Archive for: October 2006

8 October 2006

Google Backing Off on Click-to-Call?

Filed under: Uncategorized - 08 Oct 2006

Om breaks the news that Google may be backing off on their multi-year agreement with eBay "to connect users, merchants, and advertisers around the globe" as was jointly announced on 28 August 2006. Marcelo manages to get

7 October 2006

Ted Wallingford Shows How To Hack VoIP

Filed under: Uncategorized - 07 Oct 2006

I love the title of this book by Ted Wallingford: VoIP Hacks. The book takes you through building a VoIP network and tweaking it for optimal performance. Just the kind of thing a budding VoIP-head needs to read. 

6 October 2006

Where’s the Mac Love?

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Oct 2006

What do, among other things, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google have in common? They all operate IM networks. They all have IM clients. And none of them have an offering worth a damn on the Mac. Actually, Google doesn't even

A Clean Desktop–Virtually Anyway

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Oct 2006

While my physical desktop leaves a bit to be desired in this area, my virtual desktop on the Mac is now spic and span thanks to the tips found in this episode of MacBreak.

On Windows XP, I can pretty

What I Use IM For

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Oct 2006

Om's post over on Web Worker Daily made me think about the role of IM in my daily life. IM is actually a big part of my life, mostly during the work day. The reason: I work at home

MacBook Still Sans Working Battery

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Oct 2006

At the moment, my MacBook is more like a desktop than a laptop. I had to haul it downstairs to watch some stuff on the television, but without a working battery, I had to completely shut it down first. That

5 October 2006

EQO, Jajah, and New Marketing

Filed under: Uncategorized - 05 Oct 2006


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Here I talk about my experience with EQO, a recent IM conversation I had with Fredrik over at Jajah, and

Microsoft “Locking Down Vista” A Huge Mistake

Filed under: Uncategorized - 05 Oct 2006

This article I just saw on CrunchGear scared me. Locking down the computer because they cant verify you are licensed correctly just sounds scary. I can imagine a Vista hack where some piece of spyware coming in and "screwing"

Qwest on the Comeback Trail

Filed under: Uncategorized - 05 Oct 2006

Giga Om himself wrote a little piece on how Qwest is buying back just over 10% of their outstanding shares and making a comeback. I certainly hear good things about Qwest "from the inside" having talked with rank-and-file employees.

Wednesday Night Roundup

Filed under: Uncategorized - 05 Oct 2006

Otherwise known as "I don't have enough to say about one thing that I need to combine them into one post so I have a reasonable sized post."

More EQO News:  Chris over at EQO told me today they were

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