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In-flight Internet: Web sites, but not phone calls

In-flight Internet: Web sites, but not phone callsSend MP3 or WAV filesI guess if you really needed a way around this you could do a CB (hello good buddie!) version of communications by creating & exchanging sound files (please use your headseats!) instead of direct 2 way communications. (email...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Web site development, In-flight Internet, phone, Web site, Web

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

In-flight Internet cleared for take-off

In-flight Internet cleared for take-offRe: No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks...That's because they priced them out of the market. If the airlines had not done so, they may have gotten much more use.The one cost cited in the article ($10 for many flights) is much more...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cellphone usage, In-flight Internet, phone, obnoxiousness, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?Of course, some idiot will connect a mike and fire up VOIPHELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME??? YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHERE I'M CALLING FROM. YES, I DID CATCH THE PLANE, AND WE'RE ENROUTE AT 30,000 FEET RIGHT NOW. I'M SITTING IN MY SEAT TALKING...

Tags: In-flight Internet, flyer

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

In-flight Internet might work for you, but not for me

In-flight Internet might work for you, but not for meI would use it, but only if free or very cheap. Otherwise, they can stickit where the sun don't shine. Also, unless you pay for the business class, you do not get power.Internet on flightsThis would be nice but no worth...

Tags: INTERNET, Wi-Fi, Cable, WIRELESS, In-flight Internet

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

Additional Resources

Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics

Microsoft showed off some browser technology that could help Internet Explorer leapfrog the competition. But Mozilla could be one step ahead. Last week, Microsoft showed off some browser technology that could help Internet Explorer leapfrog the competition. But if Mozilla succeeds in its hope, Microsoft could be playing catch-up...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Graphics, Web Browsers, Internet, IE9, Microsoft, PDC, browser, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-11-24

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 4)

Justice systems around the world have been turned upside down over the past several years because of the Internet. The basic sets of laws, often founded on a nation's constitution, are being used in ways that forefathers never anticipated or envisioned. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Internet, Government, Vertical Industries, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Roku becomes cloud-enabled with new Roku Channel Store and Developer SDK

The new Roku Channel Store, which is being rolled out to all Roku devices, will greatly expand the capabilities of the $99 set-top on-demand streaming device. Late Sunday night, Roku announced that its players would now have a "Channel...

Tags: Developer, SDK, Roku Inc., Roku Channel Store, Managed Hosting, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Podcasts, Marketing, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 3)

This is the main reason why I don't trust the governmentTo have all of this information: they could create a database of 'political malcontents' which I would honestly fit into and get businesses and others to discriminate against them by not hiring them and giving them other troubles.The politicians really...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 3)

From 1959 to 1975, the era of demonstration Vietnam War was to protest on the lawns and parks of universities and public venues. The Kent State shootings by National Guard troops in May of 1970 were not the first demonstration against government by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Demonstration, Government, Vertical Industries, Internet, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 2)

It's been suggested in many articles that President Obama won the U.S. election in 2008 because his campaign used Twitter, Facebook and other social media effectively over the course of the campaign that spanned two years. But this new instant social media clearly it works both ways. by Doug...

Tags: Internet, Campaign, Social Media, Government, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?

Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...

Tags: Desktops, desktop, Google Inc., bad cloud, Desktop Application

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?

The Kleptocrats that feel entitled to your money...worry that us mushrooms now have other uncontrollable sources for the "truth" and won't eat the horse compost fed to them by the monopolistic crony Main-stream Media.RE: Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?There are two things tyrants and bureaucrats...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, retraction, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Instant Hidden Internet 3.4 (Windows)

Quickly hide or close all Internet browser windows, chat windows and folder windows with the touch of a customizable hot key boss key. Chat windows stay hidden even if new ones try to pop-up. Windows are even hidden from the Windows Task Manager. To make hidden windows visible, just press...

Tags: Internet, Window, Web Browser, Magnonic Software, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Ashampoo Magical Security 2.02 (Windows)

Encode files with sensitive contents so that instead of text and numbers they simply contain an incomprehensible mix of letters. The algorithm is so strong that it isnt possible for anyone to crack the code in a justifiable time period, even if they are able to draw on a very...

Tags: Security, File, Ashampoo, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Inside the Google Chrome OS security model

The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...

Tags: security, Google Inc., licence, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AOL/Facebook in the Enterprise

AOL bought Time WarnerWhy does everyone forget this?RE: AOL/Facebook in the EnterpriseAOL - World Dominance? I hardly think so. AOL have always been seen this side of the pond at least as something you warn your kids about - we HATED it with a vengeance. ANY internet supplier was preferable...

Tags: INTERNET, Social networking, America Online Inc., Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-11-19