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March 9, 2012 archive
Mar 09
Can IPv6 Addresses Be “Fun”?
So what is the most “fun” IPv6 address you’ve seen?
Fun? IPv6 address?
Well, yes… now that you have the letters “a – f” in addition to the numbers, you can add a bit of creativity to your addresses. As was recently pointed out on Twitter, the folks at Facebook had some fun with the IPv6 address for “www.v6.facebook.com” being:
2620:0:1cfe:face:b00c::3
Obviously a “k” would have been better, but “face:b00c” is rather cool! There are also any number of other possibilities. Consider some of these:
:feed:f00d:
:bad:f00d:
:bad:beef:
:bad:d00d:
:f00d:cafe:
:bad:fa11:
Obviously you don’t have to limit yourself to just two blocks of the IPv6 address. For instance, here’s the perfect IPv6 address for a cattle rancher’s server:
2001:db8:beef:beef:beef:beef:beef:1
Have you seen any creative IPv6 addresses out there in the wild? What is the most creative use of “a-f” plus the numbers that you can come up with? Have you seen anyone else add some branding into their IPv6 addresses?
Just think of the possibilities!
P.S. If you’re looking to get started with IPv6, have you checked out our IPv6 resources?
Mar 09
Skype’s HD Video Quality IS Amazing!
As much as I may criticize Skype at times, I continue to be impressed by the technology they create and the powerful ways in which Skype enables us to communicate.
Yesterday Jim Courtney called me to test out the "upgraded" Internet connection at his home in Toronto and he used the Logitech C920 webcam he recently reviewed while I used my MacBook Pro laptop.
I swear I could probably count every hair in Jim's mustache!
The video quality was truly amazing (and if you click on the image above, you'll get a slightly bigger version - I was not viewing it in full-screen when I made the capture). Looking at the technical specs for the call, Jim was sending 1280x720 using the H264 codec. I was apparently also sending that level of quality over to Jim (although using the VP80 codec).
The audio quality was also excellent and we had a great call. Obviously, Jim's upgraded Internet connection worked perfectly fine! ;-)
Kudos to Skype for making this amazing quality of video calling available - for free - to all of us!
For those curious, here is the detailed technical info for our call:
P.S. If you weren't aware that you can get this kind of info, you need to first enable it on the Advanced panel of the Skype for Mac Preferences. Then you can choose "Technical Call Info" from the Window menu (or just press Cmd+5).
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