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Comment Re:Errr what? (Score 1) 160

You are correct. I know others saw different results, I was just expressing that my results did not correspond. I never said the report was not accurate. I was actually a little surprised because of results but I didn't dismiss them. If I complain to Cox I am sure they will tell me to get a new modem, which I did last year. If others in my neighbor complain maybe they will discover the bottleneck affecting all of us.

Comment Re:False advertising (Score 1) 160

Agreed, however if I am paying for a 12 mbps package and the ISP also has a 7 mbps package and I consistently have a 2 mbps download, never going over 7, then I am going to complain that I am not receiving what I pay for. Drop me down the the less expensive plan and I will settle for 2mbps This is the case in my situation and I do understand that everyone will have different results. I could have a neighbor that pays for the highest package and chews up all the bandwidth in the neighborhood, though unlikely.
The Internet

Submission + - Measuring Broadband America Report Released Today (fcc.gov)

AzTechGuy writes: Early this year I received one of the "Whiteboxes" Router to test the speed of my ISP and compare it to the advertised speed. Today I received an email that they have released the first report with another report due at the end of the year. My results do not correspond with the results reflected in the report.

The report can be seen here.. http://www.fcc.gov/measuring-broadband-america

Comment Re:Maryland already has this (Score 1) 393

One summer when I was young and stupid, my wife and i went on vacation in the middle of summer for a week. Big mistake, we came home to our candles melted all over our tables and the inside of our house at 120 degrees. I would never do that anymore, but would instead turn it up to 85 or 87. I would be concerned about my electronics now days. I have a server and several computers. They are cooled by the house A/C and a small set of fans. We set it to 80 or 82 when not home during the day and 76 or 77 when home. For extended away times I set up additional fans for the server only and shut other computers off. Arizona summers can be brutal and there is no telling how hot a house may get if they shut your A/C off for a period of time. If they were to give us the option of allowing them to bump up the temp to 85 during peak times and not allowing the temp to go above that, it may be an option I would consider.
Power

Submission + - Would you let your power co. control your A/C? (azcentral.com) 1

AzTechGuy writes: Arizona Public Service Co (APS), Arizona's largest power company, is implementing a test program that would put the control of customer's thermostats under their control to help balance power needs during critical peak power usage times. APS will be able to remote control the customer's thermostat to control power draw from their A/C when there is a critical power transmission issue on the grid. Customers will be able to override these settings if they desire.

Comment Re:I prefer Fedora (Score 2, Interesting) 766

As a tech for a mid to large size school district, 10,000+ hosts, we recently migrated some of our older equipment over to Fedora as well. We put together a team and they tried different flavors. After a couple of weeks, Fedora was voted in. It was chosen for several reasons, like making it look as much like windows as we could. I was not on that team and can't speak for their choice, however I can tell yo that staff have migrated over very well. We even have staff requesting their older machines be loaded with Fedora because they are tired of windows running so slow on the older equipment . Licensing for windows was costing us more than we were willing to spend as well as our equipment was aging. Instead of recycling these computers for parts or whatever, it was deiced that Fedora could keep them in service and still provide a majority of the services each machines provides. Do some experimenting. It is really all up to how the staff feels and if they can overcome the learning curve.

Comment Look at others (Score 1) 292

Jodi Arias is accused of Killing Travis Alexander in Arizona. Both have myspace pages. Jodi is in jail awaiting trial and has not logged in since her arrest, however, someone logged into Travis's account 2 months after he was killed. Maybe he is not dead and she is innocent? :) No one has marked his page indicating his status. Who the heck would remove it if no one tells myspace? That girl is nutz, just watch her interview.
Privacy

Submission + - Coach sued for requesting Facebook logins (eschoolnews.com)

AzTechGuy writes: Do you think that Educators have a right to access student's social networking sites?

"Two years ago, Mandi Jackson, a cheerleader at Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss., and the other members of the cheering squad were asked by cheerleading coach Tommie Hill to give her their Facebook login passwords. According to reports, Hill wanted the passwords to check and make sure none of the squad members were drinking or participating in any illegal behavior."

"Jackson and her mother, Missy Jackson, are seeking $100 million from Hill and the high school for what the suit claims are violations of Jackson's right to privacy and freedom of speech."

Privacy

Submission + - UBS to divulge more than 4,000 account names (msn.com)

AzTechGuy writes: I myself is slightly torn with this issue. I agree these individuals need to pay taxes on their assets, but I also feel that a breach of my privacy is not the way to get this information.

Swiss banking giant UBS AG agreed Wednesday to turn over to the IRS the details of 4,450 accounts suspected of holding undeclared assets by American customers, ending an intense trans-Atlantic legal fight

Privacy

Submission + - Palm Pre sending private info to palm?

AzTechGuy writes: Several article appeared today concerning the Palm Pre sending your GPS coordinates and more back to the Palm on a daily basis? Mobile application developer Joey Hess states in his blog that he has discovered that is what is happening. Palm's response... "Palm takes privacy very seriously, and offers users ways to turn data collecting services on and off". Shouldn't they have it default to off and offer a way to turn it on?
Education

Submission + - Can IT Turn Around Teacher Turnover? (thejournal.com)

AzTechGuy writes: Teacher turnover (also known as teachers quitting their jobs) is becoming a critical concern for school and district administrators. Not only can it have a negative impact on student learning, especially in troubled districts, but it's emerging as a fairly major financial drain on districts in all regions, according to a recent study released by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF). So is there anything school and district technology leaders can do about it?

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