I realized I haven’t said much about how VoIP has worked for me in just about two years since first moving over to it. In the past two years I’ve mainly been with an interesting little company out of Albany, New York called ViaTalk. I also recently tried out service from a company founded by […]

Comcast is now feeling the competition from Verizon with respect to it’s FiOS service. So much so, in fact, that they’ve now put together another FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) campaign directed at it. Many years ago when I switched from Comcast to DirecTV I wrote about it for a few publications and lamented that Comcast […]

For those that may not be aware, Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows that goes by the name, “Windows 7“. It’s not really due out until later this year but they have made available the Release Candidate to anyone that is interested in trying it out for free. A release candidate is […]

I’ve been looking for a decent phone for a while now and being pretty much stuck with Verizon Wireless means that I have no choice really but to only choose from their phones. They’re not known for having the greatest selection of phones or phones with the best features but you could do worse. Until […]

All of the reasons that I left Verizon as a phone service a few years ago are returning while I deal with my new FiOS installation. As I mentioned previously I was excited to move away from Comcast‘s Internet service (a service I had been with for well over a decade and a company I’d […]

Yesterday I called Verizon to try and resolve the phone porting issue and, at the least, get all calls on that line forwarded to another number in our house. I know from past experience that once the port happens the forward just instantly stops working and it’s all fairly seamless. Anyway, I call them and […]

Okay, so FiOS has been working out quite well but today I got some disturbing news. We noticed that over the last couple of days that our main phone number (yes, I still have regular phones) was a bit quiet. I then called ViaTalk about it (they’re our VoIP provider) and they informed me that […]

So it’s now been a couple of days since FiOS went in. A couple of observations have emerged: 1. The DVR needs major work to get into the same realm as the DirecTV DVR’s. DirecTV actively interfaces with their own customer base via sources like DBSTalk to get not only direct feedback but to openly […]

After well over a decade as both a Comcast (Internet and very limited TV services) and DirecTV customer I’ve been contemplating changes. Comcast has been on my list for a long time. I left their TV service for DirecTV 15 years ago because I felt like I was always paying more and getting less with […]

For Windows users sharing content between friends, family or co-workers is often a bit of a pain. Say I have a large video I need to share. E-mailing it is an annoyance. It’s just too big. It takes me too long to send it and likewise for someone to receive it. There’s even a decent […]

I’m spending my vocational days working for a group bringing out a new audio product and that effort landed me at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, known tersely as CES. I’ve been to Vegas many times in the past and it’s just not my cup of tea. It’s a nice playground for adults but I’m […]

I do not believe in DRM (Digital Rights Management) for music or any media. It’s a form of copy protection and I’ve written many times about the issues of copy protection. It protects almost nothing, annoys most everyone (except the pirates) and reduces revenue. Anyone thinking this helps capitalism doesn’t have a clue what they’re […]