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- Frugal Friday: Optimum Ultra and DOCSIS 3.0, Crapware, When to replace a PC, Engine Yard and Ruby on Rails
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss my adventures in Optimum Ultra 100Mbps cable broadband service (and experience the hilarity of early adoption when my VOIP cuts out 3 times during the broadcast) the bane of crapware, the decision of when to replace a small...
- Tags: Cable Broadband, PC, Small Business, Ruby, DOCSIS, Ruby On Rails, Cable, Broadband Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-07-04
- Frugal Friday: Residential Broadband Woes, Jacko, Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard pricing, Red Hat, Virtualization, Cleversafe
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss my 22-hour cable modem downtime ordeal, Micheal Jackson, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard upgrades, Red Hat's stellar business performance and RHEL clones, Virtualization, and talk with Chris Gladwin, CEO of Cleversafe about their Dispersed Storage technology. ...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Red Hat Inc., Broadband, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Microsoft Windows, Broadband Internet, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Open Source, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux
- Goddamit! Why have I been offline for so long? As I explained in a previous article last summer about my broadband situation, my employer, like many large technology services companies, has elected to classify my work situation as "Home-Based", in that...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Broadband, Mike, Cable Guy, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- ooVoo 2.1.0.51 (Windows)
- ooVoo is changing the way people communicate and connect online with its high-quality video and audio and multi-user capabilities that allow up to six people to talk face-to-face with each other at the same time. Using ooVoo is easy and fun, all consumers need is a computer, a broadband connection...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, ooVoo, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Peer To Peer (P2P), Broadband Internet, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Instant Messaging, Telecommunications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-22
- Camfrog Video Chat 5.3.215 (Windows)
- Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time. Instant message a user to get to know them before you Webcam chat, and add them to your contact list. This videoconferencing software also works...
- Tags: Webcam, Broadband, Microsoft Windows, Video, Camshare, Camfrog Video Chat, Video Chat Room, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Marketing, Internet, Networking, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2009-06-21
- An Introduction to ISDN
- ISDN is a digital communications network providing transmission rates in multiples of 64kbits per second. Typically described as 2B + D, Basic Rate ISDN BRI logically uses 2 64 kbit/s data channels B channels and one 16 kbit/s signalling channel D channel. ISDN has yet to become a single global...
- Tags: ISDN, Tandberg, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-18
- Employing IT- Level Security for IP Videoconferencing
- In recent years videoconferencing has morphed from an ISDN-centric to an IP-centric model. In fact, most videoconferencing systems today support IP networks out of the box, while ISDN network connectivity - once the de facto standard- has become and optional add-on. In addition of IP capabilities to videoconferencing systems and...
- Tags: Security, IP Videoconferencing, Information Technology, Video Conferencing, IP, Tandberg, Network Technology, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-17
- The ISDN to IP Migration for Videoconferencing
- Since the release of IP-capable videoconferencing solutions in the mid-1990s, the percentage of video calls hosted over IP networks has continued to grow. In addition, virtually all video systems today include IP network capability, while only a limited percentage support ISDN. For some, the justification for migrating from ISDN to...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, IP, Migration, ISDN, Tandberg, Network Technology, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-17
- Icon Searcher 3.60 (Windows)
- Icon Searcher performs fast scan of all local hard disks for icon images. The program handles lots of different file formats, like DLL, EXE, ICO, ICL, OCX, SCR, CPL, BPL, VBX, DRV, and extracts all available icons from files to the user-friendly visual image list. Icons can be saved as...
- Tags: Icon, SoftPlus, Broadband Over Power Line, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-17
- DSL Speed 4.8 (Windows)
- DSL Speed is a professional tool that will online smart optimize your DSL (ADSL, G.lite, IDSL, SDSL) connection speed to max. Main Features: online verify your ISP's MTU and your DSL unique optimize value. Online and offline optimize your DSL connection speed to max. Faster loading Web pages. Tweaks DNS...
- Tags: DSL-speed, DSL, Microsoft Windows, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-06-14
- PatchMate2003 1.0.06.09 (Windows)
- PatchMate is a program that automatically applies security hot-fixes from CD to your computer with little or no user-intervention. PatchMate can install in as little as 5 minutes depending on system configuration. Installing patches even via a high-speed internet connection can take hours. Version 1.0.06.09 may include unspecified updates, enhancements,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Fullerton Enterprises, PatchMate, Patches, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2009-06-14
- BlackBerry's reduce broadband outage downtime
- I got in from the Orange Street Music Club yesterday evening, a famous jazz and live venue in here in my city, only to discover my broadband had cut out. After the crap day that I had, this just topped it off. (Only on the...
- Tags: Broadband, Downtime, RIM BlackBerry, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- iZone Internet Turbo 6.0.3 R2 (Windows)
- As you cannot physically change the speed of your Internet connection, iZone uses a technology called Content Sensitive Compression ('CSC') to individually compress each element of a Web page or e-mail content using various compression algorithms based on a nine patent approved proprietary technology. The end result is that your...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Page, iZone Telecom, E-mail, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Online Communications, Marketing, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-06-07
- Gov. to pirates: we'll slow you down, not cut you off
- The UK government are currently looking into solutions to bringing Internet pirates to a standstill. With multiple cards on the table still but "all but ruled out" using a three strike system which the French government have already undertaken. "Technical solutions" are one of the primary solutions...
- Tags: Broadband, Speed, Piracy, Government, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Should broadband connectivity be a right?
- Is it possible to achieve 100% broadband availability and penetration? Should it be a right? Vermonter, inventor, author and Fractals of Change blogger Tom Evslin recently wrote about the real-life challenge to bring broadband to the masses in the state of Vermont and the implications of such...
- Tags: Broadband, Vermont, Tom Evslin, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-31
- Verizon dishes off rural assets to Frontier in $8.6 billion deal
- Frontier Communications will acquire rural assets from Verizon in an $8.6 billion stock swap. The deal appears to be a win-win for both sides. Frontier becomes the largest "pure rural" communications provider with 7 million access lines, 8.6 million voice and broadband connections. Frontier will have 16,000...
- Tags: Asset, Verizon Communications Inc., Frontier Communications, Asset Management, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Verizon Wireless CDM8950 photos
- The Verizon Wireless CDM8950 may look like a basic low-end phone, but it's actually chock full of features like EV-DO, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, and access to Verizon's broadband services like V Cast Music. The best feature, though, is that it's available for free with a contract. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Verizon Wireless, GPS, Bluetooth, Broadband Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-05-08
- Dial-up diary: erotically fast broadband
- Nearly one year has passed since I first organised the broadband and phone line into my now previous house. After moving in to my brand new house today, I am astounded as to how different the experience has been. Last year it took 29 days to successfully...
- Tags: Phone, Router, Broadband, Phone Line, British Telecommunications, Socket, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Verizon dismisses Cablevision 101 Mbps claims; Price war looming?
- Cablevision appears to have struck a nerve at Verizon with its launch of a 101 megabits-per-second broadband service. On Tuesday, Cablevision detailed the launch of Optimum Online Ultra, a 101 Mbps service, available in the New York area. The service, which will be offered in Cablevision's region,...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., DSL Reports Karl Bode, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Full Speed 3.4 (Windows)
- This software will dramatically improve the speed and performance of all Broadband connections at home or business. Broadband Service Providers make great claims of the speed you will get from their service. Full Speed helps fix this worldwide issue. You will get excellent increases in performance with everything you do...
- Tags: Performance, Broadband, Speed, Versis, Boost Effect, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-04-28

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