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IBM: give us one great idea

IBM is partnering with some other folks to find the best new idea for improving the world's rail transit. The congestion problem is only getting worse as urban populations grow: In 1950 there were 8 global mega-cities those with populations of five million or more. In 2001, that...

Tags: Congestion, IBM Corp., Congestion Problem, Transportation, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-09

FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze

The FCC held its hearing on Comcast's Network Management practices at Harvard University yesterday.  Vuze executive Gilles BianRosa whose company filed one of the two FCC complaints against Comcast reportedly told the FCC yesterday that BitTorrent does not hog bandwidth.  Since most Internet experts would dispute that claim, I generated the...

Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Vuze, Congestion Problem, Free Press, Broadband Internet, Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-26

Additional Resources

Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?

Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...

Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

2010 BMW 650i Convertible

Every year we look forward to an updated BMW 6-series, and every year BMW tweaks a few things, but neglects the exterior design. We reviewed a 2009 BMW 650i Convertible earlier this year, and found the 2010 model to be much the same car. The new BMW 650i Convertible uses...

Tags: BMW AG, car

Product reviews 2009-10-09

Net Neutrality vs. "do no evil"

6 of onehalf dozen of another. Like all extremists you paint a nice picture from one perspective. All these internet companies are so innocent and all they want is a fair shake . . . yeah right. In order to maximize profits, they purposely underbuilt their networks. They advertize high...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Regulations, regulation, Videotron, network, Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-10-03

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track w/navigation

Photo gallery:Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 TrackEarlier this year, we looked at a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 with the track package, and criticized it for not making a navigation option available. Hyundai rectified that problem recently, shipping new Genesis Coupe's with an optional navigation package. As we put more emphasis...

Tags: Hyundai, navigation system, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, car, Genesis Coupe, XM NavTraffic

Product reviews 2009-09-30

FCC's Net neutrality push: Is wireless access different?

Stop coddling wireless companiesThey are no longer fledgling upstarts but the new normal. It is simply mind-boggling why they get away with a much looser regulatory framework than landlines. Why is it, for instance, that you do not have a choice of carrier for international calls the way you do...

Tags: NETWORKING, INTERNET, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, VOIP, FCC, wireless access, network, wireless, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boost

Hats off to AT&T for kicking into high gear, for thinking out of the box, for being resourceful - finally - to come up with a quick-fix solution to this iPhone service problem. Company spokesman Mark Siegel told the Gearlog blog that it has been refitting its...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Network, AT&T Corp., 3G, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-24

2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid

Photo gallery:2010 Mercury Milan HybridA new technology for production cars in 1997, gas-electric hybrid drivetrains have had only 12 years to mature, yet they've been subject to serious scrutiny and plenty of backlash. The system in the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid should silence the critics. In this application, hybrid technology...

Tags: Milan Hybrid, Mercury Milan, car, Mercury

Product reviews 2009-06-09

Overblown Wi-Fi signal worry: Don't toss that baby monitor

Quick! Get rid of the baby monitor. It's killing the Wi-Fi. That's what geeks could conclude following reports about a UK-based study on Wi-Fi interference. Can you picture your average guy looking at his router in one hand weighing it against the baby monitor? PC Pro goes with...

Tags: Monitor, Baby Monitor, PC Pro, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-12

It's Not You. MobileMe Mail Delayed.

Hopefully, this is isolated and soon to be resolved and not a return to rocky times at MobileMe, the personal productivity service from Apple. Having spent the first hour of the morning trying to resolve the sending of 2 megabytes worth of attachments to an Earthlink customer,...

Tags: Apple Inc., Attachment, Apple MobileMe, E-mail, Servers, Online Communications, Hardware, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Does the future of GM include a tricked out Segway?

Does the future of GM include a tricked out Segway?FixedThanks for editing ;)RE: Does the future of GM include a tricked out Segway?[i]The P.U.M.A. prototype can go 25 mph to 35 mph on one charge.[/i]Did you mean 25 to 35 miles? If so, what is it's top speed?Looks very...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Segway, General Motors Corp., tricked-out

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Some seriously good advice from "Narg"

Some seriously good advice from "Narg"A compromise?How about a terminal near the employee entrance that is hooked up to a computerized time-clock? We use timeclock application in Sharepoint that would work fine, and get over the whole issue without having something that can't be tracked electronically as easily.RE: Some seriously...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Java, Murph, Microsoft Windows Vista, good advice, Narg, card

Discussion threads 2008-11-30

Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?

Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?UPGRADE YOUR NETWORK!You are certainly paid enough money to provide the services you are SUPPOSED to provide.If you can't, leave the business and let someone else step in. Please...RE: Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?Nope. Its still unreasonable. They are still taking an antiquated...

Tags: INTERNET, Comcast Corp., Robb, QoS, Internet Engineering Task Force

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

FCC issues 'radical' order re: Comcast

FCC issues 'radical' order re: ComcastInstead of throttling ...... the ISPs could monitor the average bandwidth per month up and down per user. The billing could be done on a bandwidth basis ... If one user is using a lot more bandwidth, then their bill will be a...

Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

20 laptops or 40 desktops?

20 laptops or 40 desktops?Desktops.Five reasons.1) Teachers have functional if aging laptops already. Yes, shiny new is great, it's about education.2) Desktops tend to walk out of the school a lot less than laptops. I think it is because they don't have the little feet to prop them...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonable

FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonableSome bandwidth management neededAlthough totally blocking content is wrong, even though some of it is probably illegal content. The IP is not trying to police content but rather provide a equal experience for all of its customers with a limited amount of bandwidth. Maybe, broadband providers...

Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets. It's the second portable navigation device we've seen from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer (the first being the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation) and it's a big improvement over the 330. The design is a...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system, power button, Nokia Corp., Nokia 500, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?

The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.  Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer.  AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.  This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...

Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-03

ASUS R700t

While best known for its computer components and motherboards, Asus is branching out to all sorts of consumer electronics, including GPS. The Asus R700t is one of its first portable navigation devices, and we must admit we're pleasantly surprised. The slim device is easy to use and features some great...

Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Media players, display, ASUS R700t, ASUS

Product reviews 2008-06-04