conferences. But there does not seem to be any for business people to actually learn about technology where it doesn’t seem like a bad rerun of Animal House. I enjoy a good time as much as the next guy, but could we all grow up a bit please?
One of the best highlights of the show was the demo and Q+A with Tonchidot. This was one of the funniest tech moments I have seen in years. This moment could not have been scripted any better. Enjoy
