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Archive for January, 2009
Virgin Media Broadband Speed Testing
I am convinced I am not getting my money’s worth from Virgin Media‘s broadband service! For those who don’t know, Virgin Media is a Cable provider (the only one?) in the UK. They have the adverts with Samuel L. Jackson hinting at the 50 mbps service provided using their fibre optic network! I pay for the full XL package which provides me with TV, phone and Broadband at a reasonable price for the bundle. This is their most expensive package that gets me:
- up to 20mbps braodband
- their full (non-HD) TV package and
- Unlimited anytime calls to UK landlines.
20 mbps, No way!
Ok it says up to, but what would you say is fair? 18 mbps? 15 mbps? At least over the 10 mbps on the next package down, right? Well I am certain I don’t get more than 5 mbps!
So I am going to test this an post my speed test results here for prosperity!
The setup form my test is my standard home setup for my desktop, but removing all other network traffic:
- Computer: Windows Vista Ultimate, Intel Core2Duo 6600 (2×2.40GHz) processor, 4 GB of RAM (32bit Windows only uses and recognises 3.5 the rest is utilised by the hardware!).
- Router: Netgear 54 Mbps Wirelss Router – WGR614 v6 with fully up to date firmware.
- Cable Modem: Motorola – S85100 Surfboard Cable Modem
As many Windows processes as possible have been killed without killing Windows iteself, including for this test the Firewall and Virus Protection. The wireless has been switched off and the only connections are wired and between the computer and the router and the router and the modem (which is obviously plugged into the outside world!).
Day 1 results (21:45):
www.speedtest.net – download: 4508 kbps (4.5 mbps); upload: 678 kbps.
http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/ – download: 4912 kbps (4.9 mbps); upload: 577 kbps
This isn’t very scientific but I will continue to post my results as and when I test the broadband speed. Let me know your thoughts.
How did you use the internet in 2008?
Innovation: 12 Questions
A, possibly controversial, list of questions regarding innovation appeared in my RSS feeds today:
- What are the biggest obstacles to innovation in your organization?
- Why do projects identified in brainstorming or ideation sessions seem to never get off the back burner?
- Why is there so much funding for legacy work, but so little funding for innovation?
- When you know you have to do something new, why does it seem like your organization keeps doing what it always did – knowing full well results won’t improve?
- What metrics need to change in order to create focus on innovation?
- Why do managers pay lip service to innovation, but never give innovation projects more time and attention?
- Why don’t customer interviews produce more innovation?
- Why do we get surprised by competitors that introduce new solutions in our core business?
- What should happen to give you more time to create innovative solutions in your business?
- Who should be responsible for implementing innovation?
- How does the budgeting process accommodate innovation projects?
- Are “disciplined” or “focused” organizations better, or worse, at implementing innovation?
Read the full article at innovator’s digest, and the book this accompanies, Adam Hartung’s, Create Marketplace Disruption.
Disclaimer: I have not read the book, so cannot recommend it. The questions intrigued me.
Browser Wars
Web browsers have moved on a long way over the years. Here is a nice visualisation of the runners and fallers.
See the original: Pixellabs
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