Bet that title drove everyone away. But this is really pretty simple. I use media access card (MAC) address filtering on my home Wi-Fi network (Talked about it here.) And now I have a shiny new iPhone and I want to use WI-Fi for it (especially for Skype international calls, of course.) Only problem – couldn’tContinue reading “iPhone, Wi-Fi, and MAC Address Filtering”
Category Archives: The Computing Life
3 Months of Blogging: What I’ve Learned
I just had my 10,000th visit. Way cool – my first post was nearly 17 weeks ago, and for the first couple of weeks not much was happening. It was important to me that I generate content and find readers; I was a newly independent analyst and consultant, and I began with the belief thatContinue reading “3 Months of Blogging: What I’ve Learned”
Discussion of Steve Jobs’ Health Info is Becoming Excessive
Apple’s Steve Jobs has had health problems. And in our celebrity-obsessed society, that’s big news. Yes, I know that stockholders have a right to know about material matters that could affect the performance of a firm. And certainly Steve’s contribution to Apple is immeasurably important. But at some point we have to stand up toContinue reading “Discussion of Steve Jobs’ Health Info is Becoming Excessive”
AR: Tiering Analysts Is Good, But Don’t Play Childish Games
Colleagues have recently told me of a disturbing AR/PR practice they’ve run into of late: some vendors have asked them to refrain from tweeting about the plan to have a briefing. Why? They don’t want others not being briefed to know about it. This is childish nonsense. Should some analysts be briefed more often than others in your planning?Continue reading “AR: Tiering Analysts Is Good, But Don’t Play Childish Games”
Marriott Rewards Offers an Unexpected Internet Benefit
A nice surprise from Marriott today. I have a little time to kill and there is a Starbuck’s in the Courtyard hotel near my meeting two hours from now. So I stop in and grab a chai, find a power outlet and sit down to do a little work. Boot – find a wireless networkContinue reading “Marriott Rewards Offers an Unexpected Internet Benefit”
Symantec Rolling 14-Day Update For Windows 7 Beta Works!
In a previous post, I was critical of the way Symantec was handling their beta version of Norton 360 for Windows 7. Since Windows 7 won’t be released till October (as of the last official pronouncement form Microsoft), it’s impressive that Symantec actually has a beta version that you can use while beta testing theContinue reading “Symantec Rolling 14-Day Update For Windows 7 Beta Works!”
TruCast Listens to Customers For You. You Learn, and Act
Visible Technologies, a privately held 75-person firm founded in 2003, believes the formation of communities in social media offers an opportunity for targeting better. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? There’s ample evidence that product matters in the blogosphere and the web in general – 2/3 or more of posts mention product names, and there is a rhythmContinue reading “TruCast Listens to Customers For You. You Learn, and Act”
Captive Analyst Bloggers: Break Free! You Have Everything To Gain In Your Links
I spend a fair amount of my time checking in on the blogs of people whose work I respect. Now that I am no longer an analyst at a big-brand firm, I do this more than I used to – and I can now recognize there is an insularity “on the inside” that one becomes unawareContinue reading “Captive Analyst Bloggers: Break Free! You Have Everything To Gain In Your Links”
Vista SP2: Seamless, Simple, but Search Still Lags
I’ve been talking here about the upgrade to Windows 7, which has been quite pleasant so far. It’s quicker, with some nice UI improvements, and other bits and pieces I’ll talk about in other posts before long, I suspect. But being the glutton for punishment I am, this evening before dinner I decided to tryContinue reading “Vista SP2: Seamless, Simple, but Search Still Lags”
Adventures With Windows 7 – Smarter UI, [Confusing] Symantec Beta License
In the first post in this series, I talked about the install process for the Windows 7 RC. That is not what users will experience, so it’s only of marginal interest, except insofar as it shows whether the stuff “works.” Windows passed that test just fine. This time out, I’m exploring the user interface toContinue reading “Adventures With Windows 7 – Smarter UI, [Confusing] Symantec Beta License”