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1000 Miles in 100 days; from the southern tip of Florida, all...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:52:42 -0500

1000 Miles in 100 days; from the southern tip of Florida, all the way up. This is where I live. Follow them on Twitter (@FL_WildCorridor) or directly on the Florida Wildlife Corridor Website

Trekking thru Florida

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:49:09 -0500

Trekking thru Florida

My first live stream on Pachube. Simple Voltage measurement for...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:20:01 -0500

My first live stream on Pachube. Simple Voltage measurement for now. Will most likely change and get more complex.

APIs for Unified Communications

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:28:01 -0500

APIs for Unified Communications

Collection of Anti SOPA and Anti PIPA day screenshots: thousands...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:23:31 -0500

Collection of Anti SOPA and Anti PIPA day screenshots: thousands of websites go on strike…. I had my personal blog down for the day too

Ike’s new installment

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:28:02 -0500

Ike’s new installment

The Roku Stick

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:20:27 -0500

The Roku Stick:

parislemon:

This is interesting, a new Roku box that’s not a box at all, it’s a stick — essentially a thumb drive. Yes, that’s insanely small for a set top box but perhaps more importantly, it doesn’t require a power cord.

This is possible thanks to MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) which is integrated into newer HDMI ports. This also allows you to control the Roku with your standard TV controller.

Imagine a cable box that worked like this? Instead of a gigantic, overheating piece of shitty plastic, it could be a tiny stick that you pop into the side of your TV. DVR capabilities might be an issue, but that’s all moving to the cloud anyway.

Sadly, unless you go to Best Buy (and who wants to do that anymore?) to pick up an Insignia TV, you’ll have to wait until the fall to buy one of these bad boys. Too bad, Roku could use it now.

10 changes for Cisco in 2011

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:45:41 -0500

[Source: http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/232300607/the-10-biggest-cisco-stories-of-2011.htm]

2011 was a big year of changes for Cisco. At the end, Cisco looks stronger than ever; I like and support #4.

Juniper sues Palo Alto for Firewall Patent Infringement

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:35:55 -0500

There is a hype for patent infringement lawsuits. An interesting one, to me, is Juniper vs Palo Alto. Specifically, because Juniper claims that the founders of Palo Alto, former Netscreen/Juniper employees, stole the patent and used the technology to found Palo Alto.

What makes it super interesting is that the technology in question is central to Palo Alto’s recent accelerated success in the Firewall industry. I wonder about the impact to that company.

The myth of America's decline

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:24:54 -0500

The myth of America's decline:

China and India have immense economies, each with state-of-the-art technological centers that put others to shame. But they are also ranked 125th and 162nd, respectively, in GDP per capita (according to the CIA’s World Factbook), lacking clean water and safe food for too many citizens.
Both face massive environmental and infrastructural challenges within the next decade. Neither country is in range of providing an American level of services to its citizenry, much less the comfortable level typical of flourishing Northern European economies.

Patent Scorecard for Telecom and Communications Industry

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:22:51 -0500

Patent Scorecard for Telecom and Communications Industry:

Cisco continues in the lead for innovation, measured by 50 indicators including patents issued, industry impact, research intensity, etc.

Attended a nice String Quartet concert on Sunday. Great...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:45:57 -0500

Attended a nice String Quartet concert on Sunday. Great performance by the Orchestra of the Americas at the Pier 66 hotel in Fort Lauderdale

(via Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » Catalyst 6500: Old...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:46:36 -0400

(via Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » Catalyst 6500: Old Car or Super Soldier?)

Cisco VXI Thin Client

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:40:06 -0400

Cisco VXI Thin Client

irq: Fundamentals of Cisco Unified Network Services (by Cisco)

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:11:06 -0400

irq:

Fundamentals of Cisco Unified Network Services (by Cisco)

Amazon is entering the Browser world with Amazon Silk.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:36:48 -0400

Amazon is entering the Browser world with Amazon Silk.

The future of Modular Data Centers, as seen by the company MDC...

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:20:40 -0400

The future of Modular Data Centers, as seen by the company MDC Stockholm

Overpromisesunderdelivers.net

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:40:57 -0400

Overpromisesunderdelivers.net:

Clever campaign

"Under the Brocade Network Subscription, announced Tuesday at VMworld in Las Vegas, a customer gets..."

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:12:40 -0400

“Under the Brocade Network Subscription, announced Tuesday at VMworld in Las Vegas, a customer gets shipped a Brocade router for free, then pays per month depending on how many ports get used. This way, customers can add or subtract router ports at will, rather than buying a large router or switch and filling it over time.
[…]
As for the new equipment, it offers a few new twists on Brocade’s data-center strategy, but the overall message, articulated last year, remains the same. Brocade is offering combined blocks of server, storage and networking — but with major OEMs providing the server part.”

- http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=211647

howardtharp: If you get this, you’re a nerd.

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:17:20 -0400

howardtharp:

If you get this, you’re a nerd.