Category: phoneboy

24 February 2011

PhoneBoy on Check Point’s Official Forums

Filed under: check point,phoneboy - 24 Feb 2011

I think this picture speaks for itself.

 

PhoneBoy on Check Point Forums

30 November 2010

Fun With Roku, HDTV

Filed under: phoneboy - 30 Nov 2010

Over the past couple of days, I’ve been playing with my Roku box. Primarily because I also bought an HDTV over the weekend, something I haven’t previously owned. While the Roku didn’t come with an HDMI cable–needed to get the …

1 July 2010

Finding the Perfect iPhone Case

Filed under: phoneboy - 01 Jul 2010

If you own a high-end smartphone, chances are, you want to put it in a case to protect it. I’ve used a few over the years and, honestly, I’m not happy with any of them for various reasons.

The latest case …

18 March 2010

Choosing a Smartphone Presentation

As this post goes live on the web, I am giving a presentation on How to Choose a Smartphone at the West Sound Technology Association meeting. I’ve actually been working on this presentation since November. Nice to finally …

10 March 2010

Virgin Mobile USA Prepaid Broadband: Finally, Something Reasonable

One of my personal complaints with the prepaid industry in the US is the fact that while voice minutes have gotten reasonably cheap, data is still somewhat of a crapshoot. It’s expensive, if it’s available at …

31 December 2009

What A Long, Strange Trip 2009 Has Been

Filed under: apple,check point,phoneboy,social networking - 31 Dec 2009

The beginning of 2009 had a rocky start for me. My employment situation was up in the air thanks to my long-time employer Nokia selling off the Security Appliance Business I worked in to …

13 August 2009

Junction Networks Providing IP Phone Reviews

Filed under: business,gadgets,gps,phoneboy,Services,telecom,toys - 13 Aug 2009

As I was reminded by Rob Wolpov, the CEO of Junction Networks when I chatted with him on Wednesday, the last time I wrote about them, I referred to the press release pairing their …

23 April 2009

Pics from RSA Conference 2009 at Moscone

Filed under: phoneboy - 23 Apr 2009

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Yesterday, I took the train up to The City and walked around Moscone Center, where the RSA Conference was …

12 April 2009

Can I Play a MMORPG, Dad?

Filed under: phoneboy - 12 Apr 2009

Today’s question from the 8-year-old boy was related to playing a massively-multiplayer online role playing game, otherwise known as an MMORPG. Specifically, it was one for Pokemon, a game he is obsessed with. Of course, he is dying to play, …

8 April 2009

Job Change Dead Ahead

Filed under: check point,nokia,phoneboy - 08 Apr 2009

Om Malik posted a quote from John Gruber’s Daring Fireball blog that got me thinking:
You can obsess over your work, build an audience based on deep mutual respect, and eventually opportunities to earn money from it will …

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