Getting Real About Real-Time Video
Skepticism, like twilight, is a gradual process. Just as twilight slowly obscures the details of the landscape, so too skepticism creeps up on us and extinguishes alternatives, reducing our visibility until the only thing apparent is our immediate situation-the status quo. For that reason, we hold on to our optimism and reserve criticism, in general, for what it would take to bring technology into the mainstream. Windows95 roll-out hype? We were charmed. OS/2 Warp Connect? That's lovely. Unix on the desktop? If only. Copeland? Can't wait. Real-time video on demand across the Net to the home? Now, wait just a minute, there's only so much we can grin and bear. CMP Network Computing
ReadLAN Administrators In Love (With Their Jobs)
One anxiety-ridden, coffee-stained Monday morning, you finally get approval to hire a new addition to your network operations staff. This individual will work at a remote office and be the sole support for the site. While the usual list of ideal candidate characteristics springs to mind, you also consider flooding the parking lot to see if interviewees can walk on water. You realize that this is just wishful thinking and you begin interviewing. CMP Network Computing
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