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26 April 2008

Proof of iSkoot Passing Credentials In The Clear

Filed under: security, telecom, voip - 26 Apr 2008

Dan York asked for this. Here’s the tell-tale sign from tcpdump that the user information is in the clear. Obviously, I used a different username than my own here as obscuring my password was difficult:
10:29:56.656220 IP 10.3.2.124.43852 > 69.25.76.54.80: P …

iSkoot Transmits Your Data In The Clear

Filed under: security, software, voip - 26 Apr 2008

Various people are thinking that Skype Mobile is basically an unbranded iSkoot, which does the same thing in much the same way. Generally speaking, …

22 March 2008

Even With Hotel Broadband, I Still Go EVDO

Filed under: business, connectivity, travel - 22 Mar 2008

I frequently hear the result of Andy Abramson’s lousy hotel broadband on KenRadio. While I usually know better than to try and do VoIP over my hotel broadband, the fact …

11 February 2008

Starbucks WiFi To Become AT&T WiFi Locations

Filed under: mobile network operators, wifi - 11 Feb 2008

I can’t say I saw this coming, but the word is out that Starbucks shreds their hotspot deal with T-Mobile and goes with AT&T. The good news is that T-Mobile customers will still be able to use the Starbucks …

11 January 2008

If You Don’t Want To Share, Lock The Access Point!

Filed under: wifi - 11 Jan 2008

You know, I’m getting sick and tired of seeing the whole debate about whether or not people who are accessing an open WiFi access point are “stealing.” Give me a break. If you don’t want people using your WiFi, configure …

4 November 2007

PhoneBoy’s Week That Was 4 November 2007

Filed under: entertainment, gadgets, phoneboy, spam, voip, wifi - 04 Nov 2007

PhoneBoy ThumbnailThis old intermission from a Drive In movie theater pretty much sums up my opinion on Daylight Saving Time (yes, it’s that time again in the US).

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt1pRAT63×4[/video]

Meanwhile, here’s this