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Comcrash Internet service outages a bad omen for VoIP customer support?: As our Jim Hu reported late yesterday, Comcast's Internet access service has experienced two major national outages in the last six days. Page requests would repeatedly time out. Problem with Comcast's Domain Name Servers.Seemed to be a bit sluggish last night as well.What's this got to do with VoIP, and...; Tags: Comcast Corp.; Blog posts 2005-04-14
DNS issue hobbles Comcast: DNS issue hobbles ComcastTalk About Understating...Comcast says the outage was fixed in one hour? I had the probelm described for *at least* four hours. I'm not compaining about their service -- I've generally been very happy. But the "one hour" statement is -- to put it politely...; Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, computer, DNS, Comcast Corp., outage, DNS Issue, Web; Discussion threads 2005-04-08
FireFox continues gains against IE: FireFox continues gains against IEViruses and spyware are often FUD"Viruses and spyware are often aimed at IE because of its near-total market dominance."3 things to say about this..1. Active X and XSS plague I.E.2. XSS hacks still work in I.E. but not Firefox3. This statement is speculation and pure FUD.Uneducated...; Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, WTF, Firefox IS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Hallelujah, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2005-01-21
Competition stirs cable, DSL: Competition stirs cable, DSLDemand Demand DemandIf the WiMax companies can provide faster than DSL/Cable service the customers will come. Bundled with such features as VOIP, I'd let them put an antenna on my property in a New York minute. If nothing else to unwire my house.Quality, service and...; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, WIRELESS, DSL, WiMAX, cable; Discussion threads 2004-07-29
Low-tech 'hack' takes fizz out of Pepsi-iTunes promo: Low-tech 'hack' takes fizz out of Pepsi-iTunes promoWhy?Sometimes I wonder if most people stop developing in grade school.No amount of free will make me install DRM infested stuffDRM = Digital Restrictive ManagementCivil disobediance as a legitmate form of protest"...Just as the absurd acts which prohibited the sale of game were...; Tags: Business ethics, Digital media, music, ethics, Low-Tech, Pepsi-iTunes, Very Same People, New York State Lottery; Discussion threads 2004-02-20