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Higgs Boson, Hoggs Bison, Whatever
Facebook sucks for keeping things long term…..so I decided to post this on my blog for all to see and appreciate! I posted MY “discovery” of the Hoggs Bison over a year ago, beating the scientists in CERN (who, by the way, used our ESnet H.323 video conferencing network to aid in the design of the…
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Evaluating Cloud Based Video Conferencing Services
OK….I am getting ready to evaluate several cloud based video conferencing services. My definition of a decent cloud based video conferencing service is basic and simple (in theory…in practice, it may be a lot harder): A cloud-based video conferencing service provides an easy-to-use, dial-in, ad-hoc, virtual meeting space for anyone, anytime, anywhere using any endpoint. Before I…
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VidTel: A Cloud Based Video Conferencing Service
For those who read this blog, you know one thing: I love cloud-based video conferencing. But why? Well…..I was sitting back the other day pondering life when it hit me (yeah, I am slow). I proposed, then designed, the ESnet H.323 architecture starting in 1999, then ultimately put it into production in January 2004: …
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SF Bay Area Commuters: Time to Telecommute / Telework
This is 2012…. There are any number of jobs that can use any number of remote access technologies (from ubiquitous high-speed Internet access to document application sharing to video conferencing to IP voice to plain old email…and everything in between) that allow employees to TELECOMMUTE / TELEWORK effectively, efficiently, and productively…….from virtually anywhere. Why is it…
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Commercialized Space Flight
For those of us who grew up idolizing the original Astronauts…this, to me, is a very significant step toward the future of space exploration.http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_20678827/private-rocket-maker-tries-again-launch
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The Age of Decentralized Work is Upon Us
OK, people….here is the future. If you have teens (or college age early 20’s kids) you have seen this….if you have younger kids….you WILL see it. So hang in there…. Decentralization of work will happen. Telecommuting / Telework will be the norm. And, yes, mobile video conferencing WILL rule the world. Here is why…. The kids…
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Driving Google Drive
I have been using Google Docs for a couple of years now. I like it. Joleen Ruffin and I started a company (it failed) a couple of years ago. From our desks at AltamontCowork, we shared documents, saved documents, and even worked on documents in real time using Google Docs. Very cool. The only…
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Video Conferencing Goes The Way of the Fax
The changes in the past two or three years have led to this blog post, even though, I have been saying this for many many years. Ready? I am sorry to say this (ehhh, maybe not), but, video conferencing users can say goodbye: To fancy conference rooms where you have to travel to to video…
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Texting is Not My Thing: Using the SwiftKey Keyboard
(accurate, good looking, solid feel) – OK, I love my Android Motorola Smartphone, but, when it comes to texting….I suck. I text with one finger (the way I used to type way back when typewriters were the thing), and constantly have to go back and correct my mistakes. Fat fingers. 🙂 I spotted this article…
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Vidyo Videoconferencing Virtualization
A Short History Lesson by Mike Back in the old days (1980’s) video conferencing was developed to help people at two locations meet face-to-face without the need to travel. Wow! One day, someone said “Geee, I need THREE locations to meet face-to-face”. And the idea of a multipoint controller (MCU) was born. Now all three…
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