Finland makes Internet access a right; Min speed: 1Mbps

A European country is once again showing the US and the rest of the world how to be progressive and forward-thinking. Finland has decided to make broadband Internet access a legal right and the minimum bandwidth is 1Mbps, on its way to 100Mbps by 2015. Other countries that have already made Internet access a human… Continue reading Finland makes Internet access a right; Min speed: 1Mbps

Review of Virgin America’s in-flight WiFi service

I finally got a chance to test out Virgin America’s in-flight WiFi service for myself on a Boston to Los Angeles flight and found that it performed quite well. Download speed (which is what most folks care about) was well over 1Mbps in all of my various speed tests; in some cases, I got as… Continue reading Review of Virgin America’s in-flight WiFi service

Laplink Everywhere 5 – remote access software

Like GoToMyPC and LogMeIn, Laplink Everywhere offers folks the ability to gain access to their PCs at home remotely. Apart from standard browser-based access, Laplink Everywhere 5 also comes with a free application for Win Mobile users to access their desktops at home. Other interesting features include: desktop control, file transfer and synchronization, Outlook access… Continue reading Laplink Everywhere 5 – remote access software