Tag Archives: networking

Does the Internet “Change Nothing?”

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Read this thought provoking essay by Marshall Poe. Then read Scott Berkun’s thoughts. Then make up your own mind, because this story is still being written isn’t it?

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It used to cost a $1 trillion, now it costs $60 dollars

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Computer World: “Today’s $60 1TB drive would have cost $1 trillion in the ’50s” YouTube: “TEDxPhilly – Robert J. Moore – The data explosion “: Related: Hal R. Varian, University of California, Berkeley: Economics of Information Technology MIT Technology Review: … Continue reading →

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You can influence a 1,000 people to make a better world – Yes You!

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Karl

Don’t think you have any influence in this world? You have far more impact than you may realize. Read this weekend’s NYTimes’s piece by Clive Thompson: Is Happiness Catching?. As Rebecca Blood notes, your behavior has ripple effects that trigger … Continue reading →

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Understanding CIDR notation

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Karl

Good guides for those that need a quick dive: Wikipedia: CIDR notation. Terse. Without understanding of IP addressing and subnets worthless. So the following give a better big picture: Cisco: IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users MediaWiki’s guide to … Continue reading →

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