I was greatly saddened to learn today of the death of Simon Gwatkin this past weekend. For those of us in the VoIP / telecom space, the world is a little bit darker now. I came to know Simon when…
Apr 16
Verizon Wireless Approaching 50% IPv6 In Latest World IPv6 Launch Measurements
The latest World IPv6 Launch measurements of network operators were published yesterday and among the charts available for the top 10 networks was this great one showing Verizon Wireless’ network as almost hitting 50% IPv6 deployment: The actual measurement this month was 48.71% but on that growth path I expect we should see it climb Read more…
Apr 14
As Of April 15, Yammer Will Be Effectively Dead To Me
Sadly, as of tomorrow, April 15, 2014, Microsoft’s Yammer service will be effectively dead to me. For that is the day when the Yammer desktop client dies: Yes, indeed: This app is out of date and will be discontinued on…
Apr 14
FIR #751 – 4/14/14 – For Immediate Release
Critical Mass interview coming; no correspondent reports this week; Quick News: FTC investigates a Pinterest contest, Staples wants to bring 3D printing to the masses, journalists are mining anonymous secret-sharing apps, 44% of Twitter accounts have n…
Apr 11
What Can App Developers Learn From Heartbleed?
What lessons can application developers take from the Heartbleed bug? How can we use this experience to make the Internet more secure? Unless you have been offline in a cave for the past few days, odds are that you’ve seen the many stories about the Heartbleed bug (and many more stories today) and, hopefully, have taken Read more…
Apr 07
FIR #750 – 4/7/14 – For Immediate Release
Quick News: Google Glass app interprets emotions, SEC okays third-party endorsements for investment advisers, Audicity Unconference 2014 announced, NPR expeeriments with voice-recognition-enabled ads; Ragan promo; News That Fits: does it matter if thir…
Apr 04
TDYR #146 – Running In The Snow And Sleet Of Colorado
TDYR #146 – Running In The Snow And Sleet Of Colorado by Dan York
Apr 03
Vint Cerf: I want all of you to ask your ISPs what their plan is for IPv6
We need to stop running the experimental version of the Internet and move to the production version of the Internet running IPv6! That was among many points made yesterday in a great Google+ Hangout with TWIT TV host Leo Laporte by Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf. He also made a great request to everyone watching to ask Read more…
Apr 02
TDYR #145 – How Can We Strengthen The Internet Against Attacks Such As What We See In Turkey
TDYR #145 – How Can We Strengthen The Internet Against Attacks Such As What We See In Turkey by Dan York
Apr 01
Turkish Hijacking of DNS Providers Shows Clear Need For Deploying BGP And DNS Security
Over the weekend there were extremely disturbing reports out of Turkey of escalations in the attempts by the Turkish government to block social media sites such as Twitter and YouTube. The steps now being taken appear to have the Turkish Internet service providers (ISPs) hijacking the routes to public DNS servers such as those operated Read more…
