November 2005

Prioritizing Podcasts Low: How?

November 27, 2005

Regarding how Rogers might prioritize podcast traffic lower than email or web, a reader wrote to me this afternoon with this: I work for a small service provider and talked to the four largest traffic monitoring solutions: Sandvine, Packeteer, Cachelogic, and Allot Communications.  I can’t recall who said it (I think it’s either Sandvine or [...]

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Torcamp Rocked!

November 27, 2005

Torcamp, Toronto’s single-day Barcamp event, was held yesterday.  It rocked!  This was the first time I’d ever participated in an Open Spaces workshop, and I have to say that it worked very well.  The basic premise behind Open Spaces is that the floor is open for anyone to speak on any topic.  You simply sign [...]

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Rogers Says "We're not blocking Podcasts"

November 27, 2005

Mark Evans made a call to Rogers to investigate the rumour that Rogers is blocking podcasts.  They claim no, although they say they are prioritizing email and web higher.  How?  Packet inspection?  Prioritizing ports?

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Skype: Trouble in Paradise

November 26, 2005

Following my November 22 post on a Skype reorganization being in the works, Andy Abramson posted some more on what he’s been hearing, and then Om Malik and Mark Evans jumped on the story.  My take:  I’ve been through plenty of big company reorgs, and this is probably a lot like one of those.  It can [...]

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Rogers Blocking Podcasts

November 26, 2005

While at Torcamp I have heard from several sources that Rogers and Shaw are blocking podcast downloads.  After two to three downloads, the data stops.  This, of course, is the same issue that the VoIP industry is facing. Carriers who have voice and data, are seeking to stop voice applications from using their low cost [...]

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TorCamp Today

November 26, 2005

I’ve spent the last couple of days in Toronto, which explains the absense of new postings.  I extended my stay by one day to attend TorCamp, which is the Toronto BarCamp event.  Last night the event kicked off with drinks at The Social Bar on Queen Street W.  This morning we’re all heading over the [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2005

When we lived in the United States, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday.  It was one time of the year when you could simply chill out with friends and family over a lovely meal and forget the worries of the day.  It helped that the powers that be had wisely decreed it be a four day weekend too! One [...]

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VoIP: Here Today!

November 24, 2005

Google’s Click-to-Call beta yesterday is generating some interesting comment about the nature of VoIP over on Om Malik’s site.  I’m sure that Google is terminating the calls on PSTN handsets, because the vast majority of the customers wanting to use the service do not yet have VoIP softphones, and may never have softphones.  Wireless phones [...]

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Google testing Click-to-Call

November 23, 2005

Here’s a Google FAQ on the new Click-to-Call feature they’re testing.  (Thanks Randy).  It requires some artificial behaviour on the part of the user (filling in the call back number), but this could easily be automated using the Google Desktop form fill feature.  That would be a very nice experience then.  Click an ad, have [...]

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Vijay on Voice 2.0

November 23, 2005

Vijay Anand is a young Indian entrepreneur who I’ve been corresponding with about Voice 2.0, recently.  He’s put up a blog of his own called Technological Musings, and recently written an article in which he asks whether the current crop of VoIP entrepreneurs are barking up the wrong tree. He writes: VoIP has no future [...]

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