Friday, May 19, 2006

You Want One

by alec on May 19, 2006

Let’s face it. You want one of these. Technologically advanced (or, at least, that’s my excuse for putting it into this blog…), sophisticated European design, fuel efficient (6L/100 km, or 39 mpg), and capable of a zippy 185 km/h (120 mph).

“It” is the Vandenbrink Carver One.

Geeks everywhere (that means you!) will be lining up to buy this puppy. Who cares if it retails for $45K US?

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Out of sight, out of…?

by alec on May 19, 2006

Andy Abramson, in his investigative reporter role, writes about an apparent Linksys / FONAV LOI left on on a public internet access terminal at VON Europe.  I also received a copy of the same MOU in email, from another source.  Suffice it to say, it’s the hot gossip coming out of VON Europe.

From the looks of things, Linksys and FONAV will be developing an integrated WiFi handset, basestation and PC software.  If the deal comes to pass, we’ll know more by this fall. My initial reaction?  It will be interesting to see how this differs from that abject failure, the Microsoft MP-900 Cordless Phone System, other than, of course, that this will be WiFi. 

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iotum Nominated for CATA Award

May 19, 2006

The annual Canadian Technology Association Innovation Awards nomination form is out, and iotum is nominated in the Emerging Technology category.  Cool!

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Geddes’ Ugly Picture

May 19, 2006

Martin Geddes’ An Ugly Picture In A Gold Frame highlights the different worldviews that the internet and network operator camps have.  Worth a read, along with his commentary on the KPN presentation that preceded it.  His commentary on social value of common services is particularly scathing too: “the roads don’t generate much profit either, and [...]

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Rick and Shel’s Excellent Adventure

May 19, 2006

Rick Segal is doing a three week road trip this summer with Shel Israel.  They’re networking with entrepreneurs everywhere, and Rick’s side agenda is to promote Canada as a great place to set up shop, as opposed to Silicon Valley.  I agree, to a certain extent, but part of what makes Silicon Valley special is the [...]

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A Hotbed of Ottawa Telecom Talent

May 19, 2006

Most of my day, yesterday, was taken up at the OCRI Partnership Series event titled Rolling Out a New Technology: VoIP.  Organized by University of Quebec’s Dr. Tamas Michel Koplyay, this is a series which brings local business leaders together on a regular basis to discuss business or technology issues.   It was a great event, with [...]

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Activating Akismet

May 19, 2006

Yesterday was a comment spam watershed for me.  Overnight I received hundreds of new comment spams, despite the captcha I had implemented a week ago.  While speaking at the OCRI partnership series yesterday morning, hundreds more were posted.  Somehow the spammers have defeated it.  I got back to my office at about 2 in the afternoon [...]

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Ottawa Area Asterisk User Group

May 19, 2006

Wednesday evening, iotum hosted a meeting of Ottawa area Asterisk users, to try to determine whether there was interest in resurrecting the Ottawa Asterisk Users Group.  By all accounts it was a resounding success.  34 people showed up, representing business owners, executives, business development people engineers and enthusiasts.   Nearly as many couldn’t show up, as did show up.  So, [...]

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