Oracle's Dyn service have a research lab, who analyse information from the Internet. In the blog entry below, they look at the recent loss of connectivity on the ACE (Africa…
Binary rounding and challenges with Excel
I have known about the challenges of binary rounding since I started working with computers many years ago. I however have not seen any instance of it until the last…
Bufferbloat – or why you need intelligent edge control of flows
As part of an investigation into several other things, my Internet research dredged up some work by Jim Gettys on Bufferbloat, which was related closely enough to my intended target…
RIP: Dennis Ritchie, linguist and logician
It must be getting to that point in computing's history, as it appears that the pioneers are passing from the world. One of those was Dennis RitchieSometimes it's all to…
Nokia suspending N9 sales in major markets
So in the latest twist in the long death of Nokia , there is news from the States and the UK that the suspension of sales of Meego phones (the…
503: A weekend of poor internet service
This weekend has seen a few opportunities for various organisations to do better with their internet service performance. On-line coverage of sports events isn't yet quite up to the demands…
Is this the end for Nokia?
In this Reuters report, it appears that Nokia is still on the downward spiral. The most worrying thing is that S&P has downgraded (from BBB+) to BBB- their view of…
Time for a new mobile, good-bye Nokia, hello HTC
It's time to change my mobile phone again. I don't have anything against my Nokia E75, which lasted well.. but the choices I made back in this post (Not a…