Author: Vince Kimball

Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade, Hosted Offering. Sputnik announced today an upgraded version of its software and a new hosted offering: Sputnik's software allows service providers to centrally manage and track usage on multiple remote Wi-Fi networks. Version 3.0 can now accommodate for very large networks. “With this, you can have one server that manages lots… Continue reading Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade, Hosted Offering

Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business. A survey found that half of hotel guests would not stay in a hotel again if they were dissatisfied with the Wi-Fi service there: Most of the folks in the survey said Wi-Fi was important to their visit, so it sounds like they chose the hotel based on the… Continue reading Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business

Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool. Microsoft has released a new tool to “verify the overall health of your Exchange Server messaging environment.” The Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool is an excellent summary report of your Exchange installation. … [MS Exchange Blog]

The little RFC that could: RFC3229. From Phil Windley: Have you ever interrupted an HTTP download and then restarted it later and had it pick up where it left off? That little bit of magic is the result of RFC3229: Delta encoding in HTTP. This is useful for more than just resuming downloads. Jon Udell,… Continue reading The little RFC that could: RFC3229

How Americans Use Instant Messaging. Some recent Pew Internet & American Life surveys reveal how Americans use Instant Messaging. It found that 42% of online Americans use IM. Yes, that was online Americans. But that still translates to around 53 million Americans who use IM… [LibrarianInBlack]

Amazon/Google/WorldCat. The switched-on librarians have been having a bit of a hackfest today. Jessamyn West and Andrea Mercado got to wondering how to make use of the integration between Google and OCLC WorldCat (“a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions.”) They discovered that if you construct a Google… Continue reading Amazon/Google/WorldCat

Iomega Takes NAS Wireless. Iomega strives to make storage cheaper and more flexible for SMBs by offering a wireless NAS box. [Datamation Product News]

Maxtor Aims to Simplify Data Backup. Maxtor revamps the backup software and adds new features to the OneTouch II, the newest addition to its line of external drives. [Datamation Product News]

Introducing MarsEdit. Brent also releases a stand-alone weblog editor: MarsEdit is designed to make writing for the web like writing email. It has a main window listing weblogs and recent posts, and you create and edit posts in separate document windows. A screen shot illustrates. For everyone who bought NetNewsWire 1.x, all NetNewsWire 2.x and… Continue reading Introducing MarsEdit

The Business of Design. Lots of companies are now discovering what Target, Pottery Barn, BMW, and Apple knew all along: Great design is a strategic advantage in an increasingly competitive marketplace. That's good news for folks comfortable with the principles and language of design. But where does that leave the people whose business would benefit… Continue reading The Business of Design