http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/ life and technology on the north coast of california Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/comment-page-1/#comment-16468 AJ Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:43:00 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/#comment-16468 Question: Can a hotspot offer encrypted connections without a login procedure for each user? Question: Can a hotspot offer encrypted connections without a login procedure for each user?

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/comment-page-1/#comment-16214 Larry Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:46:11 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/#comment-16214 I have used the hotspot at Wharfinger Building. Runs pretty good in to the parking lot, at least the 3rd row in front of it. My wife says they have free hotspot that they advertise at the Eureka Zoo. I have used the hotspot at Wharfinger Building. Runs pretty good in to the parking lot, at least the 3rd row in front of it. My wife says they have free hotspot that they advertise at the Eureka Zoo.

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/comment-page-1/#comment-16118 Bob Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:36:28 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/#comment-16118 I really don't know what most local hosting companies do. I know at least some have their servers here. We do hosting but on servers in data centers, not locally. It's not just the fiber I worry about, but the power outages. Perhaps on the latter these hosting companies have reliable backup for power. But that doesn't seem economical to me. A good data center is going to have plenty of backup power and redundant connections to the backbone. I really don’t know what most local hosting companies do. I know at least some have their servers here. We do hosting but on servers in data centers, not locally. It’s not just the fiber I worry about, but the power outages. Perhaps on the latter these hosting companies have reliable backup for power. But that doesn’t seem economical to me. A good data center is going to have plenty of backup power and redundant connections to the backbone.

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/comment-page-1/#comment-16112 AJ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:24:35 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2007/01/24/wireless-update/#comment-16112 Bob, what's your take on the wisdom of local hosting of web services? Sure, a web server can go down anywhere in the world, but Humboldt hosting companies are helpless during fiber outages that shut off business for every one of their customers. Do hosting companies still physically locate their servers here, or are most remotely hosted outside our area? Bob, what’s your take on the wisdom of local hosting of web services? Sure, a web server can go down anywhere in the world, but Humboldt hosting companies are helpless during fiber outages that shut off business for every one of their customers. Do hosting companies still physically locate their servers here, or are most remotely hosted outside our area?

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