Stephanie A. Kesler: Adventures in TechnologyNotes, Experiences, Thoughts, etc. regarding technology.The Ultimate Telco Geekery- January 24, 2006 O.K. - on the telco front, this is about the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. I want to set one of these puppies up!!! It would be an absolute blast to get old school (really old school) telco gear from the 30's and 40's working with modern day VoIP. I may have to do this!!!!!!!http://radio.weblogs.com/0104723/categories/adventuresInTechnology/2006/01/23.html#a2475 The Sony PSP- January 10, 2006 So, for a work project, I received the very onerous job of dinking around with a Sony PSP - a choice assignment that certainly solidifies my geek credentials. Anyhoo, the mission was to evaluate the PSP overall user interface and its chops as a personal broadband device. Here are my impressions: The good stuff. Best display I've seen on a hand held device. Absolutely stunning. The response and tactile feedback of the controlsbuttonsetc. is also very very very good. The thing must have a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0104723/categories/adventuresInTechnology/2006/01/09.html#a2461 Adventures in Virus Detection Software- January 5, 2006 Yesterday, in a fit of rightousness, I decided to toss out Norton Anti-Virus in favor of F-Secure. I was mightly peeved at Norton for two reasons: Norton refused to recognize the Sony Rootkit application as Malware. Under intense pressure, Norton finally provided a means to uncloak the rootkit, but not remove it. Norton is definitely kowtowing to corporate entities. I purchased Norton Anti-Virus in March of 2005. In November, they informed me that my subscription was about to expire. I did...http://radio.weblogs.com/0104723/categories/adventuresInTechnology/2006/01/04.html#a2454 |