Daily Archives: 22. July 2009

I should make a bumper sticker…

Got Milk? Got Marine Internet? Got Marine Internet Problems????

I came across another yacht the other day in my travels that stopped me and told me of their troubles. They had multiple Internet technologies spanning the last few years or more of Satellite, and other Internet and Voice Telephone “connections” – *but* the “system” is a jumbled up mess, he said. Wires going everywhere – wireless onboard that’s a bit flakey – I.P. Address conflicts and multiple boxes that want to be the “IP Address Boss”.

Believe it or not I heard this a LOT. And this is the type of work that I do … sorting through that mess and recommending what to keep (and why) and what to get rid of, as well as some options to make that stuff all BEHAVE and let you have some peace onboard with the onboard “Network” just working. And the options of Internet being as easy as possible to select and activate for the appropriate geographic location where you’re at. And The Top Fuel Challenger … How to use multiple Internet Access “connections” to save money on your Internet and Voice telephone bills.

I often get called in just find out “What all do we have, and how do we use it?”, and also to consult on what should we have and how do we use that? Recommending alternate technologies and systems to make use of cost-savings on both Fast Internet and Telephone Voice Services.

Need Help?

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Alan Spicer

Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net

http://www.wifiyacht.net

+1 954-683-3426

Yes, I’m about to rant. But I bet more than a few of my readers may have the same opinion.

 Too many damn toolbars for Internet Explorer (web browser). I was working on a boat the other day on the computer and I needed to get to Favorites … there was no Internet, because well it’s a boat – a yacht – and that’s what I was working on fixing. Because of so many tool bars in IE I almost couldn’t find Favorites to bookmark a router box that I changed the I.P. Address to.

Which leads me to … every company it seems wants to install a damned toolbar. Either theirs or Yahoo’s or Google’s. No I always tell new software installation, no I don’t want yet another toolbar. Another toolbar to block popups which IE already does. Another tool bar to allow bookmarking of favorites but you have to log in online to use it. No thanks IE bookmarks favorites just fine for me. (Did I say I don’t like Cloud Computing?) Another tool bar that makes getting to your email oh so much easier. Thanks but no thanks … I know how to get to my email just fine without any additional help.

If I want a toolbar or any other kind of help that a toolbar gives I’ll consider it. If I want a toolbar I’ll search for one and install it … meanwhile leave my computer alone (see other rant someone else did – in my blog – about Just who’s computer is this anyway????)

But our software (or feature, or bullshit) will stop functioning if you unistall our toolbar. So what. I’m sure gonna miss you – but I don’t need any more conditions (spyware, etc.) to using software.

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Alan Spicer

Alan Spicer Telecom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net

http://www.wifiyacht.net

+1 954-683-3426

Google choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy… but because they are hard.

I found out about this from: http://www.pcworld.com/article/168696/google_earth_now_takes_you_to_the_moon.html

And checked it out myself. I just fired up my Google Earth and found it quite easily under: View > Explore > Moon. It gives links (Layers) for Apollo Missions, Guided Tours, Historic Maps, and more.

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Alan Spicer Telecom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net

http://www.wifiyacht.net

+1 954 683 3426