Archive for: April 2009

29 April 2009

How Many Arrows are Left in Nokia’s Services Quill?

Filed under: apple,mobile phones,networking,nokia,Services - 29 Apr 2009

Nokia Ovi logo. Image via Wikipedia

One of the phrases I heard when I worked at Nokia

24 April 2009

Can We Get a Proper SIMless Mode, Please?

Filed under: gadgets,gripes,mobile phones,nokia,software - 24 Apr 2009

Offline 5800 - Share on Ovi
This past week, I have primarily been using my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

23 April 2009

Windows 7 Direct Access Won’t Put Conventional VPN’s Out Of Business

Filed under: check point,networking,security - 23 Apr 2009

Last week, I attended a presentation at the West Sound Technology Association about Windows 7. The presenter, Chris Avis, showed many of the new and interesting features present in Windows 7. He didn’t present slides, but simply demonstrated …

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 …

20 April 2009

One Icon To Rule Them All

Filed under: business,check point,computers,software,windows - 20 Apr 2009

One of the things I will not miss about working for Nokia is all of the crap that the IT department loads on the company laptops. Aside from all the end-user apps, there were different programs for:

Firewall (it wasn’t the …

14 April 2009

It’s Official: PhoneBoy Now Works For Check Point

Filed under: business,check point,nokia - 14 Apr 2009

Image representing Check Point  as depicted in... Image via CrunchBase

Now that we have …

13 April 2009

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Filed under: Uncategorized - 13 Apr 2009

LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 08:  A Nokia 5800 XpressMu... Image by Getty Images

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, …

Dad, Please Unblock This Website!

Filed under: security,software - 12 Apr 2009

I guess it’s time to take a break from kvetching about my job for a moment and talk about something security related. Or more specifically, something related to keeping your kids safe on the Internet.

My 8-year old son is becoming …

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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