Tag: Comcast

  • ‘Net Neutrality’ is a horrible idea and this is why you don’t want it

    ‘Net Neutrality’ is a horrible idea and this is why you don’t want it

    It may surprise you and I expect I will probably get some nasty e-mails about this but I am not a supporter of this Net Neutrality movement that everybody is up in arms about.  While I agree that we have some serious problems with our current system ranging from cable company monopolies to crazy prices for…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #96

    Here are the shownotes for episode #96 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Download the MP3 Subscribe on iTunes Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Ballmer says 500 MILLION ‘users’ to ‘have’ Windows 8 in 2013 Microsoft Office for iOS and Android Arriving in November? BSA claims half of PC users are pirates Megaupload’s…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #62

    Here are the shownotes for episode #62 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: No linking to Japanese newspaper without permission eBook piracy surges after iPad launch iPhone OS 4.0 brings multitasking, ads Study:  Your kids will use touchscreens by 2015 Silverlight…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #28

    Here are the shownotes for episode #28 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Pixar grants girl’s dying wish to see Up. Poll finds physical media is dying, HDDVD is as popular Blu-ray Gamestop betting digital distribution is far, far away Kindle…

  • Global Geek News #14

    Here are the shownotes for episode #14 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: 2/3 of Americans without broadband don’t want it Windows 7 App Store hinted at by Microsoft survey Obama looking at Open Source YouTube to let big content providers…

  • Comcast Comes Clean About Traffic Management, Questions Remain

    Greetings Readers! I hadn’t planned on blogging any more today until I saw that Comcast (who I typically refer to as Crapcast) finally decided to come clean about its traffic management techniques.  Unfortunately it took a ruling from the FCC to get this kind of transparency.  Before I give my thoughts on their techniques and…