From Slashdot: “US cable provider Comcast has presented its long-term solution for managing broadband traffic. The new system is set at putting to bed a minor scandal that erupted around the company when it was found that Comcast deliberately limited traffic for certain applications. The company said that under its new system, traffic will be… Continue reading More Foolishness from Comcast
Tag: Internet
Comcast’s Bandwidth Usage Caps – A Bad Idea
You might have heard this already, but Comcast is rolling out bandwith usage caps – specifically, 250 GB per month for all residential Internet customers. Their policy is also “two strikes and you’re out,” meaning that after your first infraction, you get a call. After the second one, you lose ALL of your Internet access… Continue reading Comcast’s Bandwidth Usage Caps – A Bad Idea
Oh Firefox 3, How Do I Love Thee?
I wasn’t sure I would like all the changes – some of them are a bit radical. But still, I love it. Let me count the ways: Love the new look of the toolbars. When I first saw them, I said: “sweeeeeeet!” The new bookmark system (now a database not just a flat file) is… Continue reading Oh Firefox 3, How Do I Love Thee?
Firefox 3 – Download Today!
Firefox 3 was released today – and of course I encourage everyone to go and grab it! It’s really worth it – the new version not only looks nicer, but has thousands of little improvements – and those little things really add up. So what are you waiting for? Go get it now!
Follow-Up on “Comcastic Support”
In a follow up to this post on my experience with Comcast Support, I have… good news! I wrote in to Comcast this morning via their website because I was having some Internet trouble – it was being a bit flakey. I wrote to them telling them about my previous experience – which admittedly was… Continue reading Follow-Up on “Comcastic Support”