Entries by Kirill Bensonoff

I P Addressed: Resolution Explained

This isn’t what I normally write, but I thought it’d be good both from a consumer perspective and in a- satisfy- your- curiosity kind of way.  When you pick-up a new video game or movie they claim to support 720p or 1080i or native solution X.  So, what’s the difference between 1080p, 1080i, 720p…etc?  The […]

Why IT Consulting?

For some business owners, the notion of outsourcing anything to an outside firm might seem a little scary. It’s attractive to have everyone who’s doing anything for your company working as a dedicated full-time employee. But these days most businesses can benefit from advanced technologies like cloud computing, remote backup and systems that integrate computer […]

Touching Facebook

They say that there’s no such thing as bad press.  Well, those guys weren’t around to see Facebook’s stock flounder and the brokers pull their hair out.  Many investors feel that Facebook is aloof.  It’s value too intangible.  The only major asset that Facebook totes around is the data is has on its users.  Knowledge […]

Facebook’s IPO and the Trouble with Free Media

As Facebook approached its initial public offering last week, observers couldn’t seem to decide whether the social media giant was a good investment. After the IPO, as the company’s stock price fell from its initial price, the debate continued. To some people, the company’s decision to set its price at $38 a share looked like […]

Back to the Cloud

The rumor mills are on fire with possibility that Windows is relaunching its cloud services as an infrastructure-as-a-service plan. Okay, there isn’t that much buzz and probably very few people care. However, it is interesting news. The rumor boils down that Windows might offer Windows and Linux machine resources to be rented by the hour. […]

Make-Believe Reality

Imagine that you’re in the middle of the desert. The dunes stretch forever in every direction. There, on the edge of your vision you see a shimmer. Every fiber in your being tingles with the hope that you might find a reprieve against this endless assault by nature. Alas, it’s not a mirage it’s Microsoft’s […]

Is Broadband Internet Turning into a Monopoly?

The Internet exemplifies freedom. On the Internet people decide what becomes big and what fades into obscurity. As the years pass, the faster and faster it goes. The more and more information enter the average American’s home. Being an on the edge consumer must involve having the fastest Internet service. It might surprise you to […]