Archive for: September 2006

30 September 2006

How Grand Central Might Be Useful To Me

Filed under: Uncategorized - 30 Sep 2006

I have been thinking about the whole "I don't want to change numbers" thing and how it relates to Grand Central. 

If Grand Central actually supported both incoming calls via SIP along with outgoing calls via SIP, Grand Central might

29 September 2006

Google Reader: I’m a Convert

Filed under: Uncategorized - 29 Sep 2006

To prove I have not turned into a complete crugemedgeon, I suppose I should post something that praises a product. Today, that praise goes to Google.

For a long time I have been using a product called ReBlog on my

Naysaying So-Called Innovation

Filed under: Uncategorized - 29 Sep 2006

Marcelo's recent post entitled Naysaying Innovation Through Blogging suggests I'm naysaying innovation. The difference here is that Marcelo thinks this is innovation–I don't. This is nothing new, in fact the basics of this service were offered 10 years ago …

Grand Central Sucks Too

Filed under: Uncategorized - 29 Sep 2006

To continue with my cranky geek trend today, Ken Camp beat me to the punch in saying that Grand Central sucks because it gives you yet another damned phone number. I too have a ton of phone numbers. I

28 September 2006

Ken Camp Has A New Blog Home!

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Sep 2006

The RealTime VoIP Community is no more, at least in name. It is now called Realtime Unified Communications. Same great content, just a broader focus on all forms of IP communications: video, voice, fixed-mobile convergence, and anything that ties

Screenshots on your Nokia E Series Phones

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Sep 2006

From the fine folks at the About Nokia blog. They mention a "problem" with this cool little utility I had never heard of before: Screenshot. With a click of two buttons, you can take a JPG of what …

Why Jajah. Rebtel, and Others Like Them Will Fail

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Sep 2006

Thoughts about Rebtel, Jajah, and others have swirled about the blogosphere. Recent examples include Luca, Andy, Jeff, Pat Phelan, and plenty of others. I'm ready to weigh in on this subject, and you can probably

Is Open-Net Possible?

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Sep 2006

Andy Abramson posted an interesting idea: getting companies to create a separate, open network. That isn't to say open their entire network, but create a segment where "anything goes" that a guest could use. Alec Saunders and

27 September 2006

Video and Tradeshows are Tools

Filed under: Uncategorized - 27 Sep 2006

Alec raises the question: how should the communications industry treat video? I will get to this in a moment, bear with me.

What caused Alec to raise this question was a posting by Tom Keating about how the VON

Powerless on Planes

Filed under: Uncategorized - 27 Sep 2006


Click to Play This is aideo rant on lack of laptop battery life, the airlines lack of power in seats (for those of …

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