Posts Tagged Internet
Sustainability
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Broadband Stimulus, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Physics on July 27th, 2011
by Mark Hewitt
May you live in interesting times… an old Chinese saying that sometimes is called a curse; and as I watch our political leadership mire itself in their own self-interest jockeying for position as to which political party will survive the 2012 election at the expense of not only our economy; at the expense of lives and our future.
This process however is as predictable as knowing that the Sun will rise in the East; Interesting to realize that the only way to succeed at the point of the greatest level of complexity in a society is to not play the game. I hope that most of you have had the opportunity to read some of the work from Physicist Geoffrey West who properly states Read the rest of this entry »
Think before you “Post”
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 12th, 2010
by Mark Hewitt
Digital Security
Facebook, Google, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, all have made the world a smaller place; family’s are able to keep up with each other, events like births, proms, weddings help bring us much closer than ever possible. This is a great thing; that is until you become the target of thieves, stalkers, and identity theft.
Not thinking about a post and a shared event or photo can have devastating effects – see the news about a Facebook post that led to a home robbery; or Adam Salvage of the TV show “Mythbusters” who posted a photo of his jeep in front of his house giving the public his home address by accident.
We can accidentally post pictures that and posts that persons can use to invade our lives – here is a link to a great feature with 12 suggestions for how to protect your privacy and security –> 12 Steps toward privacy and security.
So next time you do a post, photo, event, blog comment; think about it!!
The US Broadband Coalition Adoption & Use Report
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on November 13th, 2009
Friday the 13th seems to be a day for good luck as the FCC holds a special meeting to accept and comment on the US Broadband Coalitions 
Adoption and Use report. Part of the FCC’s goal to see comments on the developing National Broadband Strategy.
You can find a copy of the Adoption and Use Report here –> Adoption & Use
You can watch the event via webcast from the FCC at 1:00 ~ 3:00 pm EST today –> FCC Webcast
If you find youself in Washingto DC today – you can attend in person: 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC
Case: Ave Maria Smart Campus
Introduction:
Ave Maria is a town 20 minutes east of Naples and then 10 minutes south basically in the middle of the swamps. We all know about the success story of Domino’s pizza. Well the guy who started Dominos got tired of collecting airplanes apparently up in cold Michigan, and decided to create a town with a Christian values from scratch. A friend of mine contacted me and asked me to come down and meet Bryan Mehaffey who this post will discuss frequently. I had heard stories about how Ave Maria was a show case for Smart Building design. So both Mark Hewitt and I got in the car and made the trek from Sarasota Read the rest of this entry »
A Call to Action
Posted by jonathonhewitt in Broadband on February 28th, 2009
On December 2, 2008, in an unprecedented display of consensus, a broad and diverse array of groups concerned about America’s broadband future released a Call to Action that provided President-elect Obama and the incoming Congress a policy framework for a comprehensive national broadband strategy.
The Coalition includes prominent communications providers, high technology companies, manufacturers, consumers, labor unions, public interest groups, educators, state and local governments, utilities, content creators, Read the rest of this entry »