Speed is nice, connectivity is vital- December 28, 2005 Om Malik posted a provocative essay "Need For Speed How Real".I agree that there is "Too Much Bandwidth" for the carriers to maintain the fiction they are special but the glut really represents an opportunity to do new kinds of applications.For now, though, I agree that there is indeed a bandwidth glut compared with our current applications and thus our current needs. We are in a situation in which the carriers are racing to provide capacity to meet competitive pressures created by the...http://www.satn.org/2005_12_25_archive.html#113573182771570877 Looking Back from Above- December 11, 2005 And now for a lighter post (though you can look at http:www.frankston.compublicswritings.asp for more current "issues" posts).Browsing MSN's Virtual Earth I happened across their high resolution aerial photos. One contains the first three places I lived in when I moved to Boston. Nice to have them framed in a single view.Note that if you clink the link you'll see the road view -- in the current beta of Virtual Earth you'll need to ask for the bird's eye view separately to see the image. You...http://www.satn.org/2005_12_11_archive.html#113432247012476773 |