Tag Archives: Internet

StumblingUpon

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Robin

Upon the insistence of a friend, I’ve installed the StumbleUpon Firefox extension and I must say I can’t believe I’ve missed out so long. When StumbleUpon first hit the news, I passed it on as a ridiculous fad, but now … Continue reading →

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Speed Testing

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Robin

Apparently my Qwest connection has about 3M download, and 512k upload. Not so good for a service that claims “up to 7 Mbps download” (I’m getting 3) and “896 Kbps upload” (I’m getting 512k).

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Intermittent Bandwidth Throttling

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Robin

Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed a weird “throttling” effect on my Internet traffic. I’m on Qwest’s “Fastest” home DSL, and after I start up my BitTorrent downloading and uploading, it fluctuates. Every once in a while it will … Continue reading →

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Digg’s Cloud View

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Robin

Digg’s Cloud View, originally uploaded by rob1n1. The cloud of upcoming news. Ow, my eyes…

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Miro

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Robin

Thanks to an article on CNET, I’ve begun to use Miro, formerly known as the Democracy Player, for all my television viewing. I’m subscribed to quite a few feeds on tvRSS.net, and I’m all set for this fall, when all … Continue reading →

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