This seems so much like Prohibition that it isn't even funny. P2P networks are a tool. A tool that, granted, is being used for some not good things. Trying to ban something like this just won't work. Groove is a P2P network. One could shuttle all kinds of information, completely encrypted, to a group of…
Michael's analysis of this reports sounds very interesting. It's on the top of the pile to read tomorrow. I think the fragmentation of IM has to end. I think in order for IM to be excepetionally useful either everybody has to get a Yahoo, MSN, AIM, IRC, ICQ, etc. ID our we figure out how…
Could this be a pivotal breakthrough for Groove? One of my biggest problems with Groove is the duplication of the inbox. When I was on Groove I had my Lotus Notes mailbox and my Groove mailbox. Unfortunately not everyone was on Groove, so sending messages through it were pretty pointless. But even if everyone is…
This service sounds good, but at $300/month/location, it sounds steep for most small businesses. Maybe a larger business could afford this, but when I look at systems like ASAP, even Yahoo and MSN's IM clients, I don't really see the benefit. Sure you would get higher video and sound quality, but I think only organizations…
This is an interesting take on the whole out of “site” out of mind problem. Teleworkers trying to be effective members of teams and maybe over compensating and thereby beside only a source of knowledge/information, but not receiving it. I know I've fealt this. Okay to prove I'm actually working I'm going to write an…
First post on the new View from the Isle location!
I have certainly found this to be completely true. And it's not just Google, but all the search engines. Ironically my first big traffic boost and Google attention was about the iPod as well. Now has all this spidering helped my traffic, not really, but that's okay. In my mind, my stats are a proof…
David Hornik has a very interesting opinion piece on C|Net today that should come as almost no surprise to anyone who blogs. Even though I haven't been blogging long, I've already figured out that many blogs (and social networks) are about passion. People (myself included) are passionate about blogs and blogging and passionate people like…
Okay beyond the “Is it too late to apply for the fall semester” jokes, I think this is as important as computers, then laptops becoming deriguer on campus. I like the fact that Duke is giving them to the students, not requiring them to buy them. I was looking at Apple's site yesterday to read…
I was thinking about this while I was writing my previous post about broadband increasing with telecommuting. Another interesting note is that Anik-F2 is supposed to be the largest satellite ever. I wonder if this service will be offered only to really rural areas, or also places like where I live. Many telcos haven't wired…
