(This is a followup from my previous post on our virtual sales meeting.) It’s been several weeks since we assembled more than 19,000 sales people  virtually for Cisco’s annual sales meeting.  Cisco broke new ground for the sheer size of this virtual event, as well as the creative combination of technologies that included TelePresence, WebEx, IPTV and a very engaging Alternate R…

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As anyone who has read more than one of my blog posts knows, I am an avid gamer…not very good mind you but I love it. At Cisco we have an internal email alias that folks can subscribe to if they are interested in virtual worlds, 3D environments and of course games. The other day an interesting article was sent along regarding World of Warcraft (WoW) being used to get children engaged with education. The forwarder, Steve Hall a Network Cons…

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I just read what I thought was a very interesting write-up on the evolution of online gaming. As someone who played MUDs, tried to write and code for one once, dabbled with games like Galactic Empire on 1200bps dial-up BBS systems, then evolved to Ultima Online, Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot, World of Warcraft, EVE Online, Warhammer Age of Reckoning, and then back to World of Warcraft with the add-ons… yep, am a bit of a gamer. In fact…

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A wireless router allows you to do more than just check email and surf the web. Check out five other things you can do over your home network: 1. Streaming videos and movies to your Internet-enabled television or disc player with the help of the Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band (WET610N). Once connected to your existing wireless home network, you can use these devices to access premium content and free on-demand entertainment….

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If you’ve ever flown into Las Vegas, you’ve probably done what millions of others around the world do as their planes float toward the runway – look for the Strip to get your bearings. You see the Luxor’s pyramid, the green MGM Grand, and the gold sheen of Mandalay Bay. For many, The Strip is the city’s central landmark. It’s the nucleus of its economy, one that converted its airport to international status an…

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