‘Wireless’ Category
Firesheep And Protecting Your Wifi Connection – A Few Thoughts And Best Practices
You probably already knew that wireless network security isn’t perfect. If you travel anywhere and use wifi anyplace other than your own home network (with all of the proper security elements in place), you need to take a look at this Wikipedia Article on the topic. What does this mean to the non geek? Enter…Read More »
Today’s Starz On Netflix Announcement Is Big
As reported, people who use the Netflix streaming service, can now get movies from Starz (the cable movie channel). Right now, out of the box, you can stream movies like Spider Man 3, Enchanted, and Dan in Real Life. Earlier I reported on a product called PlayOn that let’s you stream Hulu.com and some other…Read More »
2007 Podcast Predictions
As mentioned earlier in the month, I didn’t ace my 2006 predictions, but that won’t stop me from making my token predictions for 2007. Here they are: All Podcast Crazy Money Q1 and Q2. There is more “crazy money” to be spent in this industry, but it will go quickly – and the VCs will…Read More »
2007 – The Year Of Living Digitally
Update: The Year Of Living Digitally Blog Has Launched Things are going to be a little different in the Colligan household next year. In short, all media that comes into our house will be delivered, legally, over Internet. How am I going to pull this off: Music – Rented and digitally purchased only. I’m guessing…Read More »
The Mobile Podcasting Test, Report #4 – The “Experience”
So, what did I think of my Mobile Podcatching test? Audible Air made it very possible for me to pluck content from the air. Worked perfectly but, honestly, yesterday, it wasn’t the content I was looking for. Everything else wasn’t worth the effort. For you mobile/phone/Podcast companies – what do you have that “works?” And,…Read More »
The Mobile Podcasting Test, Report #3 – VoiceIndigo
O.k., now we get to the stories of what didn’t go well at all … First, disclaimer: This was my very unscientific test. Who knows, maybe my Treo 700p is a dud. I was dealing only with the 700p out of the box (with Audible Air and Audible installed). But, sadly, somehow I doubt it….Read More »
The Mobile Podcasting Test, Report #2 – Audible Air
In short, it didn’t go well at all. If it wasn’t for a few long phone calls on the trip, I would have gone out of my mind. We’ll start with the good news. The one shining star was Audible Air. This did everything that it was supposed to do. When I wanted to download…Read More »
The Mobile Podcasting Test, Report #1
Here’s your first report on the Mobile Podcasting Test. Could not, for the life of me, get the WLAN on the N91 to work. I’m sure it works, I saw it work on the show floor, but it didn’t happen for me. Got nothing to take with me on the road – it’s all Treo…Read More »
6 Hours in The Car – No iPod – Just Phones – The Mobile Podcasting Test
Tomorrow I’m visiting a few friends at a small software company in Redmond. Don’t worry, you’ve never heard of them. It is a six hour drive round trip. I will be taking no iPods with me. No traditional single-purpose MP3 players go either. This a test of this phone Podcasting meme that everyone seems to…Read More »
