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Time is Not Always Correlated to Value

“We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it.” -Malcolm Gladwell in Blink

Funny thing is that we live in a world where many people assume the quality/value of most things (not just decisions) is directly correlated to [...]

The Real SkyNet?

Came across this scary article last week…

“…Israeli military leaders have begun early planning for a new, robotic defense system, armed with enough artificial intelligence that it ‘could take over completely’ from flesh-and-blood operators. ‘It will be designed for… autonomous operations,’…”

Israel Eyes Thinking Machines to Fight ‘Doomsday’ Missile Strikes via BoingBoing

In case you don’t know what [...]

Finally Got My Hands on a Nintendo Wii!

Over the Christmas holidays my sister told me that one of her friends had bought a Nintendo Wii for $320 and that he managed to sell it on Ebay for $450. As Christmas got closer, the price of Wiis on Ebay had shot up closer to $700 for the basic package.

About 2 weeks [...]

I’m an SAP Certified Consultant

Once again, I seem to have neglected my blog. I remember reading somewhere that the age of a blog is directly correlated to the frequency of posts in many cases.

I’ve started a couple of new trends this week, mostly because I have a little more time to spare, so hopefully updating this blog more [...]

SAP Sales and Distribution Academy

I’ve been in Toronto for the last 2 weeks at the SAP Sales and Distribution academy. I have a week in Montreal and then I’ll be heading back for another 2 weeks this Sunday to complete the course. Immediately after the course I will write the certification exam after which I’ll be an SAP certified [...]

Convergence of 3G and VoIP & IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems)

This is where things start to get really interesting. The convergence of 3G (high speed, “always on” Internet access) and VoIP drastically changes the playing field. If a mobile operator were to offer Internet access, without any value added service(s), then they would become nothing more than a wireless ISP. At that point, the only [...]

SkypeOut Offers Free Calls to North America!?

I refused to jump onto the Skype wagon even when I heard about it over a year ago. However, while finishing up some research for my VoIP Project I came across this article:

Skype Introduces Free Calls to Traditional Landlines and Mobile Phones in the US and Canada

Needless to say, I’m downloading Skype as I’m [...]

Competition Between VoWifi and Cellular Networks

Picture This…

You’re working for a multinational corporation based in Montreal and you’re on a business trip in San Francisco for a week. While you’re relaxing in a café sipping your latte (don’t ask) you suddenly realize you’ve forgotten a critical document on your work PC and you have to call your technical support to get [...]

3G (Third Generation) Cellular Networks

The first generation of commercially available cellular phone technology began as basic analog (AMPS) service. Eventually the transmissions became digital (D-AMPS / GSM) and today, 3G refers to third generation of new technologies such as WCDMA, UMA and CDMA2000. [1] Although 3G has been rolled out in a few countries already, the most commonly used [...]

VoWifi (Voice Over Wireless Fidelity)

With wireless hotspots spreading like wildfire and the explosion of VoIP, VoWifi was the next obvious step to facilitate communications. Now, a VoIP phone call no longer requires a [direct connection to a] PC wired to the Internet! Now, we’ve got the possibility of free phone calls while on the go! Of course, VoWifi is [...]