Technology & Industry Commentary
Here I discuss general technology trends across various market segments, including Internet Service Providers. What are some of the geeky things going on around the Capital I Internet.
Amazon Sidewalk is announced
Amazon has announced a new feature called Sidewalk. When enabled, Sidewalk uses a small portion of your Internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbors. This setting will apply to all of your supported Echo and Ring devices that are linked to your Amazon account. In essence, what this does is it … Read more
As the days get shorter
As summer comes to a close here in Indiana and the daylight fades to dusk around 5PM I find myself with more time to devote back to the writings on this blog, the Youtube videos, Podcasts and editing of the videos I already have done. Look for more content coming soon.
Opinions on Versitron SG162147M switch?
Has anyone used one of these switches?https://www.versitron.com/product/all-fiber-switches/SG162147M-16port-101001000-fiber-optic-switch-sfp-technology-1g10g-management-features Their sales staff has been very helpful. I have not come across a switch manufacturer that has had no software updates to their product. I asked about firmware and software updates and they do not have any. The switch itself looks very intriguing for the WISP market. It’s … Read more
Apple adds Back Tap
Back Tap turns the entire back of your iPhone into a giant touch-sensitive button that you can double or triple tap to trigger specific functions on your phone. There’s a good chance that you haven’t noticed it yet. Apple slipped the settings for Back Tap into its Accessibility menu. https://www.theverge.com/21540028/apple-iphone-ios-14-back-tap-hidden-secret-button-gesture
Remote workers and engaging with them
Some of the things in the following article are kinda “buzzwordy” and very corporate mentatlity. A one-size-fits-all approach does not work for everyone. However, there are some very good ideas in this article. https://krisp.ai/blog/engaging-remote-employees/
The problem with broadband projects in general
Before Covid I tried to attend as many meetings community leaders and towns had about bringing broadband to their communities. This is what you are supposed to in order to let the leaders know you, or in my case, my clients are there, right? Sometimes I would attend to provide my input as part of … Read more
Minuteman missile Silo codes
https://gizmodo.com/for-20-years-the-nuclear-launch-code-at-us-minuteman-si-1473483587 Those in the U.S. that had been fitted with the devices, such as ones in the Minuteman Silos, were installed under the close scrutiny of Robert McNamara, JFK’s Secretary of Defence. However, The Strategic Air Command greatly resented McNamara’s presence and almost as soon as he left, the code to launch the missile’s, all … Read more
9 Life Hacks for all of us
A little bit of deviation from techie stuff. For those of you looking to make life better here are some “hacks” I totally agree with. What are you life hacks? What are soem things you do which are related to your tech field? https://medium.com/the-ascent/the-9-best-life-hacks-to-become-unstoppable-87b9587992ac Life-hacking is ridiculously fun when you see what it can do … Read more