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FCC to Madison River: no more port-blocking: FCC to Madison River: no more port-blockingMadison "FooBar"It was bound to happen sometime.By the way, it is Mebane, not Melbane, and pronouncedTechnical DefenseRussell,Yes, absolutely agree, technical blocking is a foolish tactic that will only raise the hackles of regulators and customers.Now if you'll excuse me, I must take some time...; Tags: Federal government, Madison, Madison River, FCC; Discussion threads 2005-03-05
Here's the FCC's Madison River port-blockingconsent decree: As I just noted in my previous post, the FCC has fined North Carolina's Madison River Communication $15,000 over their practice of port-blocking VoIP calls made by their customers over Vonage.Want to see the consent decree Madison River had to agree to? I know you do, so here it is.Do...; Tags: Madison, Madison River; Blog posts 2005-03-04
FCC to Madison River: no more port-blocking: When news came out earlier this year that Vonagehad complained to the FCCthat a rival carrier was blocking VoIP calls placed by subscribers over the offending carrier's network, I automatically suspected one of the telco or cable giants. After all, they have a right to feel threatened. When important companies...; Tags: voice subscriber, Madison, VoIP; Blog posts 2005-03-04

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Psystar.com offline ...: Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gaps: Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsRhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsHooray for RI! I haven't heard of any energy crisis in RI. You can bet the naval base there would probably want to get on this.You knowif we actually built power plants this wouldn't...; Tags: Blackstone, mill, river, Blackstone River; Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Free Taxonomy & Folksonomy Book: Following on from my previous post about AIIM's upcoming 'Findability' report, Daniela Barbosa of Synaptica at Dow Jones Client Solutions, has created a colorful free ebook called 'The Taxonomy Folksonomy Cookbook: Finding the right recipe for organizing enterprise metadata' Designed in the style...; Tags: Folksonomy, River, Tool, Productivity, Social Networking, E-books, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?: Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?Comparison to democracy very apt.When I look at the modest level of education, intelligence, and self-centered approach to life of many of my fellow citizens, the fact that I live in a democracy seems scary.But what would we have instead - the fabled...; Tags: Wiki, network, Wikipedia, social networking; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
iPhone has a year to make its open source play: iPhone has a year to make its open source playWhat crapWindows Mobile grew 90% YoY 2007 to 2008. If they repeat that they would sell around 40 million 2008-2009. Would that be enough for your so-called 'wide distribution'?Also, unlike your pathetic theory, in practice open source advocates are targeting...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, TheTruthGiver, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., open source, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
CDW flips the renewable switch at two hosting centers: Chicago-based CDW, the national computer products and services reseller, is flipping the switch on the power source for its two enterprise hosting centers in Madison, Wisc. It's going 100 percent renewable. In a deal with Madison Gas and Electric, the IT services company will purchase approximately 12...; Tags: CDW Corp., Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...; Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
People lived in Paris 10,000 years ago!: The theme of this post is slightly off focus of this blog. But it's not often that archeologists make an exciting discovery in my own town, Paris, France. In fact, these archeologists have found that human groups of hunter-gatherers were living in Paris around 7600 BC during the Mesolithic period....; Tags: Paris, River, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Save the environment: stop eating: So we know many fish species are in trouble due to over-fishing. Heavy production of corn in the American Midwest is killing off life at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Poor farming methods lead to desication and soil erosion. Some areas of tropical rainforest are being...; Tags: Planet, Environment, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-26
My App Store wishlist (updated): In a previous post I mentioned a few of my most anticipated announced iPhone applications, but what about the ones that weren't announced? There are several iPhone applications that I'd love to see on the App Store that I haven't seen mentioned. Ideally they'd be free, but...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Instant Messaging, GPS, Games, Internet, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Firefox 3.0 final available for download: Firefox 3.0 final available for downloadThose will magcally change ...... once the release is made official.RE: Firefox 3.0 final available for downloadIs this really the final version? Runonce initial page refers to RC as do the release notes?RE: Firefox 3.0 final available for downloadIs this really the final version? The...; Tags: Web browsers, Version 3, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3.0 Final; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Global warming: a fish story, and your health: Global warming: a fish story, and your healthSpecies come, species goGlobal warming positivies :Organisms can grow and develop at faster rates, thus bringing us new species more rapidly.Plants will grow more quickly, taking more CO2 from the atmosphere. The warmer it gets, the harder vegetation will work to remove CO2....; Tags: High-altitude habitat, health care, forest, global warming, species; Discussion threads 2008-06-16
Snow Leopard to leave PowerPC users out in the cold?: Snow Leopard to leave PowerPC users out in the cold?Well, every platform eventually comes to an endIt does not mean that because the developer tools are "Intel only" the environment will be unable to generate PowerPC binaries, e.g., the gcc compiler can emit binaries for all manner of CPU architectures.Apple...; Tags: Processors, Power PC architecture, IBM PowerPC, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc., PowerPC user, cold; Discussion threads 2008-06-11
Risking Another Frontline Disaster: The Wall Street Journal says in an editorial that FCC chair Kevin Martin is about to screw things up again on the public wireless Internet front. The first time around Martin tried to rig the D block auction to hand 700MHz spectrum over to Frontline Wireless, formed by former commissioner...; Tags: FCC, Auction, Journal, M2Z, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-06-06
In all fairness: here's concise statement of the drill-more-oil position: In all fairness: here's concise statement of the drill-more-oil positionI've always respected George WillEven when we disagree. Now your job is to tell us why he's wrong.Truly amazingly short sightedYou're in your bedroom, your wife has hollered outside for help because in the background your house is on fire,...; Tags: concise statement, fairness, oil; Discussion threads 2008-06-05
Why Linux won the embedded market?: One story not told often enough involves Linux' growing domination of the embedded market. In this space Linux usually stacks up against older Real Time Operating Systems RTOS. The decision by Wind River, the largest RTOS vendor, to migrate toward Linux was a turning point. ...; Tags: Tensilica Inc., Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-02
(Images: Secrets of Stonehenge unearthed): (Images: Secrets of Stonehenge unearthed)All very interesting...Apparently ZDNet has now poached all the available editors from Popular Mechanics and has moved on to National Geographic.RE: (Images: Secrets of Stonehenge unearthed)I saw the program on TV. They said ashes were scattered in a river How could they tell! how could they...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Stonehenge; Discussion threads 2008-06-02