Tag Archives: internet

I really shouldn’t be surprised by the reaction to Google’s recent announcement of changes to their privacy policy.  Any time the word “privacy” is mentioned in any reference to the internet, the reactions are always strong.  Unfortunately, like so many things related to the internet, too many people are simply unaware and don’t understand what Read more...

I’m sick and tired of reading stories about groups who think Wifi should be banned from schools. I really hope the only reason we see the is because that particular day is a slow news day.  Even then, the reasoning is so ludacris that I almost don’t even know where to begin. Tweet

Yes, the Twitter redesign is different. No, there are parts of it I don’t like either. But yes, it is better for Twitter.  Too much is being made of how it’s changing too much and it’s not the same way it was 5 years ago.  People say the same thing about Facebook, and last time Read more...

The internet.  Probably the greatest invention of the information age.  It is revolutionizing how we do everything.  From communication, to shopping, to consuming information, to advertising, to working, and much more.  Unfortunately the internet is advancing and changing so much that it can be hard to adapt to.  Unfortunately this is leading to some pretty Read more...

The CRTC has made a very important, and surprising, ruling on the state of usage based billing on wholesale ISP’s in Canada.  While this actually won’t affect most people reading this, it is a pretty important and precedent setting ruling.  The most surprising thing about the ruling? The fact that it is actually pro-consumer, not Read more...

Today Shaw launched a new product aimed squarely at Netflix called Movie Club.  Movie Club is very similar to Netflix in that for a flat monty fee users have access to a library of video content that they can watch.  Movie Club itself is an interesting product, but this article is going to focus more Read more...

On January 7th, 2011 I wrote this article which detailed Shaw’s plans to begin enforcing data caps on their internet plans in what was said was an effort to combat congestion on the network. over 11 subsequent posts (this will be number 13), I’ve detailed a lot more in those posts here if you would Read more...

Yesterday, May 20th, I received an email from Shaw inviting me to attend a new customer consultation session in Edmonton this week.  In the invitation Shaw has told indicated that this consultation session is “another discussion as we look at our proposed Internet packaging.”  A quick polling of some friends who attended the first round Read more...

On April 20th, Shaw increased the bandwidth speed on their high speed extreme from 15Mbps to 25Mbps.  They have done this after a lengthy customer consultation spanning the month of February over the concept of Usage Based Billing. I’ve been thinking about this off and on since I heard about the increase, and even though Read more...

On April 20th, the PlayStation Network (PSN) went offline for “maintenance.” Here we are, on April 26th as I write this, and it is still down. A lot has happened in the last two days regarding information as to what has happened, and the answers we are getting are, to be frank, frightening. To put Read more...