by Jack Santos | May 2, 2011 | Comments Off
Today marks the date in 2000 that “Selective Availability” (SA) for GPS was turned off. Arguably, that move by the US government set the stage for the current explosion in location aware apps. Sure, the argument can be made that efforts (then and now) to fine tune location by cell tower triangulation and other efforts [...]
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Category: Applications Fun security Wireless Tags: consumerization, security, Wireless
by Jack Santos | March 14, 2011 | Comments Off
Kudos to the folks at Computerworld for having the strength of character to not have a huge wireless infrastructure at their Premier 100 event last week in Palm Springs. CIOs liked it. A lot. It was an opportunity, for 2 days, to focus. Unlike many events that greet you with a bank of PCs, and [...]
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Category: CIO issues Managment Tags: 3g, CIO, culture, management, network, Wireless
by Jack Santos | January 17, 2011 | Comments Off
Came across this the other day, and found it funny, in a Monty Python sort of way. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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by Jack Santos | August 30, 2010 | Comments Off
Today’s Wall Street Journal had an article about he intense scrutiny Comcast is under for its purchase of NBC. An excerpt for Comcast’s filing stated: “Comcast, on the other hand, argues that Internet video won’t be a direct competitor to cable any time soon, removing any incentive for it to cut off online competitors’ access [...]
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Category: Applications Cloud Fun Predictions Tags: culture, Mergers, network, Predictions, Wireless
by Jack Santos | August 24, 2010 | Comments Off
A few months back I had a discussion (read: gentlemanly disagreement) with a colleague that was chastising me for having cut the cord – I was, at the time, all wireless all the time. Cell phone as a primary phone, separate iPhone with a tethered option, 3G card for the laptop, 3G/Wi-Fi router for guest access. [...]
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