It's getting harder and harder for me to get excited about mobility field day.
Another Mobility Field Day is here. Is it anything to get excited about?
Look who’s got a brand new bag: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 30L
Anytime you get a group of traveling professionals together at an event, a conversation about what they carry and why they carry it breaks out. Comparing gadgets is a nerd's honored past time and one of the best ways to get an honest to goodness opinion about why someone chooses to outfit themselves with the... Continue Reading →
What’s to Discover at HPE Discover 2019?
Each yeah I take the journey out to HPE Discover in Las Vegas. It's the annual HPE event that brings together all of the products, services, advancements and innovations in the HPE world under one roof. From servers that sit on the space station to the latest Aruba wireless for Wi-Fi and IoT, Discover does... Continue Reading →
When Cisco asked for more teenage participation, they may not have been ready for South Texas.
A couple of years ago at Cisco live in Las Vegas Nevada, Chuck Robbins took the centerstage to talk about the future of Cisco. Mixed in through the presentation about growth of the company, new products, new services an so on, was a statement that he made. "Wouldn't you love to see some highschoolers here... Continue Reading →
What’s the hold-up with iOS 12 Wi-Fi Captive Portals?
Why do we have to wait 45 seconds before getting online?
Leasing Dead Air to Drive Municipal Broadband
Building an Internet service provider has three main components. A robust connection to the internet, scalable and capable of supporting all users The transport network to get the data to the end-user A way to connect the end-user to the network. The first part is easy enough to obtain: call a carrier, get a circuit,... Continue Reading →
MURTEC surprises and delights as I get a peek into the chain restaurant industry
I had the opportunity to attend one of the larger shows for the restaurant industry, MURTEC 2029 in Las Vegas. Over 500 executives from over 300 brands all across North America were here to take a look and share ideas about some of the latest technology in the restaurant industry. From how to better serve... Continue Reading →
Sharing your passion for passion’s sake.
This doesn’t really have anything to do with wireless and more to do with being better at what you do. But I guess you could apply it to wireless too now that I think about it. I learned a lot this week at a training (of all places, go figure!) While it wasn’t a training... Continue Reading →
There is really only one reason that wireless nerds will wake up early on a Saturday morning or be…
There is really only one reason that wireless nerds will wake up early on a Saturday morning or be glued to their computers counting down the time to 8:00 AM Pacific tomorrow, Saturday December 15th. Tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM Pacific, registration for the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference in February begins. This limited seat conference... Continue Reading →
Remembering an old friend.
Scott, thanks for the friendship and memories. The way that I was introduced to Scott Stevens has a lot to do with urban legend, pioneering Wi-Fi networks, and good old fashioned friendship. In or around 2004, three people were in charge of figuring out how to create a Wi-Fi network in one of the most... Continue Reading →