Technic News Aggregate - Technical News - Phone News - Phone Reviews http://tektip.info technical news - phone news - phone reviews Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Internet of tomorrow: 100Gbps to your house by 2030 http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-internet-of-tomorrow-100gbps-to-your-house-by-2030/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-internet-of-tomorrow-100gbps-to-your-house-by-2030/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:55 +0000 hana http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-internet-of-tomorrow-100gbps-to-your-house-by-2030/ Google's recent announcement of a 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home testbed has communities across the US salivating —but imagine what the Internet might be like if that connection to your home were even faster. Say... 100Gbps. In less than 20 years, such speeds will be possible, but only for companies who installed the right sort of fiber architecture. The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom commissioned a lengthy report...]]> Google’s recent announcement of a 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home testbed has communities across the US salivating —but imagine what the Internet might be like if that connection to your home were even faster. Say… 100Gbps. In less than 20 years, such speeds will be possible, but only for companies who installed the right sort of fiber architecture. The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom commissioned a lengthy report…

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-internet-of-tomorrow-100gbps-to-your-house-by-2030/feed/ 0 Cisco says new router 12x faster than rivals’ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/cisco-says-new-router-12x-faster-than-rivals/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/cisco-says-new-router-12x-faster-than-rivals/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:18 +0000 vesbrearf Cisco Systems Inc, introduced a new router that it says will handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Juniper Networks Inc. Cisco Systems - Router - Juniper Networks - Data Communications - Vendors ]]> Cisco Systems Inc, introduced a new router that it says will handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Juniper Networks Inc. Cisco Systems – Router – Juniper Networks – Data Communications – Vendors

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/cisco-says-new-router-12x-faster-than-rivals/feed/ 0 FCC Considers Dedicating Portion of U.S. Wireless Spectrum to Free Wi-Fi [Wi-Fi] http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/fcc-considers-dedicating-portion-of-u-s-wireless-spectrum-to-free-wi-fi-wi-fi/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/fcc-considers-dedicating-portion-of-u-s-wireless-spectrum-to-free-wi-fi-wi-fi/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:29:20 +0000 LeactaxiaSeressexxmq The FCC is considering dedicating a portion of the wireless spectrum to "free or a very low cost wireless broadband service," according to Reuters . They didn't offer much in terms of details, and you can file this one under the believe-it-when-we-see-it category, but it's a nice thought. [ Reuters via Gizmodo ] ]]> The FCC is considering dedicating a portion of the wireless spectrum to “free or a very low cost wireless broadband service,” according to Reuters . They didn’t offer much in terms of details, and you can file this one under the believe-it-when-we-see-it category, but it’s a nice thought. [ Reuters via Gizmodo ]

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/fcc-considers-dedicating-portion-of-u-s-wireless-spectrum-to-free-wi-fi-wi-fi/feed/ 0 Make an Appointment with Yourself for Distraction-Free Time Blocks [Distractions] http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/make-an-appointment-with-yourself-for-distraction-free-time-blocks-distractions/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/make-an-appointment-with-yourself-for-distraction-free-time-blocks-distractions/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:19:20 +0000 hana Workplace distractions are nothing new, but if you can't seem to find time to do some serious distraction-free work for any significant chunk of time, consider time blocking an appointment with yourself. Over at business site Fast Company, our own Gina Trapani continues her Work Smart video series with a great piece on Time Blocking (embedded above). Recounting the days when she worked as a low-on-the-totem-poll programmer in a distraction-heavy office...]]>

Workplace distractions are nothing new, but if you can’t seem to find time to do some serious distraction-free work for any significant chunk of time, consider time blocking an appointment with yourself. Over at business site Fast Company, our own Gina Trapani continues her Work Smart video series with a great piece on Time Blocking (embedded above). Recounting the days when she worked as a low-on-the-totem-poll programmer in a distraction-heavy office…

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/make-an-appointment-with-yourself-for-distraction-free-time-blocks-distractions/feed/ 0 Lifehacker RSS Feeds Do a Little Dance [Announcements] http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/lifehacker-rss-feeds-do-a-little-dance-announcements/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/lifehacker-rss-feeds-do-a-little-dance-announcements/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:56:06 +0000 dreamandgrow http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/lifehacker-rss-feeds-do-a-little-dance-announcements/ Hey there Lifehacker RSS readers! Starting today, as passed down from above, Lifehacker's default RSS feed is switching from a full-item feed to an excerpt-only feed. Don't panic! You can still get the full feed back. We fully understand the hypocrisy of a productivity site with an excerpt-only RSS feed, and the last thing we want is to require you to visit the site to read every single post if that's not...]]> Hey there Lifehacker RSS readers! Starting today, as passed down from above, Lifehacker’s default RSS feed is switching from a full-item feed to an excerpt-only feed. Don’t panic! You can still get the full feed back. We fully understand the hypocrisy of a productivity site with an excerpt-only RSS feed, and the last thing we want is to require you to visit the site to read every single post if that’s not…

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/lifehacker-rss-feeds-do-a-little-dance-announcements/feed/ 0 U.S. sits on rare supply of tech-crucial minerals http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/u-s-sits-on-rare-supply-of-tech-crucial-minerals/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/u-s-sits-on-rare-supply-of-tech-crucial-minerals/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:22 +0000 Kawayhank Untapped reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths — families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors. Electric motor - Rare earth element - United States - Television - Business ]]> Untapped reserves include deposits of both “light” and “heavy” rare earths — families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors. Electric motor – Rare earth element – United States – Television – Business

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/u-s-sits-on-rare-supply-of-tech-crucial-minerals/feed/ 0 Red and Black: An Office Makeover [Featured Workspace] http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/red-and-black-an-office-makeover-featured-workspace/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/red-and-black-an-office-makeover-featured-workspace/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:38:04 +0000 visacgreality If bold colors, a big desk, and plenty of well it storage sounds like your kind of office, you'll definitely want to check out today's featured workspace. Sometimes after making do with an office that just doesn't fit, you have to dig in and commit to an overhaul. Lifehacker reader Vincent Vega was sick of an office with old carpet and eight years worth of mismatched furniture: After quite a ...]]> If bold colors, a big desk, and plenty of well it storage sounds like your kind of office, you’ll definitely want to check out today’s featured workspace. Sometimes after making do with an office that just doesn’t fit, you have to dig in and commit to an overhaul. Lifehacker reader Vincent Vega was sick of an office with old carpet and eight years worth of mismatched furniture: After quite a …

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/red-and-black-an-office-makeover-featured-workspace/feed/ 0 FileMaker Pro goes to 11, admits people like spreadsheets http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/filemaker-pro-goes-to-11-admits-people-like-spreadsheets/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/filemaker-pro-goes-to-11-admits-people-like-spreadsheets/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:26:40 +0000 encoutsFrustion Apple subsidiary FileMaker has released version 11 of its flagship FileMaker Pro database. The updated software purports to make building and maintaining databases even easier, while acknowledging that many users are accustomed to using spreadsheets for database purposes by including pivot table-like reporting and Excel-like charting features. FileMaker Pro Server has also been updated, dropping the simultaneous client access limit for the Advanced version. FileMaker Pro already laid claim to being one...]]> Apple subsidiary FileMaker has released version 11 of its flagship FileMaker Pro database. The updated software purports to make building and maintaining databases even easier, while acknowledging that many users are accustomed to using spreadsheets for database purposes by including pivot table-like reporting and Excel-like charting features. FileMaker Pro Server has also been updated, dropping the simultaneous client access limit for the Advanced version. FileMaker Pro already laid claim to being one…

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/filemaker-pro-goes-to-11-admits-people-like-spreadsheets/feed/ 0 The ‘Mario of Facebook’ is yet to come http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-%e2%80%98mario-of-facebook%e2%80%99-is-yet-to-come/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-%e2%80%98mario-of-facebook%e2%80%99-is-yet-to-come/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:06:22 +0000 vesbrearf Gareth Davis, the platform manager in charge of Games at Facebook, delivered his keynote Tuesday morning at the Game Developers Conference. Davis opened the Social & Online Games Summit to a packed room inside the Moscone Center. Davis focused his talk on the changes in social gaming and told the audience that, despite FarmVille , the killer social game is still “out there”. “Early cinema evolved into a specific language for...]]> Gareth Davis, the platform manager in charge of Games at Facebook, delivered his keynote Tuesday morning at the Game Developers Conference. Davis opened the Social & Online Games Summit to a packed room inside the Moscone Center. Davis focused his talk on the changes in social gaming and told the audience that, despite FarmVille , the killer social game is still “out there”. “Early cinema evolved into a specific language for…

]]> http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/the-%e2%80%98mario-of-facebook%e2%80%99-is-yet-to-come/feed/ 0 Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/microsoft-rolls-out-new-msn-site-design/ http://tektip.info/2010/03/10/microsoft-rolls-out-new-msn-site-design/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:52:17 +0000 vesbrearf Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S. Microsoft - MSN - Yahoo - United States - MSN Web ]]> Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S. Microsoft – MSN – Yahoo – United States – MSN Web

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