Category: networking

16 December 2009

CTIA and Public Knowledge Debate on Net Neutrality

Filed under: mobile network operators, networking, telecom, voip - 16 Dec 2009

What was interesting about this debate between the CTIA and Public Knowledge, which took on the subject of net neutrality and how the proposed FCC rules should be modified for mobile network operators, if …

2 September 2009

PhoneBoy @ VMworld 2009, Security Gateway R70 Virtual Edition

Filed under: check point, networking, security, software - 02 Sep 2009

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Over the past couple of days, I was out at VMworld 2009 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, which is a trade show put …

1 May 2009

Ditching the WDS Mesh and Going HomePlug AV

Filed under: connectivity, gadgets, networking - 01 May 2009

tpl-302ekFor a while now, the family computers were connected to the Internet using a couple of WiFi routers: one was in a WDS Mesh with my router upstairs …

29 April 2009

How Many Arrows are Left in Nokia’s Services Quill?

Filed under: Services, apple, mobile phones, networking, nokia - 29 Apr 2009

Nokia Ovi logo. Image via Wikipedia

One of the phrases I heard when I worked at Nokia

23 April 2009

Windows 7 Direct Access Won’t Put Conventional VPN’s Out Of Business

Filed under: check point, networking, security - 23 Apr 2009

Last week, I attended a presentation at the West Sound Technology Association about Windows 7. The presenter, Chris Avis, showed many of the new and interesting features present in Windows 7. He didn’t present slides, but simply demonstrated …

6 March 2009

Humbled

One of the things that is making this transition to Check Point Software easier is the community of people that support, use, and sell what used to be called Firewall-1, but now goes by a few different names and offers …

8 February 2009

Getting My CCSA/CCSE Again

Filed under: check point, networking - 08 Feb 2009

Despite having written the book on Check Point Firewall-1–twice–it’s been several years since I’ve had my Check Point certifications (CCSA/CCSE). Given I’m likely going to be working for Check Point, I figure it’s a good idea to get my certs …

4 February 2009

Finding a Needle When You Can’t Look in the Haystack

Filed under: business, messaging, networking, security - 04 Feb 2009

Long before I was a security geek, I was a systems administrator. Oh sure, security goes with the territory when you’re a systems administrator, but it’s only one aspect of the job.

Needless to say, I’ve maintained email servers as part …

28 January 2009

Check Point Software’s Earnings Call and Nokia’s Security Appliance Business

Filed under: check point, networking, storage - 28 Jan 2009

Check Point Software, the company that is likely to employ me relatively soon, has announced their Q4 2008 earnings, and they were above analyst expectations. While you can read the press release for …

15 September 2008

Peek: Email Only, Please

Filed under: mobile phones, networking, nokia - 15 Sep 2008

If you want mobile email on the go, but don’t want anything else–including basic phone functionality–Peek may be just for …

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