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Should you be "rock'n out" instead of "Skype'n out" because of supernodes?

Should you be "rock'n out" instead of "Skype'n out" because of supernodes?I'll wait to buy.I'll actually wait for the Linux client to come out before I test, but I have a few thoughts to share.I've often searched for an All-in-One IM client, as typically individual native clients tend to use...

Tags: Instant messaging, Linux, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Raketu, Skype Technologies S.A., Rakitu, phone, supernode, IM

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

Should you be "rock'n out" instead of "Skype'n out" because of supernodes?

The folks from Raketu have been unrelenting in trying to get me to cover what they believe to be breakthroughs in both feature-set and underlying architecture for a universal "communications client." Given what Raketus free download does, its hard to say exactly who it competes against. It speaks every...

Tags: supernode, Skype Technologies S.A., Web technology, Telephony, Personal Technology, General

Blog posts 2006-12-15

Additional Resources

Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P pirates

Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P piratesYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2PYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2P. I said they're specifically targeting those who have been confirmed to be pirating content. I...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Intel Itanium

Discussion threads 2008-03-16

No Internet access on your laptop in hotel? Skype chat windows could be culprit

No Internet access on your laptop in hotel? Skype chat windows could be culpritSupernodeIf your PC/laptop isn't behind a NAT router, it will try to become a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernode_networking]supernode[/url] on the Skype P2P network.

Tags: Notebooks, Construction, NETWORKING, Skype chat window, Skype Technologies S.A., Skype Chat, laptop computer, Internet access, window

Discussion threads 2007-09-30

Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?

Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?It should befairly straight forward. If you attempt [i]any[/i] sort of security on your wi-fi router even WEP, then you are saying that you don't want someone to connect without authorization. Therefore any connection made without permission is illegal.So...

Tags: Routers & switches, Wireless LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, WIRELESS, phone, router, Wi-Fi, security, Skype phone

Discussion threads 2007-08-23

Skype blames Patch Tuesday PC reboots for outage

See update below Skype is blaming last week's two-day outage on millions of Windows machines restarting after the installation of Microsoft's security patches.The massive number of reboots caused a flood of log-in requests the Skype default is to login at reboot, causing "a chain reaction that had a critical impact."In a...

Tags: Network, P2P, Patch Management, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Outage, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-08-21

Skype: we "don't blame Microsoft" for this "perfect storm"

Skype's Villu Arak has just posted further clarifications on an earlier statement citing the cause of the recent, two-day Skype service interruption some understood as being precipitated by a surge of Skype re-connects after PCs worldwide automatically rebooted after a monthly Microsoft patch upgrade and install:We don’t blame anyone but...

Tags: Network, P2P, Patch Management, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-21

In light of Skype disruption, remember not all P2P is the same

SightSpeed CEO Peter Csathy just forwarded me a post on his Digital Media Update blog  citing points made by guest blogger, Aron Rosenberg, Founder & CTO of SightSpeed.Aron responded to a post Om wrote today about the Skype outage. Om's post is entitled, Does Skype’s outage indicate a...

Tags: P2P, Skype Technologies S.A., Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-17

A Measurement-Based Study of the Skype Peer-to-Peer VoIP Performance

It has been increasingly popular to build VoiceoverIP VoIP applications based on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks in the Internet. However, many such VoIP applications freeride the network bandwidth of Internet Service Providers ISPs. Thus their success may come at a cost to ISPs, especially those on the edge of the Internet....

Tags: Performance, Network, Skype Technologies S.A., Internet, Telephony, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2007-02-07

Phil Zimmermann doesn't think much of Skype

Phil Zimmermann doesn't think much of SkypeWhy skype is bad....Interestingly, George Ou likes proprietary software, I wonder about his motives, are they sponsoring him?Technology experts adopt open standards but George Ou just lives in his own world where he thinks he is the expert.Here is another article about why Skype...

Tags: Firewalls, NETWORKING, open source, Skype Technologies S.A., Network Address Translation, skype, firewall

Discussion threads 2005-08-09

What users are saying about Project Gizmo

In my last post, I gave you some background info on the Gizmo Project softphone, and its spearheader, veteran entrepreneur and MP3.com founder Michael Robertson.As I mentioned, Michael has sent me a few emails last night and this morning.In one of those emails, he draws perspective from comments the Gizmo...

Tags: Gizmo, SIPphone Gizmo Project

Blog posts 2005-07-26

Feds get set for Net rules

Feds get set for Net rulesAny loss of freedom is too much""What we're arguing about is how much freedom people are going to lose on the Internet," said FEC Commissioner David Mason, a Republican. "If we do it right, they won't lose much freedom." EXCUSE ME MR.MASON did I understand...

Tags: Blogging, blogger, Thomas Jefferson, government

Discussion threads 2005-03-24