I get a few questions about Google Fiber, because I have Kansas City connections, and I work in computers. People who’ve known me long enough know that I upgraded to first-generation DSL about 30 minutes after it became available at the apartment complex I lived in at the time. The question then was the same [...]
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Kansas City and Google Fiber
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 23, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/03/kansas-city-and-google-fiber/
The Internet is a 21st century utility–take it seriously
Forbes says we need to take Internet speed more seriously in this country. My take: I got my first modem in 1986, roughly, and after mapping out my modem purchases over the following decade, I saw that I was upgrading to a faster modem speed roughly every 2 years. My jump from 300 bits per [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 30, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/the-internet-is-a-21st-century-utility-take-it-seriously/
How to save money on tech
CNN offered up some good tips on saving money on tech. But of course I want to analyze and comment on it myself. Anything else would be out of character.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 29, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/how-to-save-money-on-tech/
There’s no need to apologize for having a Yahoo or Gmail account
I saw an assertion last week that Yahoo and Gmail accounts are less secure than an account that came straight from your ISP. Perhaps there was a time when this was true, but no longer. Today there are reasons to believe the exact opposite is true. So, no, you don’t have to apologize for using [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 24, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/05/theres-no-need-to-apologize-for-having-a-yahoo-or-gmail-account/
Upgrade update
My new fire-breathing dragon of a server is sitting idle at the moment. I would have liked to have had it up and running today, but now I’m starting to realize why it took me so long to migrate off my Pentium II-450. Setting up Linux web servers is a lot more complicated than it [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 14, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/02/upgrade-update/
Balancing safety and versatility
John C Dvorak has a very simple solution to the HP printing problem. Lock down the firmware so it’s not upgradeable. And while we’re at it, do the same thing to routers and other equipment. This solves the problem of loading rogue firmware on the devices, but there are several problems with such a draconian [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on December 2, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/12/balancing-safety-and-versatility/
Hey, AT&T! Don’t send clumsy oafs to bury my cable!
Late Thursday morning, AT&T sent a subcontractor out to bury the cable strung across my yard for U-Verse. He buried the cable, but tore it up in the process. He knocked on the door and asked my wife to see if anything worked. It didn’t. Then he told her to contact AT&T and left. That’s [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 18, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/11/hey-att-dont-send-clumsy-oafs-to-bury-my-cable/
Things I wish I’d known about AT&T U-Verse before I signed up
As I wrote earlier this week, I’m a new AT&T U-Verse customer. Prior to that, I was using old-school POTS with a DSL connection. Between the phone service, DSL, and long-distance calls, I was spending around $75 a month. So it looked like I could switch to U-Verse with the 250-minute voice plan and 3-megabit [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 14, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/11/things-i-wish-id-known-about-att-u-verse-before-i-signed-up/
Do you need faster Internet, or just TCP Optimizer?
A longtime reader wrote in this week recommending TCP Optimizer. I’ve used this program off and on for years, but don’t seem to have ever mentioned it on the blog. I talked about similar programs in my book, but TCP Optimizer works with all modern (and many ancient) versions of Windows, and it can make [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 27, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/10/do-you-need-faster-internet-or-just-tcp-optimizer/
AT&T buying T-Mobile isn’t good for anyone but AT&T
I suspect AT&T is going to be allowed to swallow up T-Mobile, but there’s nothing good about this. T-Mobile survived solely on customer service and low prices. Let me tell you a story about T-Mobile.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 21, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/03/att-buying-t-mobile-isnt-good-for-anyone-but-att/