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- Who owns the Internet pipes?
- Who owns the Internet pipes?Tenuous Peer Agreements - the Internet is FragileRemeber when Level 3 severed it's peer connections with Cogent citing that the existing business model wasn't advantageous? Millions of users couldn't access portions of the web, anyone who used Level 3 or Cogent, for many days resulting...
- Tags: Internet, Net Neutrality, Level 3 Communications Inc., Internet is Fragile, Cogent
- Discussion threads 2006-04-07
- When carriers clash, Net suffers
- If the Internet is so crucial to virtually every aspect of business and government, how can squabbling companies be allowed to hold the Net hostage? This week large portion of the net has been offline due to a squabble between backbone long-haulers Level 3 Communciations and Cogent, News.com reports. ...
- Tags: network, Level 3 Communications Inc., Cogent
- Blog posts 2005-10-07
- Finding a solution to the ISP wars
- Finding a solution to the ISP warsA bit complicated no pun intendedDoesn't it become rather tedious to try to figure out who is connecting to what through where? If it is rather easy and there are only a handful of situations to track for each ISP, then go ahead...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Cogent, Level 3 Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-07
- Blackout shows Net's fragility
- Blackout shows Net's fragilityTo quote that famous rabbit..."What a bunch of soccamaroons!"This is childish and stupid. Punishing the consumer over a silly squabble that could have been better handled and resovled. I hope there is a class action suit against these to morons. This kind of behaviour is just one...
- Tags: Federal government, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cogent, fragility, Internet
- Discussion threads 2005-10-06
- Network feud leads to Net blackout
- Network feud leads to Net blackoutIt had to happen sooner or later.Big business will completely destroy the Internet. It's time to nationalize this valuable resource before it becomes useless.Unstoppable CommunicationsWasn't that Darpa's idea behind the internet? Or are we just talking the Web?Are ISP's even necessary anymore?I was reading...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Network technology, capitalism, Cogent, network, Internet
- Discussion threads 2005-10-06
- Scattered Vonage outages reported
- Scattered Vonage outages reportedCould it be related to the Cogent vs Level3 issueCould it be related to the Cogent vs Level3 issue?http://beta.news.com.com/Network+feud+leads+to+Net+blackout/2100-1038_3-5889592.htmlFrank
- Tags: Manufacturing, Level3, Cogent, Vonage Holdings Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-05
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- Let it (not) be
- Won't be released 9/9/09....but probably will be released next Monday. Hey - we may as well keep reading double meanings into every statement.Any chance of a TomTom takeover by Apple? TomTom no longer need to produce hardware....Don't think smallThe big explosion (i.e. US at least) was...The Ed Sullivan...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McCartney, Beatles, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Communications 101: How a single word cost me $100
- Unfortunately, short communication used to mean cogentcommunication. With twitter, all it means is banality in 100 characters or less.RE: Communications 101: How a single word cost me $100"A cup of tea and a smoke outside...." A smoke! No wonder you miss reread the email, you're an idiot.words etcwhat is...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, E-mail, Over-communication, Communications 101, single word
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Imagining a real-world verdict in Thomas-Rasset case
- Imagining a real-world verdict in Thomas-Rasset caseShe lost...twice.Not only that but she was found to be willfully infringing. Time to dispose of the far reaching defenses and realize the RIAA was completly in the right in this case. As for the award...that's a whole different discussion.It is amazing what results...
- Tags: Thomas-Rasset
- Discussion threads 2009-06-21
- Guest Post: Steve Wylie on The Enterprise 2.0 Conference
- I'm heading over to the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston on June 22. If you're interested in the social customer and how businesses should respond to them - and how workplace performance can be improved - this is the one conference you shouldn't miss all year. I mean that. Go. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?
- From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Alternative media centersCan free alternatives for media centers like XMBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC) or Boxee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee) serve the purpose on the lower Windows 7 versions lacking Windows Media Center?RE: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Seriously, a comprehensive...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Edition, Starter, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- HDMI 1.4 promises Ethernet support, but with a catch
- HDMI 1.4 promises Ethernet support, but with a catchEasy fix: only offer the HIGH-bandwidth version on the marketNo need to say anything elsee.Minor quibble.[i]Considering there are plenty of people who still don?t realize they need to order high-definition programming from their cable providers before they can start seeing shows in...
- Tags: Network technology, HDMI, cable, HDMI 1.4, catch, Ethernet
- Discussion threads 2009-05-16
- Simon Phipps amazed Google dancing around Java compatibility
- Simon Phipps amazed Google dancing around Java compatibilityfor embedded devices compatibility makes no senseAn embeded device has to trim all the fat and the unused code that does more harm to performance.Sun should have known that open sourcing means customization and their cries are stunning given the fact that you'll...
- Tags: Programming languages, Google Inc., Java compatibility, Java, Simon Phipps
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- The Open Cloud Manifesto: Whats Up With That?
- This morning, to a lot of pre-launch buzz, the Open Cloud Manifesto OCM, spearheaded by IBM, launched officially, much to no one's surprise. The idea behind the OCM is that there exist a body consisting of many companies - and in the future, many, many companies, that would semi-formally agree...
- Tags: Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- 10 ways to be a good manager during a recession
-  Guest post via TechRepublic's Polly Schneider Traylor. For more posts like this see the 10 Things blog. It’s clear that the current recession is not going to be a fleeting phenomenon. Managers need to learn how to lead under extraordinary marketplace pressures and...
- Tags: Layoff, Recession, Staff, Polly Schneider Traylor, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Benefits, Human Resources, Career, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Details on Apple's updated iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro
- Details on Apple's updated iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Proapple vs PCI notice a lot of APPLE APPLE APPLE.who caresApple system hung themselves years ago.it reminds me of the HD vs Blueray fightApple make cool products but computer pushing them is silly, but that CBSYou're doing a fine job there,...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., updated iMac, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac Pro, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- The biggest threat to Microsoft's bottom line isn't Mac or Linux
- The biggest threat to Microsoft's bottom line isn't Mac or LinuxBalmer got his wish calling for lower hardware prices"And as hardware prices continue to fall which they will, this is only going to get worse for Microsoft."http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-139236.htmlfoot, shoot, ouchI'm still waiting for anyone to give cogent reasons why Microsoft should...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Macintosh, netbook, Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
- Kindle Economics 2: Why Amazon should not be Apple, and Jeff Bezos is not Steve Jobs
- Kindle Economics 2: Why Amazon should not be Apple, and Jeff Bezos is not Steve JobsI might actually get oneThe Kindle could be a lot more, but for an avid reader, it is a nice tool. And it's not just books. I'm a fan of the NY Times...
- Tags: E-books, Kindle Economics 2, Kindle 1.0, Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- New U.S. energy triumverate now in power
- New U.S. energy triumverate now in powerEnergy independence....will be achieved when the govt gets OUT of the energy industry. How can some lawyer/senator be the expert on energy production?These are the same people who, prior to the election, said they weren't banning clean coal, but that companies would go bankrupt...
- Tags: Personal finance, Clean Coal, New U.S. energy, New U.S., formulation
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- 7 parting thoughts from FCC chair Martin
- 7 parting thoughts from FCC chair MartinMartin is not a cogent thinker...nor are any of the people at the FCC. The FCC has been a blight on our government for far too long. It's time to get people who have a clue about technology, and are less worried about lining...
- Tags: Federal government, Martin, FCC
- Discussion threads 2009-01-11
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