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- Here's what I think about Von Coalition's request for 90-day E911 acknowl. reprieve
- Here's what I think about Von Coalition's request for 90-day E911 acknowl. reprieveyes, and how long does it take to acknowledge?You're right that the FCC would lose a lot of its credibility as a threat to communications companies if it backs down.Also, being pessimistic, it MIGHT take an end user...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VON Coalition, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-08-26
- Here's what I think about Von Coalition's request for 90-day E911 acknowl. reprieve
- The Von Coalition, a group of Internet phone service providers, has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to give VoIP companies an additional 90 days to seek acknowledgements from all subscribers that they acknowledge the current limitations of E911 over VoIP.Starting Tuesday of next week, VoIP providers are supposed to interrupt...
- Tags: acknowledgement, VoIP, E911, VON Coalition
- Blog posts 2005-08-26
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- Group calls on Washington to establish national Broadband strategy
- It's time for the U.S. to step up to the broadband plate. A coalition of companies that includes Google, Cisco, AT&T and Verizon, among others, has sent an open letter PDF, asking President-elect Obama and Congress to make broadband deployment a high priority for 2009, according to a CNET report....
- Tags: Strategy, Washington, Network, Broadband, American, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- How our brain sees natural scenes
- How our brain sees natural scenesFascinating Topic Bravo! Roland.Professor Luis von Ahn is a professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. ..., Ben Maurer, Colin McMillen, David Abraham and Manuel Blum. These dudes need to get in touch with Dr. Michael Barnsley>Michael.Barnsley@maths.anu.edu.au
- Tags: natural scene, L-System
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- More tidbits about electronics recycling and e-waste
- Goodness, they did it. As debate continues over nasty e-recycling behavior and the role of the government, businesses and the average U.S. citizen in fixing the situation, Massachusetts asset disposition company Converge has delivered on its promise to expand its international network with responsible partners. The company says it has...
- Tags: Asset, Recycling, Electronics, E-waste, TV, Alberta Recycling, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Net neutrality battle will restart in January
- The battle over net neutrality is back on. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) will introduce a bill in January to preserve neutrality, Reuters reports. Dorgan feels legislation is "definitely necessary," said Frannie Wellings, telecom counsel to Dorgan. But others think the matter could be effectively handled by the FCC. The...
- Tags: Byron Dorgan, Net Neutrality, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Coming soon, but not really soon enough: A certification to weed out shady electronics recyclers
- Just carved out a half-hour to sit on the teleconference for the Basel Action Network BAN, which is a watchdog on the problem of toxic waste around the globe. The issue about which BAN is truly up in arms this week relates to the export of containers full of computers,...
- Tags: Certification, Electronics, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Linux: The Joe Sixpack Strategy
- On the surface, it would appear that a slowing economy might pave the way for increased Linux and Open Source software adoption by the unwashed masses, those who may want newer software than what their current XP system provides but don't want to pay the high...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., PC, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Linux to out ship Windows by next year ... maybe not!
- Linux to out ship Windows by next year ... maybe not!What version are you using?The one I use it 100% GUI driven and doesn't require a recompile of anything nor does it require command line. Update to a modern distribution already. The 90's are over. ]:)Congratulations - that's a 10...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Instant-On, Fast Boot, Linux, Microsoft Windows, predication, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packaging
- It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packagingSustainable Packaging Coalition a great source of infoFor business managers who are serious about implementing sustainability in packaging, the most reliable source for guidance is the [b]Sustainable Packaging Coalition SPC[/b] at [i]www.sustainablepackaging.org[/i]. The SPC is an industry working group of leadership companies dedicated...
- Tags: Sustainable Packaging Coalition
- Discussion threads 2008-10-18
- Top search engines in Germany in July 2008
- Property Searches, mln. Searchers, 000 Share, % Total Internet 3,790 34,372 100.0% Google Sites 3,022 32,547 79.8% eBay 230 13,250 6.1% Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck 128 5,408 3.4% ProSiebenSat1 Sites 79 5,788 2.1% AOL LLC 63 7,163 1.7%...
- Tags: Search Engine, Site, Search, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Moixa Energy USBCell AA NiMH batteries
- Moixa Energy USBCell AA batteries are practical for an on-the-go gadget addict. These attractive, compact batteries resemble other nickel metal hydride AAs, except for a bright green cap covering the USB plug. Instead of tossing them in the trash or nestling them into a recharging unit when out of juice,...
- Tags: Engineering, Call2Recycle, Moixa, Moixa Energy, battery, USBCell, USBCell battery
- Product reviews 2008-10-08
- Obama, McCain support making debates public
- Both Obama and McCain have come out in favor of the Open Debate Coalition's call to open the presidential debates for fair use on the Internet, Wired reports. Obama sent a letter to Coalition leader Larry Lessig. He quoted his own letter to Democratic Party chairman last...
- Tags: Debate, Internet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- California governor: Silicon Valley should go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Tags: California, CeBit, Transportation, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Out of our hands, but not out of our lives. New info on green tech dumping
- Out of our hands, but not out of our lives. New info on green tech dumpingNot good is rightYah - not good is right. And who do we hold responsible?Recycling companies? Countries that don't enforce regulations? How about consumers that don't make sure they take their electronics to a responsible...
- Tags: NEW INFO, green technology
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Out of our hands, but not out of our lives. New info on green tech dumping
- We've all heard the horrible stories about discarded tech from the United States that has shown up across India and Asia. Because the coverage of this topic has gotten better, you may have been lulled into thinking that the situation has gotten a whole lot better. But this ongoing blog...
- Tags: Green Technology, Tech, Blog, Blogging, Internet, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?
- Former Microsoft exec Nathan Myhrvold has been collecting patents, extracting fees from technology companies via his company Intellectual Ventures. Is Myhrvold a patent troll with tech cred? The Wall Street Journal has a long account of Myhrvold's patent collecting efforts and how he is winning multimillion dollar...
- Tags: Technology Company, Lawsuit, Patent, Patent Troll, Intellectual Ventures, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- News to know: HP; Apple patches; Microsoft; Social networking
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs as part of EDS integration Larry Dignan: IBM targets HP's server beachhead HP vs. IBM: The looming IT...
- Tags: Security, Facebook, High Tech Computer Corp., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Shuttleworth, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Internet, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- Microsoft joins the 'everyone but Apple' digital-media coalition
- Microsoft joins the 'everyone but Apple' digital-media coalitionAn elaborate consumer control systemAny consumer who willingly signs on to this is either naive, or a complete idiot. Do not allow companies to monitor your activities, and ultimately control you, then insult you by saying that you are in control. This is...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Yes DRM, digital media, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, DECE, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Microsoft joins the 'everyone but Apple' digital-media coalition
- Microsoft's digital-rights-management strategy on the consumer/device side of the house has been a constantly changing, murky one. Microsoft's latest move in joining a new digital-media coalition is doing little -- so far at least -- to clarify the situation. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
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