MSNdirect
I have not used msndirect before. But it was recently released for the phone. Windows Mobile phone to be exact. http://phone.msndirect.com So far it has been good.
ISP and bandwidth
I’m going to keep on this topic. I was watching crankygeeks (http://www.crankygeeks.com/) which I download on tivo. An the group was talking about ISP and traffic filtering. It was an interesting conversaton. For starters, I think John did not really care about the matter. But what I did get out of it was a few people who have my same feelings. …
New baby girl
Helena Diana joined our family on Tuesday Feb 5th at 10:53. At 8lbs and 1oz standing (rather laying) 20 3/4 inches she is the 3rd member of the team. http://flickr.com/photos/jimiz mom and baby are doing good.
The future – one device
I have rambled for years that it will come down to a device, one device that you take with you. Something like a phone, a camera, or watch. but one device that will contain your (computer, communications, information, and $$). We are getting close every day. Phones that are camera’s, MP3 players, have a browser and contain your info. Where we …
share you competition
I got an email from a friend that sent this on to me. This business shares their competitive knowledge and also their competitors. What an interesting idea. It says we are truthful, honest, and just want your business. http://fortyagency.com/
Cable Provider and Usage Cap
Well it was bound to happen. Some ISP decided to limit it’s users to a cap on how much bandwidth they can have. If I remember correctly when I signed up I was given a 4MegaBit pipe cable modem and payed for it monthly as a service. It did not secifiy how much bandwidth I used. Now I’m not against that …
Love or hate the Iphone
You either love or hate the iphone. I am of the mind set that I love it with an envy type love. I would own one if it would work with Exchange. I know, pure iphone lovers will tell me that there are work arounds. But, I rely too much on my calendar and contacts to give up my somewhat trusty …
Broadband providers – just don’t get it
AT&T just said that it may filter internet content. Right on the heals of comcast getting sued for a few billion dollars (that will never go through). But what I am seeing is that providers do not get it. Filtering content (bittorrent or P2P) is not the solution. I do understand that the more bandwidth people use the more it costs …
Housing crisis or a banking issue
I am on both sides of the fense. 1. a home owner should own the responsibility to look over their finances. 2. a bank should make solid loans. Here is a great article explaining how the banking got off track. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7164898.stm
Blackjack and windows Mobile 6
I have been very happy with my smartphone (cingular blackjack) however there are a lot of people who are not. When I got my phone in August the sales team said an update was coming for windows mobile6 (the os). I was excited for this since I understood that wm6 is much faster and more stable than the existing wm5. I …
Top Start-Ups to watch for 2008
I thought this was a pretty good list. I am a user of linkedin. It is interesting to see that search is a item on the list you would think between google and yahoo it would be a dead end. Also, the technology around mobile is just starting to pick up. Advertising, search, useablity are all items that are being used …
sync your calendar
I love technology. I have a smartphone, outlook email, gmail and paper to keep my tasks and meetings. I use a calendar all the time. I use my work calendar as the primary and the rest on and off. I have often thought of syncing my calender with my google calendar. I have not found a good solution. I just read …
Recession alert – run and tell your friends
I am not sure how I feel about our economy. I understand that jobless rates in Michigan are bad. I understand that consumer spending is lower than normal. I can also reason that we have a housing issue, in my eyes a correction. The main thought I have is that we did this to ourselves. Sub-prime lending has been blaimed for …
This makes me laugh
I just saw this labeled as “The least used page on Microsoft.com” (LINK) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314458 How to uninstall Linux and install XP.
I love watching videos
I love watching videos on my computer. However I hate the fact that a simple avi file may not play because of some codec issue. I found this link from digg.com regarding a codec finder. I gave it a try on a file that I could not play. It worked great. If you ever have issues with some hard to find …