Long Distance – Part 5
There has been a lot of interest and feedback from readers about the recent patrickWeb stories about "long distance". Most are saying, "where can I get it?", but others are saying "not so fast". This is understandable given that we are beginning to go through a very disruptive period with regard to telephony. We are […]
Nothing Cold about Internet Connectivity In Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland may soon become the first city in which every home is connected to the Internet with fiber optic cable. While many in the world still have analog dial-up connections or no connections, Reykjavik is about to take a quantum leap. According to Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson, a consultant in the broadband industry who lives […]
The Sharer
There was an excellent piece in the New York Times Magazine today called "The Sharer" written by David Diamond. He had a Q&A interchange with Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux. The final question he asked was about Linux being the nemesis of Microsoft. The answer from Linus will be a classic. "I just can’t […]
Is Internet Telephony Reliable?
In spite of my enthusiasm for VoIP, I realize that it will take some time for it to become pervasive. Not decades — but not in the next twelve months either. I was experiencing some sluggish network performance on the home LAN today and decided to re-boot the router. This is something I don’t do […]
Long Distance – 2
There is a lot of feedback from readers about the last few stories where I discussed “long distance”. Some are saying, “yeah verily”, others are saying “not so fast”. This is understandable given that we are beginning to go through a very disruptive period with regard to telephony. We are 5% of the way into […]
