Todd "Turbo" Watson -- IBM Corporation
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AOL Gets a New Phone Line, While Toronto Buzzes for Upcoming MESH Web 2.0 Conference
We find out this AM that AOL is introducing a new integrated VOIP capability into its AOL Instant Messaging client (and boy oh boy, did I ever need another VOIP capability!) Between Skype, Vonage, Net2Phone, my IBM Community Tools VOIP client...well, let's just say I don't exactly fear not being able to make an Internet phone call anytime soon. The service, called "AIM Phoneline Unlimited," will cost U.S. $14.95/month and would become the first voice-over-Internet service to provide a free phone number for incoming calls. If you've got AIM... [More]
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Always On, Always Hot...and Always Rebooting
Back in Texas, thus far we've been able to keep our own lights (and air conditioning) on...for the time being. But then again, the temperature actually dropped below 100: a virtual late July cool wave here in Austin. In California, things are a little more heated, particularly in the Central Valley where temperatures pushed into the 102-3ish range yesterday. Governor Schwarzenegger, sir, might it be possible to do a little heat terminating? Of course, the electricity demand is apparently being driven not only by the need for AC...there also... [More]
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