October 2012 archive

Best Star Trek inventions that came true

Mon, 29 Oct 2012

Communicators, universal translators, telepresence, even warp drives – surely not? Amazingly, what were gadgets of fantasy only 25 years ago, now exist in reality.

What is 95th Percentile, or 'Burstable' Billing?

Mon, 15 Oct 2012

networking

Is it fair to be punished for a successful marketing campaign? The 95th percentile bandwidth model says no: it gives away the top 5% of monthly bandwidth usage completely free.