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No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from PhillyNo surprise there[u]EX[/u] Mayor John Street did very little beyond appointing unqualified friends and family to high paying posts in the city, many times leaving under corruption charges or the like.I guess whoever he put in place to run this...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Brotherly Love, Philly, Wi-Fi network, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, network; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
Philly moves forward with Wi-Fi plan: Philly moves forward with Wi-Fi planNow I am confused...How is this different than any WISP doing a rollout? Well, other than the fact they have to pay the city to do it and will have big brother looking over their shoulder...There's a differenceIt's "Right of way" just like Cable...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Philly; Discussion threads 2006-03-02
Consultant: SF wireless broadband effort can learn alot from Philly's: Consultant: SF wireless broadband effort can learn alot from Philly'sSo 2 years from nowI use $10000 worth of WiMAX equipment to cover what would cost MILLIONS to do with WiFi. From another perspective, this is what WiMAX was MADE FOR - if you won't use WiMAX for this, then why...; Tags: Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, wireless, Philly, WiMAX, wireless broadband effort, wireless broadband; Discussion threads 2006-01-13
Consultant: SF wireless broadband effort can learn alot from Philly's: In San Francisco, bids are due February 21 to build what is officially called the TechConnect Citywide Wireless Broadband Network. The City describes the project as an effort to build a "universal, affordable, wireless broadband network throughout the City and County of San Francisco."Fresh on the heels of his...; Tags: Craig, network, RFP; Blog posts 2006-01-13
Philly narrows Wi-Fi equipment choice: Philly narrows Wi-Fi equipment choiceStupid, greedy communications companies...If the cable and phone companies didn't keep RAPING the public on the cost of broadband, all this free, city-wide WiFi network business wouldn't be such an issue to begin with.Once again, big business is looking at only the SHORT-TERM loss from forward-looking...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Vertical industries, WIRELESS, government, Wi-Fi, Philly; Discussion threads 2005-08-20

Insecurities over Indian outsourcing: Insecurities over Indian outsourcing'is okay, right, MJB?With the new "black box" scheduled for Microsoft's Lamehorn, everybody on the planet will have everybody else's private data anyway, right?They got caught, money was returnedIf anything this proves that safeguards worked and police was effective in nabbing the bad guys.But ZDnet always like...; Tags: Financial services, Indian Outsourcing, Indian Government, Philly; Discussion threads 2005-04-26
Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan: Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi planThree cheers for Philly about timeI can see why Verizon and Comcast don't like the idea of allowing ISP's and others to sell broadband access. It just puts a huge dent in their plans to use their virtual monopolies to gouge people for internet access. ...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi plan, Philly; Discussion threads 2005-04-07
Philly, Verizon reach accord on city Wi-Fi plan: Philly, Verizon reach accord on city Wi-Fi planWhat should taxpayer's money be used forWhat should taxpayer's money be used for if not to help taxpayers? I don't know much about the Chicago-based Heartland Institute but my guess is that it's major function is to help support big business. So surprise!...; Tags: taxpayer, Philly, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2004-12-01
AT&T sets Wi-Fi aloft in Philly airport: AT&T sets Wi-Fi aloft in Philly airportWiFi securityI am a collehe student in the IT field and doing a research paper on WiFi security issues. I cannot find very much info in my search, i am asking if there might be someone with more experience than myself. Possible links in...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless security, Wi-Fi, Philly, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-01-26
High Number of CCNA Certifications Earned in the School District of Philadelphia: The School District of Philadelphia is the seventh largest in the nation. Philly's first Cisco Networking Academy Program was launched in 1999. With a curriculum that combines both pedagogy and hands-on, skills-based training, Philly's Networking Academies prepare students for the industry-recognized Cisco Certified Networking Associate CCNA certification exam. The CCNA...; Tags: Philadelphia, Certification, CCNA, Cisco Systems Inc., Philly, Cisco Certified Networking Associate; Case studies

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Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly: If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Here comes the video conferencing boom: Gas is high. Airlines are nickel and diming you to death. And your employees are getting squeezed. This state of travel could put video conferencing over the top. We've all heard this video conferencing rap before. It goes like this. Video conferencing is like a real-life meeting...; Tags: Video Conferencing, Surcharge, Video, US Airways Group Inc., Definition Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-13
News to know: Hactivists; XO-2 laptop; HP; Virtualization: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Pro-Serbian hacktivists attacking Albanian web sites Over 1.5 million pages affected by the recent SQL injection attacks DoS Attacks Using SQL Wildcards Revealed Ryan Naraine: Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw Are you wary of...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Network, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Sales Strategy, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Yo Philly: iSepta perfect for Philly iPhone users: Yo Philly: iSepta perfect for Philly iPhone userssepta's website is getting betteri almost never use septa, but when i have to, they've been getting better. at first, as the article says, it was pdfs of the routes that were one pdf per route, and you had to know which...; Tags: Philly iPhone, Yo Philly, iSepta; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Yo Philly: iSepta perfect for Philly iPhone users: Having spent almost 20 years in Philadelphia iSepta is one application that I can relate to. SEPTA, for the uninitiated, is the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA runs Philly's popular Regional Rail line which is a series of trains that connects downtown Philadelphia with its suburbs....; Tags: Train, Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-20
City walks away from $17m network: Who wants a free Wi-Fi network? Not Philadelphia. After Earthlink pulled out of Philly Wireless Tuesday, the city wants no part of the network. Apparently Earthlink had been negotiating with the city and nonprofits groups to to hand the $17 million network over but couldn't come to...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost: Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lostStuff and nonsense>From day one, the purpose of Philly’s network is to increase digital inclusion and economic development. The measure of their success should be how lives and businesses are being helped in disadvantaged communities.The city to stick to...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless Philly, wireless, EarthLink Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls â€˜stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...; Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost: The final nail in the coffin of municipal Wi-Fi was hammered today as Earthlink pulled the plug on Philadelphia's wireless program, as the Wall Street Journal reports. "This was about a business model that simply didn't work," said Rolla Huff, chief executive of the Atlanta-based Internet services...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: EarthLink on Tuesday threw in the towel on its Philadelphia Wi-Fi project, which the ISP was trying to transfer to a non-profit or the city's operating group. Now EarthLink is trying to pull out its gear. EarthLink says in a statement: After months of negotiations with...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, City, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13