Hi! I'm PhoneBoy. Who am I? Glad you asked!
Long ago, when I didn't work for Check Point Software, this site used to be a well-visited FAQ site on the Check Point firewall products. Nowadays, I sit in my virtual office and write about what I'm interested in, which includes: computers, telecom, Voipo, VoIP Service, mobile phones, and many other forms of shiny gadgets.
Some other projects I'm doing include: PhoneBoy's Security Theater, where I discuss computer and network security-related topics, and PhoneBoy Speaks, a daily podcast where I discuss whatever technology and security issues are on my mind.
Homomorphic Encryption will allow you to store data in the cloud, yet still work with it without requiring the data to be decrypted first. It was a theory that was proved possible, now a working implementation exists thanks to IBM!
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Google unifies their storage across services. Not sure what this means for people like me with a legacy storage plan, though.
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My wife’s recent experience in moving to an iPhone and to T-Mobile’s $30 rate plan surfaced an interesting issue with iMessage that took a little bit of “troubleshooting” to resolve.
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Mothers Day. It has noble origins, but like most holidays, Mothers Day turned bogative pretty quickly.
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Android Tablets are getting cheaper. Lots of stuff under $200, which is cheaper than a laptop or desktop.
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T-Mobile has a number pf prepaid plans, but by far the best one is their $30 unlimited data (5GB at 4G speed) unlimited text and 100 voice minutes. Not sure why T-Mobile makes this plan so hard to get, but it’s, quite possibly the best wireless plan in the US for people who have smartphones and don’t talk much.
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My rant on mobile phone operator coverage maps and what they really mean. (Hint: you’re probably not covered)
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