July 2004

A treasure trove of VoIP research Whenever I need the latest market research on VoIP, this is where I head… the Vonage media web page, under their Industry Research heading.  Amazing stuff here, and it’s consistently updated every couple of weeks with new material.

Six prognostications from Andy Abramson Andy Says… and then he gives six predictions: 1. Yahoo becomes your phone company.  Hugely probable, for all the reasons Andy cites, plus the fact that Sylantro has just announced next generation software that works with them.  2. Microsoft becomes your phone company. I think this less likely.  Microsoft wants [...]

David Parizeau… er, Warren Warren’s post-election analysis is downright offensive.  He describes Ontario as a kind of deracinated multi-ethnic hodgepodge, genuinely lacking core values, a common outlook, or a proprietary sense about the political order — and therefore easily responsive to the passing suggestions of media and mass culture. He’s obviously upset that the Conservatives [...]

Magical Jelly Bean This little ditty lets you find your install key on any Windows XP PC. I’m rebuilding a PC this afternoon, and couldn’t remember which of the many PC’s in my household had which product key associated with it…  10 seconds with this tool found it for me.