FCC Chief Genachowski gave a speech today stating that he will push for a vote on "Preserving Internet Freedom & Openness" with the five Commissioners on December 21st. It's a given that Genachowski is for the measure, and the other four appear to be split 2-2 even before reading the proposed document. What is Net Neutrality? Net Neutrality in its basic form demands no restrictions: on content, sites, or platforms, or kinds of equipment that may be attached, or on the modes of communication allowed
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File synchronization and sharing has never been so easy as it is with Dropbox. Dropbox allows users to backup, share, & synchronize up to 2 GB of files over the internet and across multiple computers for free. Fear not, for those who need to sync over 2GB of data there is a 50GB and 100GB plan available. The catch is those plans are not free. Dropbox supports Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android operating systems. Dropbox also allows you to sync files of any type. This means you can easily transfer pics, music, or files from an iPhone to a Linux Desktop or from a Motorola Droid to a Mac Book. There are also multiple plugins for various browsers that
Nov 01,In 2003, I sat in on a session at a conference in San Francisco. The topic was "Smart Radios" and the discussion was thrilling. They also spoke about how there was an outside chance that our FCC would open up prime frequencies to be used without licenses. And how these smart radios were able to sense the TV Channels airspace and if it didn't sense a channel, it could use that channel.
Sep 23,One of the factors that sets our company apart is our support department. After each trouble ticket with our support team, our customer is sent a survey by email. I am constantly amazed at the number of high praises our team members get (not because they don't deserve it but because human nature's desire to be more vocal over frustrations one would expect frustration to dominate the responses). Though we sometimes get frustrated responses, the overall majority are wonderful praise of our staff. Over the past week, our team dealt with over 200 customer issues and 19 completed the survey for us. Below are the scores given in all 19 surveys and following that are the messages that accompanied the
Jun 24,Apple iPhone: Jailbreaking & Unlocking and Related Security Problems jailbreaking - the act of "freeing" a phone or computer from its manufacturer's limitations unlocking - the act of opening a phone so that it can be used on another network A Netherlands-based hacker broke into some iPhones that had been "jailbroken" because of a security flaw in the code. The hacker placed a message on the screen that the user should pay 5 euros (more than $7) via pay pal to find out how to secure the phone. Apple has taken steps in their latest firmware to prevent jailbreaking/unlocking. Windows 7 - A Great OS (operating system) Even despite the Apple ads that laugh at the OS woes of Windows-past,
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