Category: Technology

SIP URI Support, and Siemens

August 2, 2007 - Technology , VoIP - by admin - 2 Comments

A while back, I wrote about the way I see VoIP going, and asked upon Siemens to provide support for dialling a SIP URI address instead of just numeric addresses. Siemens responded with information stating that they will pass the information on to the product manager, who will hopefully respond […]

Flickr

July 15, 2007 - Lodge , Technology , Web - by admin - 1 Comment

Ok people… For a while now I’ve used Gallery2 – ever since it came out actually. Before then, I used Gallery1. You can see the pattern. I now have 17GB of files and am starting to feel the pinch. Someone sell the Flickr idea to me. Is it better than […]

VMWare on Debian

July 13, 2007 - Technology - by admin - No Comments

Recently, VMWare Server and Workstation both seem to be broken on Debian Testing and Unstable. The vmware-config.pl script will rebuild your vmnet and vmmon kernel modules, but insmod will segfault when inserting the modules. This is related to an incompatible modutils version. A simple fix is available – open up […]

Mobile Mapping

June 7, 2007 - Internet , Technology - by admin - 1 Comment

It’s as if they’ve been reading this blog. TomTom have recently just released their Map Share technology to the general public. Users can now edit their maps with a few clicks, to report back info on closed roads and roadworks. Having not tried it yet, I can’t comment on the […]

Mobile Computing

May 23, 2007 - Cars , Internet , Technology - by admin - 2 Comments

The U.S. Government and industry are attempting to prototype a new type of mobile computing and wireless mesh, where vehicles all communicate with each other about a whole variety of parameters. They are currently planning to use the 5.9GHz band for DSRC (5.8GHz in Europe) for their Vehicle Infrastructure Integration […]