Archive for: October 2006

One thing I know some more well-traveled people have to deal with on a regular basis is adjusting your body clock to deal with time zones. Frequently when I travel, it is to the San Francisco Bay Area. Since it's

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I'm about to board my Copenhagen-bound Flight in Helsinki. I think this is the first day where it has rained since I've been in Helsinki, though there were certainly a few days where it sprinkled. Weather is supposed to still

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I've been complaining this week about the WiFi I've had at my hotel. However, I've had one good WiFi experience this week.

Antti Tapio and his

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Normally when I am out and about, particularly by myself, I make a point of listening to podcasts and the like. This week, there has been a confluence of events that have made me "take a break" from it:

1. Most

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Click to Play  A quickie about my experiences with SightSpeed and Hotel Broadband while I am in Finland.

Today I was helping to set up a lab to do UMA–unlicensed mobile access, a.k.a. the ability to make a call over GSM and "roam" to WiFi and continue the call. Or make the call over WiFi and roam to

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I set up SightSpeed at home on the family PC so I could "see the kids" while I'm half way around the world. While I tried it when I was home to make sure things were working, I wanted

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Connexion by Boeing is available on my SAS flight, except it's unreliable. At least it's free. Did fix an issue with my website, namely making sure the "Where's PhoneBoy" section shows when you're not logged in. 

Meanwhile, I better shut down

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I am waiting to board my flight to Copenhagen en route to Helsinki. I will be offline for the next 24 hours or so. Check the “Where’s PhoneBoy” section on the site for updates sent via Twitter.

Here's a smathering of web goodness for a beauitful Friday afternoon:

Vodaphone Dumps Carphone Warehouse: In what is sure to damage the entire proposition of Carphone Warehouse, Vodaphone tells Carphone Warehouse they can't sell their plans anymore. For

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