Don Kasprzak

Conversations regarding Globalization, Internet2 and Education

May 15, 2008
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Bandwidth for Schools

A National Broadband Policy needs to be more than just a talking point. Schools in our country need to upgrade their internet bandwidth to 25 Megabytes per second. This is for every school — not just the K12 district who … Continue reading

May 15, 2008
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FTC Update coming

As WiscNet‘s Future Technologies Conference wrapped up late yesterday followed by a staff outing in Madison. Will be posting a lot of content regarding our keynote speakers and Internet2 over the next couple of days and grabbing my flickr feed … Continue reading

May 15, 2008
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WiscNet FTC Day 2 Keynote

Joel Mambretti presented an overview of projects underway in Chicago’s Starlight network during his address: Creating Communications for the 21st Century: Applications, Architecture, Technology and Facilities. Starlight is really one of the true keys of internet research and development. At … Continue reading

May 9, 2008
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Jumping into the cloud

The huge success of web apps have made me think about the continued use for Microsoft’s Office suite. Back-in-the-day Office was really the only game in town.  Today Google’s Apps service had taken the lead in the Web2.0 surge. Apps … Continue reading

April 30, 2008
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National Broadband Policy

At last week’s Internet2 Spring Meeting Telepoly Consultant John Windhausen presented research support the adoption of a National Broadband Policy to deliver 100 Megabits to every home and business by 2012. Would you like to fully understand the impact of … Continue reading

April 23, 2008
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The net is running out of IP addresses

At this morning’s Internet2 Spring member meeting John Curran, Chairman of The American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN) actually stated THIS WILL OCCUR within three years if the internet stays at IPv4. Time to plan your migration to IPv6. But … Continue reading

April 14, 2008
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My latest read – The Starfish and the Spider

Rod Beckstrom provided a very insightful presentation at the 2007 The Next Web Conference about organizations. Two types will define or break you in a Web2.0 world. An enjoyable, easy read that further suggests leaderless organizations can fuel dramatic change … Continue reading

April 11, 2008
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Internet2: Re-invent

Internet2 is looking to re-invent its mission. The organization is now 10 years old, celebrating a decade of advancement in Chicago in December of 2006. Internet2 will engage the community…and will benefit from the wisdom of crowds. It appears some … Continue reading