Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Raspberry Pi

Posted on February 28, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

The Raspberry Pi is a $35 single board computer with an incredible following. Add on hardware ranges from motion sensors and GPS receivers to phone line boards. The main board is powered by an ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz processor and has … Continue reading →

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What is Rest and is it Restfull?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

According to “http://rest.elkstein.org/”, “REST stands for Representational State Transfer. (It is sometimes spelled “ReST”.) It relies on a stateless, client-server, cacheable communications protocol — and in virtually all cases, the HTTP protocol is used.” Stefan Tilkov  describes REST as having … Continue reading →

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Freeswitch

Posted on February 26, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Freeswitch is a very flexible open source phone system that supports a number of VoIP protocols. I have used it as our corporate phone system for the last 6 years and it has worked flawlessly. You do have to be … Continue reading →

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Maintaining a Technical edge (Part Deux)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Last week published a post asking the question; How do we in North America maintain a technical edge. I have continued to ponder this question and pose the following for your consideration. Canada and the USA have a decent standard … Continue reading →

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Is variety the spice of life?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Spoiler alert!!! I’m not going to answer this question, just pose food for thought. Some people like making choices, while others would rather have choices made for them. You might be surprised to find that most people buy a phone … Continue reading →

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ThinkRF

Posted on February 21, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

  ThinkRF is a provider of field-deployable Wireless Signal Analyzers and RF receiver modules. These products are based on a software-defined radio technology. That includes a developer interface allowing thrid party developers to integrate the thinkRF hardware. The company has … Continue reading →

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Observing everyday things a different way

Posted on February 20, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I recently read the biography that was written about Steve Jobs. He was an interesting character with many positive and negative traits. I applaud his ability to raise his family in a normal neighborhood and his ability to see beauty … Continue reading →

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Maintaining a technical edge

Posted on February 19, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Over the past few decades North America has enjoyed a technical edge, leading the world with inventions that outer countries have been scrambling to copy and improve. We have started to see this change, but we seem to be able … Continue reading →

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University vs Community College in Canada

Posted on February 18, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Yes I know it’s family day here in Canada, but I figured that people might enjoy a post anyway. A topic close to my heart is post secondary education. University vs College has always been a bit of a mystery … Continue reading →

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Video Use Case #1 – Geographic distribution

Posted on February 15, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I’m going to take a break from promoting the Wesley Clover companies today to look at a use case for Visual Communications. I recently visited a company in Northern Ontario that specialized in delivering a number of services. One part … Continue reading →

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