Future of Voice Expert-led Workshops - Future of Communications blog - Peak�Telecoms

This is an interesting take on the future of voice.

Future of Voice Expert-led Workshops - Future of Communications blog - Peak�Telecoms

Amazing. It looks like Amazon has great aspirations

http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/232500430/amazon-storage-gateway-bridges-cloud-on-premise-data.htm;jsessionid=HZaWx388ODGdrb7t9v+vrw**.ecappj02?cid=nl_stor

Remote blogging

I'm at a resturant. Waiting for friends.  I wanted to sample again this new Droid app for blogging.  So cool.  I'm learning how to text pretty fast now.  I'm meeting some buddies from college who are graphic artists.  They've always inspired me to think outside of the box. Try new things and think about the world in a different way.  They truly have a passion for what they do.  I am inspired by that.  That is what life should be about.  a lot of times reality sinks in.  We have bills to pay.  I love technology.  That is why I write this blog.  It lets me talk about technology while using technology.  I get to experience the coolness of blogging from a cool app on my cool old phone.  I get to see the cool new upgrades and use them when Google releases changes and updates to their Blogger tools or other tools like Google +.  So, here is my official thanks to my friends and coworkers who inspire me.

CrashPlan Cloud Storage Vendor Code 42 Grabs $52.5 Million In VC Funding

This is unique for a startup. I have not tested the product yet but I plan on giving it a try.

CrashPlan Cloud Storage Vendor Code 42 Grabs $52.5 Million In VC Funding

Comcast is the fastest broadband provider in the U.S. — Broadband News and Analysis

I find it interesting that we think that our cable providers are fast. Yet in other countries the get much faster speeds at lower prices, as it states at the end of this article

Comcast is the fastest broadband provider in the U.S. — Broadband News and Analysis

A truly funny story (source unknown)

Have you heard about the lost balloonist?

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realises he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says: "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees N. latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees W. longitude."
"You must be an engineer" says the balloonist.
"I am" replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but your information is useless, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below says "You must be in marketing."
"I am" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the exact same position you were in before we met, but now it is all my fault."



I loved this story.  I picked it up off an HP group that I'm part of.  I've observed this phenomenon over and over.  Especially in the past few years.  I've been on both sides of the coin.  Engineer and Marketer.  Now I find that I spend my time in the middle.  It's one of those things I love about business.  I love that things are so imperfect.  We strive as humans to make everything exactly how we want it with our "new technology".   We end up with the same human problems which beg for human solutions.

Have a great week.

Interesting stuff

I've been working with Zenith for a long time.  this seems like a good development.  I'm hopeful that it will result in a more stable on and offline backup solution that we can all bank on.  Read on.

http://www.continuum.net/docs/press%20release/Introducing-Continuum-121211.pdf

Customers Matter | HTG Peer Groups - Promoting Business and Personal Growth for IT and MSP Industry Leaders

I really like what Arlin has to say. I hope to get the chance to meet him some day.

Customers Matter | HTG Peer Groups - Promoting Business and Personal Growth for IT and MSP Industry Leaders

About the old new phone

Now that I've got some time in with this Droid I have a lot of positive feed back.  With one looming question.  Who needs more horsepower than this phone?  I'm starting to understand my answer to this question.  Here are my favorite Apps so far:  Wells Fargo,  Realtor.com, Delta airlines, Walgreens, Yelp, Blogger and of course Facebook.  I think you can tell by my favorite list of Apps that I'm new to this game.  I guess that is kind of how technology works.  Once you get in the pool and feel how warm the water can be you then start to see what else you can do.  Like maybe the back stroke.  I've not been a very avid user of Facebook but now that I have a droid I'm starting to see the magic of it.  Take a cool picture,  show it to all of your friends with some kind of witty saying.  Express yourself.  Stay connected.  reach people you've lost track of or who have moved away.  Do this as a natural part of living life with a few clicks should I say finger presses.  In the US we like to have our own space and control over who we communicate with and how.  These hand held devices are opening up an entire new way of communicating about ourselves.  Different ways of processing our world.  I'm sitting there the other day thinking "I don't want to pick up the phone and talk to an auto attendant and try to punch in the right numbers to renew my prescription".  Then I have a thought.  "I wonder if there is a Walgreens  application?"  Sure enough there is.  So I set myself up and BAM! there are all my prescriptions just click go.  It was a wow moment for me.  Everyone has to do this.  everyone needs to interact with the pharmacy so make it easier.  Not just for the patient but for the pharmacy.  So cool.  

I'm really excited to see what else I can discover.  I can't wait to share my thoughts with you.

~pz