My first post on my new cable modem. Not as fast as I would have thought, faster than my modem but not as fast as the T-3 at work. My computer, a PowerMac 8500, may be part of the bottleneck. The “always-on” factor is something that’ll take getting used to, I always have this sense of urgency and efficiency about checking mail, downloading stuff to read offline and multitasking, trying not to go over the allotted 20 hours per month I skimped on before or tying up my one phone line. Now I can surf at my own pace.
Surfing at a moment’s notice too, rather than booting up and dialing in, is something I’ll have to consciously remember.
Interesting to think about the other things in our lives that have occasional connections and how they would be if always on. Nextel is doing this with mobile phones, integrating 2-way radios (which work very well). As more media becomes digital we can have all music, books, etc at a moment’s notice.