November 2003

Electricity Cap

November 25, 2003

Ontario government to lift electricity cap. Goes into effect April 1. Hmmm… maybe I CAN keep the hot tub running this winter.

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Interesting. I wonder how many cableco’s will fork over 90% of voice revenues to Net2Phone. VoIP firm Net2Phone starts franchise effort. The Net-phoning company says it has raised $63 million to bankroll a franchise program designed to make it easy for cable service providers to offer voice over Internet Protocol plans.

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The new underground railroad?

November 24, 2003

NY Times: Gay Couples Follow a Trail North Blazed by Slaves and War Resisters. I’m not sure I’m that keen on Canada being the place where the US marijuana refugees are heading, but the notion that we’re a haven for oppressed minorities fits well. The NY Times article’s attempt to link the underground railroad with American gay couples [...]

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Vonage raises $35 million

November 24, 2003

Big money being thrown at this now. Between SBC last week, and Vonage this week, it’s shaping up to be a major war for the customer. Vonage raises $35 million. The Internet telephone service provider on Monday is expected to announce a $35 million investment earmarked for expansion plans.

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New consumer VoIP site.

November 24, 2003

Tong points to a new site covering VoIP for consumers. Too bad there’s no RSS feed. Consumer VOIP. VoIP NEWS ONLINE. Been looking at VOIP for consumers. Heres an entrie site dedicated to it. Note that Vonage just raised an additional $35M from NEA to bring their total to $60M plus. Have about 70K subscribers, [...]

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Hot Chocolate

November 23, 2003

From the Seattle Times: Hockey night out in Canada. Marvelous quote from Jose Theodore: "It’s like when we used to go outside as kids and play, then come in for a hot chocolate and go back out," Theodore said. "That’s what we did tonight."

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PDC Presentations

November 23, 2003

Note to self: Check these out. PDC presentations. Quite a few of the presentations from this year’s PDC are now available in Microsoft Producer format. The nice thing is that you get videos from the demos integrated into the presentation as well. Very nice

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Bob Frankston on VoIP

November 22, 2003

Bob’s ideas are pretty interesting. He basically argues that overlaying the PSTN model on top of VoIP may be a limiting way to think about communications. VoIP, CoIP or TaWKi?. Voice over IP represents a fundamental shift in the role of the telephone. For now VoIP is seen mainly as a new way to make [...]

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Washington Wines

November 22, 2003

Via Rich Tong: Washington Wine Lists. I’m a huge fan of Washington Wine.

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Bouchard Finlayson 1998 Kaaimansgat Chardonnay

November 22, 2003

Kaaimansgat is a South African chardonnay that I picked up a little over a year ago at the LCBO for about $18. Superb value. This is an elegant bottle of wine. Honeyed, peachy, almost floral, nose. On the tongue a terrific blend of apple, slight citrus, and honey. There’s a hint of oak, but it’s not overpowering. [...]

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