These days it seems like everyone’s got a BlackBerry, iPhone or other data-enabled mobile device. The whole internet in your pocket! For those of us in IT these devices can provide real business value, enabling us to communicate via email, IM, text, and phone no matter where we are. The actual value though, is all relative to how you use it or as in many cases, don’t use it.
In a blog I posted yesterday, I wrote about how easy it is to fall behind in IT if you don’t put forth some effort to keep up. With the whole internet available on your phone, you now have the opportunity to ‘keep up’ even if you’re not at your computer. But how could I possibly manage navigating so many tech sites on my slow little phone? It’s tedious enough to check 10 news sites a day on my giant monitor at work, nevermind a 2″ phone LCD, so to be honest I don’t think I’d use my phone all that much for reading tech news.
Enter RSS. RSS has been around for a while and is becoming more and more populare across more and more demographics because let’s face it, it’s much easier to aggregate all your news from multiple sources into one location for viewing. If you’re reading this you’re probably familiar with RSS and maybe you’ve even used it, but do you use it on your phone? There’s a great little app available for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile called Viigo that is a fantastic RSS reader. I’ve been using Viigo for quite a while now and the latest version is 3 beta2. Version 2 was great but 3 is even better, with more customization options, more features, and a more modern appearance. [Screenshots below.] If you have a BB or WM device, go check it out!
So yes, in fact that is the news in my pocket! I can catch up on the latest articles from multiple sources in just a few minutes, no matter where I am. I often read tech news while waiting at a red light, or while grilling dinner, or while I’m …yes… in the bathroom. Now ‘keeping up’ doesn’t have to interfere with the rest of my schedule, or yours.
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Josh;
I would be interested to see if you reduced the queues on the 2900.
Net2900-24G(config)# qos queue-config 2 this is supposed to improve buffer memory.
Hi Jeff,
I did not, no. From my testing I’m not convinced that it’s the switch but I’ll give it a try. Is this setting typically recommended only for iSCSI or for other applications as well?