I’ve been to plenty of lunches and dinners with various friends, family and business associates where the conversation hits one of those common yet uncomfortable lulls in the conversation.
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My Take on the Rooted Nook Color
Cisco and Verizon Introduce Portable 4G LTE Wireless Remote Sites
At CES 2011, Cisco Systems came out with several new announcements. One of the biggest announcement that was co-introduced by Verizon wireless was a new 4G wireless WAN interface for Cisco ISR G2 routers. The new card can be installed in a router and use Verizon’s new LTE network for access. If the 4G signal
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Low Cost Cellular Eavesdropping. Be Careful What You Say!
Does your wireless telephone carrier use GSM? I use T-Mobile in the USA and AIS 12Call while in Thailand. Both of these cellular providers use the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) stardard. In fact, GSM is the most widely used wireless standard in the world.
The Future of Mobile Computing is in the Cloud
Mobile computing has grown by great lengths in the past few years and looks to continue that trend into the future. The mobile market is now filled with smartphones and tablets that are tasked with taking on more and more of our daily computing tasks. For those applications that cannot yet be run on smartphones
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NOOKcolor Has Been Rooted
It’s official…The NOOKcolor has been rooted so you can access the Android app store and install all your favorite Android apps. The instructions to root your NOOKcolor can be found here. I will get my NOOKcolor when I return to the States next month and will report back how the hardware functions. A couple of
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NOOKcolor; Is it an E-Reader or an Android Tablet?
This week Barnes and Noble released their latest flagship E-Reader named the NOOKcolor. As one would expect from the name, this latest devise sports a full 7 inch color screen. It might seem strange to go with a full color E-Reader as opposed to the easier to read E-ink gray-scale screens but this is not
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Verizon’s LTE Strategy Targets NFL Fans
Verizon seems to be one of the few US wireless carriers that “get’s it”. It was recently revealed that Verizon will specifically target their LTE wireless broadband network in 30 Cities that have NFL football stadiums. The goal is to have these 30 cities blanketed in 4G wireless by the end of the year.
Cisco and Jawbone Partner So You Never Have to Take Off Your Bluetooth Headset Again
Cisco Systems and Jawbone will team up to create hands-free wireless headsets that can transparently move from mobile devices to Cisco IP phones. This is a very small but cool feature for those of us that have Cisco IP phones and like to use Bluetooth headsets for both our mobile and desk phones.
Is the BlackBerry Playbook Different From Other Tablets?
It seems that just about every major telecommunications and computer manufacturer is presenting their tablet this quarter. This week the honor goes to Research in Motion (RIM) and their BlackBerry Playbook. That’s great, but what does it bring to the table that is different from the others?
Cisco Cius and Avaya Flare Should Target Health Care Providers
Both Cisco and Avaya have recently unveiled flat-screen tablet devices to be used in enterprise environments. The problem is that the cost of the tablets are considerably higher than consumer based tablets that run the same Android operating system. Competing consumer devices that also run Android include the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab as well
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A Technology Boom in Cambodia?
When you think technology, you might not think of Cambodia. But this might very well change in the future. I had the opportunity to visit several cities within Cambodia last week. Being a network engineer and interested in technology advancements in emerging countries, I decided to spend some time investigating the current economic and technological
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How to Tether Your iPhone to use Thailand’s 12Call Data service to Your Laptop
I have tested and confirmed that Thailand’s AIS 12Call data plan can be used to tether your iPhone to your laptop so you can surf the web using the phones data minutes. If you need to know how to purchase 12Call data plans in Thailand, please read this article.
Planning a Trip to Thailand? Check Out the 12Call Tourist SIM
Are you planning to visit Thailand for either business or pleasure in 2010? If so, you will probably want to stay connected to people at home. AIS is Thailand’s largest cellular phone provider and their 12Call prepaid SIM cards are widely popular with both local Thai’s and tourists. But those traveling to Thailand might find
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8 iPhone Apps Every International Traveler Should Have
I am currently doing extended travel throughout Asia and have been calling Northern Thailand my home for almost a year now. During my travels, I have been adding, removing and tinkering with various iPhone apps that are useful to me while I am abroad. Some of them have been great while others a complete letdown.Â
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Managing a Network is Like Playing FarmVille
Suddenly you find yourself longing for the old-days days when you had a small and efficient farm with a few pigs, chickens and cows.
The moral of this story: If you want to be happy, keep your farm simple!
When You Should Buy Used Cisco Equipment
There are many companies and other means of acquiring used and refurbished Cisco equipment on the Internet. These include highly regarded businesses that buy up used gear, inspect and test it, then resell it. Often times, this used gear can include extended warranties in case of failure. Other methods of buying used equipment are from auction sites such as Ebay or online classified ads a la craigslist. I have used all of these methods for acquiring Cisco Systems equipment. Here are three situations where I felt purchasing used Cisco equipment was justifiable.
WiMAX Will Thrive Outside the USA and Europe
That means that the cost savings built-in to a 3G to 4G upgrade are non-existent and this is where WiMAX shines. Starting from ground zero, WiMAX is much less expensive to deploy compared to LTE. Fewer WiMAX towers need to be built and the equipment on average is less expensive. That means that service providers that do not have 3G deployed can much more cost-effectively deploy a 4G network. So look for countries such as Thailand to keep WiMAX alive for years to come.
Hole 196 WPA2 Vulnerability: Who cares?
These types of wireless security exploits make for good news because they get business managers all in a panic because they don’t understand what WPA2 and all wireless encryption methods are for. Wireless encryption is implemented so the wireless connection from your end device (laptop, iPad, etc) is AS secure as a wired connection. Up until now, the wireless part of a WPA2 connection was far MORE secure. Remember, once the data is dumped off onto a wired connection, the vast majority of the time wired traffic is not encrypted at the network level unless you are tunneling traffic. So with this new vulnerability, your internal users can possibly sniff and manipulate traffic…just like they can now on your wired connection. Is this new vulnerability a problem? Well, it’s not good, but it’s also no the end of the world.
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