Covad Nationwide Ethernet Service Launches on Tax Day
Covad Communications , which has been testing their Ethernet service, announced today the launch date for nationwide Ethernet services – namely April 15th (aka Tax Day, “Pay the Man Day”, etc). I almost went with Covad’s solution when TMC moved to our new headquarters , but decided to go with Optimum Lightpath instead ($2500/month for bundled 45Mbps data + voice). In any event, according to Patrick Bennett, President and CEO of Covad, “What will differentiate this product in the market are the integrated QoS and CoS options that give our partners immense flexibility in optimizing network performance based on their application requirements.” Covad designed these services to run business-class, real-time applications like Voice over IP, video, gaming, VPNs and video conferencing through multiple traffic-handling options via Quality of Service (QoS) and Class of Service (CoS), and are backed by Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Emphysema and Airflow Obstruction Associated with Impaired Left Ventricular Filling
Very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes cor pulmonale – elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and secondary reductions in left ventricular filling, stroke volume, and cardiac output. The authors of this NEJM study hypothesized that emphysema, as detected on computed tomography (CT), and airflow obstruction are inversely related to left ventricular end-diastolic volume, stroke volume, and cardiac output among persons without very severe lung disease . Of the study participants, 13% were current smokers, 38% were former smokers, and 49% had never smoked
HP 2.2GHz Slimline Computer with Windows 7 Home Premium
Computers today face too much pressure from society. All the sleek, slim towers in magazines give them complexes. Honey, not everyone can be a HP 2 .2GHz Slimline Computer with Windows 7 Premium! It’s not realistic to have that as your ideal tower image! You’re a beautiful PC already! You don’t need a 6-in-1 memory card reader or 6 USB 2 .0 ports! Oh I am not just saying that because I’m your father! Now look, I get it; sure lots of boys might think they want a SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe, but wait until you’re a little older, honey.
How to Exercise WHILE Blogging or Doing Other Computer Work
The exercises below have been adapted from a ProBlogger post . Most of the names have been modeled after popular social media services such as Twitter, RSS, Blogger, etc.
5.7% of teenagers have participated in "choking game"
From the NYTimes : During “choking game” adolescents try to achieve a high by briefly depriving the brain of oxygen through strangulation. The “game” is extremely dangerous and could lead to brain damage, long-term neurological disability and death. According to the recent survey of more than 10,642 eighth graders in Oregon, 36.2 percent reported having heard of the choking game, 30.4 said they had heard of someone participating in it and 5.7 percent said they had participated themselves
Sprint Nextel Loses VoIP Outsourcing Contact with Time Warner Cable
As if the financial news for Sprint couldn’t possible get worse, according to Kansas City Journal , Sprint Nextel Corp. is losing an outsourcing contract with Time Warner Cable Inc.
Single and unhappily married men are at 64% higher risk of dying from stroke
Men who were single in the 1960s were 64% more likely to suffer a fatal stroke over the next three decades than their married counterparts. The risk of fatal stroke was also 64% higher in men who reported dissatisfaction with their marriages than in men who rated their marriages as successful. That figure is comparable to the risk of fatal stroke faced by men with diabetes
Let kids be kids: unstructured play time may be more important than homework
From Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids : Let Kids Just Play: unstructured play time is actually more important than homework. Children have lost 8 hours per week of free, unstructured, and spontaneous play over the last 2 decades due to homework
Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for the Linksys WRT54G. The Tomato Router Firmware works beautifully . With the TCP Vegas and QoS settings, I can have several users on my network including torrents and web surfers and still have the best Skype call quality I’ve ever had, all with the same DSL connection I’ve had for years.
18-year-old London teenager talks about life with the “silent killer” Hepatitis C and shares the dramatic story of how she came to be infected. References: Life with Hepatitis C for London’s teenage ‘It Girl’ .
Today, Avaya IP Office 6.0 was released bringing additional new features to this tried and true SMB phone system. I reviewed Avaya IP Office back in 2004 and it certainly has come a long way since then. Avaya claims that this new version of Avaya IP Office enhances user experiences for greater productivity and that it makes UC up to 40% more affordable for companies with less than 20 employees.
How to Hack Sony PS3 Gaming Console (in a Nutshell) | Playstation 3 Hacks
George Hotz proudly announced last more than a month ago that he successfully hacked the Playstation 3 (breached the PS3 security protocol). After only 5 weeks of hard work, this American hacker has confirmed he defeated the Playstation 3’s anti-piracy system. “It’s supposed to be unhackable – but “nothing is unhackable”, says the young maverick
“Hack-Proof” PS3 Got Hacked By a 22-Year-Old American | Playstation 3 Hacked
Twenty-year-old prodigy George Hotz claimed he had hacked the PS3 using very simple steps. This dude is famous for being the first guy to hack the original iPhone in 2007
Nikon D5000 DSLR Camera vs Canon EOS 7D vs Canon EOS 500D | DSLR Review
Nikon D5000 DSLR Review and Comparison – We’ve long wanted to post our Nikon D5000 DSLR review after doing several articles on Canon EOS 7D and Canon EOS 500D (Rebel TSi). So far, the 12.3-Megapixel Nikon D5000 Digital SLR camera is the most attractive of the 3 DSLR models mentioned
How to overcome the fear of blogging or writing in public
You will get some ideas from the following conversation on Twitter: @dreamingspires: I realised that a previous problem in my blog was that I was writing for people more qualified than me – instead of health professionals just starting out.
Casio Exilim EX-S5PE 10MP Digital Camera Specs, Features and Price
Casio Exilim EX-S5PE Digital Camera is a compact camera with a 10 Megapixel resolution that can be compared to three other digital cameras featured on this website. Casio Exilim EX-S5PE Digicam features 3x optical zoom and YouTube capture mode.
Puma Phone Technical Specs, Features and Hands-On Demo Video
If the solar-powered Puma Phone interests you, you should perhaps know more about its technical specs and key features. You should also watch the Youtube video (demo) of this new environment-friendly mobile phone that’s sure to be loved by environmentalists. Read more about how this phone model from a renowned shoe-maker can help the environment.
Solar-Powered Puma Phone Review: Price, Release Date and Photo
The sporting goods company Puma has teamed up with Sagem Wireless to create the first ever active and stylistic Puma Phone. Puma was a surprise at Mobile World Congress because nobody was expecting this sports apparel manufacturer to venture in to the smart phone business. I am astonished that the legendary leaping Puma logo is
Samsung Bada OS is a New Mobile Operating System for Smartphones
Samsung is betting huge on its core smartphone business with Samsung Bada OS. This is Samsung’s own operating system for smartphones where Samsung Wave S8500 is the first mobile phone that will ever use this OS
I had a recent conversation with a friend about polyphasic sleep. Here’s my followup email to him about this —————— …It was my impression that you believed polyphasic sleeping couldn’t be done because people just aren’t capable of doing it for more than a short period of time (IE like the breatharian argument – no one is a breatharian for more than a few weeks because they die). Morgan Engel presented at the September 2009 5 Minutes of Fame “A Primer on Polyphasic Sleeping”