OK, just so you know. It’s now illegal to fraudulently obtain someone else’s phone records. HP knows it, the President knows it and now you know. What! No more ethics? You know who I mean. If these people will you’ll…
White Blackberrys Smelly Phones and Security Flaws All Around
There’s a new Blackberry out, it’s white. There’s some phones being released at CES that smell, literally. The iPhone was copied before Steve Jobs got off the stage and Apple is a bit upset. They’ve sent some “stop now” letters…
International Telecommunications Union (Tubes remain safe)
The new head of the International Telecommunications Union said he’s not interested in taking over the governance of the Internet. This is important since he works for the United Nations who has expressed intentions to govern the Internet.
Joost launches, CES Rocks the Synaptics Onyx Phone
Joost.com is planning to distribute video in a much more tv-like manner. High quality, high speed is the promise from the? founders of Skype. To succeed, they need to build relationships with content providers ahead of BitTorrent, YouTube and others. If…
ebay buys StubHub Apple Releases iPhone
ebay is buying StubHub for around 310 million. StubHub is a ticket marketplace for second-hand tickets to various? concerts and sports events. Fans can buy and sell tickets safely and ebay wants a piece of the action. Apple finally announced the…
AT&T merges with BellSouth and Admits Net Neutrality Exists
There’s been a bit of movement in the Net Neutrality debate. Although not binding, for two years AT&T has agreed to not limit or charge more for bandwidth based on the customer. This should keep the playing field level for…
Apple Monopoly Allegations Federal Judges and Lawsuits
Apple Computer is among several companies restating their financial records with the SEC. Allegations are being levied that Steve Jobs was handed some stock options without the approval of Apple’s entire Board of Directors. It’s ugly and now they’ve got…
Time Management Tips for the New Year
Some quick tips for managing your time in 2007. Number one, install a feed reader and start using rss feeds. All the information is on the internet. The best way to access it is via rss and news readers.? Try subscribing…
Some Trends to Look for in 2007 – Part One
I enjoy sticking my neck out.? I won’t bore you with predictions but I will point out a few things to look out for in 2007. Standards-based designer and developer postions. The standards are here and now we need to redesign…
Ethics and Transparency
Who are you? Are you someone different online than in real life? Do you fib or tell little white lies to your boss or clients so they think you’re busy, or under paid or maybe more knowledgeable than you really…