Episode #34
I’m wondering which of the following would be the best choice for rural broadband in terms of transfer and latency rate: quityInternet’s WiMAX or NetKaster’s two-way satillite or a favorite of your’s.
Jonathan, Edmonton, AB
We can talk all we want about ideal technologies, but you can only buy what’s offered. I think Wimax offers the best choice in the future, but it’s rarely offered. Older, microwave based, technologies are more common and work well if there’s line of sight to the source - which means it works best in flat areas.
Satellite is often the only choice for rural internet access. There are two negatives to satellite internet: upstream speeds are very low, and latency is high, which makes it bad for some applications like online gaming and VoIP, but it’s fine for surfing and email.
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Air Date: June 15, 2007
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Pierre, Campbellton, NB
- Mark, Waterloo,ON
- Earl, El Monte, CA
- Jonathan, Edmonton, AB
Yewell's Jewels
- Flash Circle TDwindowsmaclinux
Thee aim of the game is to control the number of monsters in the maze at any one time by building towers which can stop them. To build a tower, simply click on its icon on the right of the screen then place it on the map by clicking again. Towers can only be built on the raised ground around the paths. All towers can be upgraded to improve their strengths, to do this click on the tower then click on the upgrade button which appears on the right.
You can also sell towers to make back some extra money. How many levels can you last?
Flash (any browser that can handle flash)Desktop Tower Defense is a fun flash based puzzle/strategy game where you have to protect your desktop from invading creeps by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow. Strangely addictive yet stress relieving… how many levels can you survive?
Flash (any browser that can handle flash)
DesktopTD