The Dan York Report

TDYR #121 - Of "Lifts", Meeting Neville Hobson And Teleprompter iPad Apps

08 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Final thoughts from London: meeting Neville Hobson, great activity at IETF ... and stumbling upon a *great* teleprompter app for an iPad...

TDYR #120 - Making An Unusual Choice For My Health...

06 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today I made a choice that was extremely unusual for me that reflects my newer attitude toward my health...

TDYR #119 - There Are Always People Smarter Than You! The Beauty Of An IETF Meeting

05 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

There are always people smarter than you... and being around those people can be a great experience in which you learn much. In this episode I talk a...

TDYR #118 - The Chaos, And Fun, Of Live Streaming An Event

05 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #118 - The Chaos, And Fun, Of Live Streaming An Event by Dan York

TDYR #117 - The First Full Day Of IETF 89

03 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #117 - The First Full Day Of IETF 89 by Dan York

TDYR #116 - Getting Wirecast Set Up For Livestreaming ISOC@IETF89 Panel On Tuesday

03 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight was spent getting "Wirecast for YouTube" set up for the livestreaming of what should be an interesting "Internet Society @ IETF89" Briefing Pa...

TDYR #115 - Funky Flight Delays And The First Day In London

01 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #115 - Funky Flight Delays And The First Day In London by Dan York

TDYR #114 - In Praise Of Propeller-driven Commuter Flights

28 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #114 - In Praise Of Propeller-driven Commuter Flights by Dan York

TDYR #113 - The Challenge Of Packing All The Gear For Audio And Video Content Creation

28 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #113 - The Challenge Of Packing All The Gear For Audio And Video Content Creation by Dan York

TDYR #112 - Getting Ready For IETF 89 Next Week In London

27 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Next week is IETF 89 in London and in this episode I talk about the craziness of getting everything ready for the trip where I leave on Friday morning...

TDYR #111 - New Report Out About Protecting Against DDoS Attacks On DNS

26 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

How can we best protect the Domain Name System (DNS) against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks? There's a new report from ICANN's SSAC on ...

TDYR #110 - The Power Of Hacker News And Reddit To Drive Attention To Your Content

24 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today I reflect on the power of sites like Hacker News and Reddit to drive a large amount of attention to an article or other piece of content. I dis...

TDYR #109 - Wishing The Best For All In Ukraine Right Now

24 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight my thoughts are with all the folks in Kiev and throughout the Ukraine as they make their way through some very turbulent times... (More inf...

TDYR #108 - The Amazing Power Of The Olympics To Get People Excited About Curling!

23 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #108 - The Amazing Power Of The Olympics To Get People Excited About Curling! by Dan York

TDYR #107 - The Joy Of Local Theatre Productions

22 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #107 - The Joy Of Local Theatre Productions by Dan York

TDYR #106 - Reflecting On The Facebook Acquisition Of WhatsApp

21 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #106 - Reflecting On The Facebook Acquisition Of WhatsApp by Dan York

TDYR #105 - The Good News That IPv6 Deployment *IS* Happening Around The World

20 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

If you are in IT and have been avoiding learning about IPv6 because you think it will never happen, new measurements show that it IS being deployed ar...

TDYR #104 - That Moment You Realize You Don't Have To Watch The Olympic Livestreams... Live!

19 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today I had one of those moments when you realize how much the Internet has changed everything...

TDYR #103 - Missing The Great Canadian Screw

18 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Canadians have a great screw: the Robertson or "square drive" head. When living in Canada we discovered how superior the Robertson screw is from the ...

TDYR #102 - Amused To Be On The Front Page Of The Sports Section Of Our Local Paper

17 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

I was greatly amused to find myself on the front page of the Sports section of our local paper, the Keene Sentinel, with a great article about our eff...

TDYR #101 - The Beauty Of Having Someone You Taught Teach Someone Else

16 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Reflecting on watching someone you taught teach someone else... :-)

TDYR #100 - Reflecting On 100 Episodes Of The Dan York Report

15 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I reflect back on the first 100 episodes of The Dan York Report ...

TDYR #099 - Want To Try Out Curling? Find A Local Curling Club!

14 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Want to try out curling? Find a local curling club! In the US, you can visit: http://www.curlingrocks.net/USA-Curling/Clubs/Find-a-Club In Canad...

TDYR #098 - To Get Your Content Noticed, Titles And First Sentences Are Insanely Important

13 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this era of social media, you have a moment to catch someone's attention and get them to click through and read your content. The title and first ...

TDYR #097 - After Playing In A Great Curling Game, And Also Watching Olympic Curling

12 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

After playing a great game of curling down in Petersham, MA, I talked about that game and also about how great it is to watch Olympic curling!

TDYR #096 - Google Passes Another IPv6 Milestone

11 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today the Internet passed another milestone in the deployment of IPv6 when Google reported seeing over 3% IPv6 traffic only less than 5 months from se...

TDYR #095 - Are You Making It Easy For The Media To Tell Your Story?

10 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #095 - Are You Making It Easy For The Media To Tell Your Story? by Dan York

TDYR #094 - The Extremely Cool Thing About Youth Curling Bonspiels Is ...

09 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #094 - The Extremely Cool Thing About Youth Curling Bonspiels Is ... by Dan York

TDYR #093 - A Great Afternoon Of Skiing, And The Sounds Of Skiing

08 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A quick episode recorded on a ski lift and also while skiing (if you hang on to the end after I "ended" the episode).

TDYR #092 - With Sochi Olympics, NBC Once Again Fails Americans Who Cut The Cable TV Cord

07 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Sadly, NBC has once again failed Americans who are "cord-cutters" by restricting the live coverage of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics to only people wi...

TDYR #091 - Oh, How The English Language Evolves - 3 Words That Amused Me Today

06 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Oh, how the English language evolves... as a writer and lover of language I am always fascinated by how we change our language. Tonight I talk about t...

TDYR #090 - The Calm Before The (Winter) Storm

04 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #090 - The Calm Before The (Winter) Storm by Dan York

TDYR #089 - The Venomous Reactions To Coke's SuperBowl Ad Show We Still Have Much Work To Do

04 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #089 - The Venomous Reactions To Coke's SuperBowl Ad Show We Still Have Much Work To Do by Dan York

TDYR #088 - Kudos To The NFL And Fox Sports For Streaming The Super Bowl Live To Cord-cutters

03 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #088 - Kudos To The NFL And Fox Sports For Streaming The Super Bowl Live To Cord-cutters by Dan York

TDYR #087 - How Far Are We Willing To Go To Help Those In Need?

02 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #087 - How Far Are We Willing To Go To Help Those In Need? by Dan York

TDYR #086 - A Special Thank You To Lynn St. Amour

01 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is just a special thank you to Lynn St. Amour, outgoing CEO of the Internet Society, thanking her for all the amazing work she's done in ...

TDYR #085 - What Keeps Network Operators Away From The Internet Standards Process?

31 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

What are the barriers preventing more network operators from being engaged in the open Internet standards process of the Internet Engineering Task For...

TDYR #084 - On The Launch Of "Securing BGP" On The Deploy360 Site

30 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today in my work at the Internet Society we launched a new topic area around "Securing BGP". In this episode I talk about what that is all about and w...

TDYR #083 - How To Keep Track Of All The New gTLDs Appearing Weekly

29 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Want to register a domain in .PLUMBING? .SEXY? .CLUB? .PHOTO? .PINK? With more new generic top-level domains (newgTLDs) appearing each week, how do y...

TDYR #082 - A Monday Morning Reality Check On What Are Really "Problems"

28 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

I started my Monday morning in a way that made me realize that any "problems" I may have right now really pale in comparison to what others are facing...

TDYR #081 - Skating On A Pond On A Sunny Sunday Afternoon

27 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #081 - Skating On A Pond On A Sunny Sunday Afternoon by Dan York

TDYR #080 - Survived Organizing My First Curling Bonspiel

26 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #080 - Survived Organizing My First Curling Bonspiel by Dan York

TDYR #079 - Excited About A Little Rocks Curling Bonspiel Tomorrow

25 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow my 11-yr-old daughter will be playing in a "Little Rocks Bonspiel" at the Petersham Curling Club - http://www.petershamcurling.org/ - competi...

TDYR #078 - How I Record These Podcast Episodes Using SoundCloud

24 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

NOTE: This episode is now WRONG because SoundCloud has removed the ability to record audio from within the SoundCloud mobile app. Please listen to TD...

TDYR #077 - Where Have All The Previous And Next Links Gone On Blog Sites?

23 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #077 - Where Have All The Previous And Next Links Gone On Blog Sites? by Dan York

TDYR #076 - Why I Don't Like The New Integration Between Google+ And YouTube Comments

22 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

On why I'm NOT thrilled about how posting a YouTube link on Google+ winds up creating a comment on YouTube. More info at: http://www.disruptiveconver...

TDYR #075 - Reflections On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day

21 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in the USA and in this episode I reflect on the day and the teachings of Dr. King, Jr. - and both how far...

TDYR #074 - NFL Playoffs: Fox Sports FAILed The Internet While CBS Sports Rocked!

20 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Trying to watch the NFL Playoffs tonight over the Internet, one network (CBS Sports) rocked and let "cord-cutters" watch the game (with advertising) w...

TDYR #073 - The Curious Intersection Of Our Time In Ottawa And Tonight's Continental Cup Of Curling

19 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

While watching the live stream of the Continental Cup of Curling tonight, I was pleasantly surprised to learn of a connection between the women's team...

TDYR #072 - Phenomenal Curling Streaming Live From Las Vegas This Weekend

18 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

We have a chance to watch some *amazing* curling this weekend streaming live across the Internet as some of the best teams in the world compete in the...

TDYR #071 - A Very Cool Trick To Type Special Characters On A Mac Keyboard

17 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

I learned a very cool trick to type special characters while on a Mac... where before to type a "ü" I would press "Alt+u" to get an umlaut and then t...

TDYR #070 - Have You Planned Your Own Funeral Yet?

16 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Have you planned your own funeral/memorial service yet? Does anyone know how you would like your death handled? Do you want to be buried? cremated? ...

TDYR #069 - On The Awesomeness Of Jetpack's Connection Into Google+

14 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Jetpack plugin for WordPress now lets you publicize posts to your blog out to Google+ in addition to Twitter, Facebook and other services. In thi...

TDYR #068 - Are You Enabling "Rapid Content Creation" Within Your Organization?

14 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Are you thinking of your organization as a "media company"? Are you fully embracing the opportunity the Internet provides to tell your own story in yo...

TDYR #067 - Death, And Where Stories Fail

13 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

We are creatures of story. We use stories to help us explain the inexplicable, to make sense of the senseless, and to find meaning and explain the wor...

TDYR #066 - Cherish The Ones You Love

12 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of recent events have reminded me how incredibly important it is to cherish the ones you love...

TDYR #065 - On Getting An Abusive Fraud Phone Call, And Needing Secure Caller ID

10 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

I received an abusive fraudulent phone call today from someone from the "Windows security service" who no doubt wanted to get me to install malware on...

TDYR #064 - Why I Do What I Do

09 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"Why do you do it?" someone recently asked me after learning I'd flown around 96,000 miles last year year to somewhat ironically talk to people about ...

TDYR #063 - On Helping Those Stuck Out On The Cold Winter Streets

09 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Some evening thoughts while walking the cold streets of Keene, NH, on our need to help those who have no choice but to be out on the streets...

TDYR #062 - Launching A New Podcast: "FIR On Technology with Dan York"

07 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

I'm pleased to announce the launch of a new podcast, "FIR On Technology with Dan York" where I'll be doing deeper dives into the tools and technology ...

TDYR #061 - Beginning 2014 With A New Internet Society CEO

06 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's my first work day in 2014 and in this episode I talk about 3 reasons why today is significant, one of which is that the organization for which I ...

TDYR #060 - Facebook, Twitter And Google+ Are NOT The Open Internet!

06 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Recently Mitch Joel at TwistImage talked about why the content created by many companies is not being seen on Facebook, Twitter and other social netwo...

TDYR #059 - Serendipity, Discovery And The Role Of Big-Box Book Stores

05 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A trip today to a "big box" bookstore reminded me of the power of bookstores to help us discover authors and books... and overwhelmed me a bit in the ...

TDYR #058 - How Do iPhone GPS Running Apps Work On A Treadmill?

03 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #058 - How Do iPhone GPS Running Apps Work On A Treadmill? by Dan York

TDYR #057 - Cancer, The Scourge That Keeps On Taking

02 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today was a hard day as a family member began her course of chemotherapy... in this episode I mostly voice my frustration with this beast that has aff...

TDYR #056 - My Four Words For 2014

01 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

As has been my practice since 2010, my first blog post of the year was about certain words that I intend to be areas of focus in my personal life... t...

TDYR #055 - On Remembering Those Who Are Struggling At This Time Of Year

26 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #055 - On Remembering Those Who Are Struggling At This Time Of Year by Dan York

TDYR #054 - On The Passing Of Nelson Mandela

09 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Some thoughts on the passing of Nelson Mandela and reflections on both my youth growing up in the 70s and 80s with apartheid a global issue and also m...

TDYR #053 - Of Hard Drives, Space Gremlin And Native IPv6

04 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday was an "IT day" where I had to take care of home office IT issues. Along the way I learned of a VERY cool tool for analyzing disk space usag...

TDYR #052 - Cyber Monday: A Great Day To Buy DRM-free Ebooks At 50% Off At O'Reilly

02 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Today is a great day to buy DRM-free ebooks on O'Reilly's website from a great range of publishers (not just O'Reilly) at 50% off or more. This inclu...

TDYR #051 - Happy (U.S.) Thanksgiving - My Favorite Holiday

28 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #051 - Happy (U.S.) Thanksgiving - My Favorite Holiday by Dan York

TDYR #050 - Experiencing Podcasting Performance Anxiety

27 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #050 - Experiencing Podcasting Performance Anxiety by Dan York

TDYR #049 - In Houston, En Route Back To Boston

21 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #049 - In Houston, En Route Back To Boston by Dan York

TDYR #048 - Heading To Buenos Aires To Talk DNSSEC At ICANN 48

18 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #048 - Heading To Buenos Aires To Talk DNSSEC At ICANN 48 by Dan York

TDYR #047 - Remembrance Day And The Ubiquitous Canadian Poppy

12 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Today, November 11, is "Remembrance Day" in Canada and I reflect on how moving I find the ubiquitous poppy symbol... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

TDYR #046 - A Great Week In Vancouver - Now On To Toronto

09 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #046 - A Great Week In Vancouver - Now On To Toronto by Dan York

TDYR #045 - Hardening The Internet Against Surveillance - IETF 88 Technical Plenary Next Week

31 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

What can be done to harden the Internet against large-scale surveillance and pervasive monitoring? That will be the topic of the Technical Plenary ne...

TDYR #044 - A Crazy Busy Week Preparing For IETF 88 In Vancouver (Next Week)

28 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week will be a crazy one for me getting ready for the IETF 88 meeting happening next week in Vancouver. Some of the links I mention are: Intr...

TDYR #043 - IPv6: The Coolest Part Of My Switch To An iPhone On Verizon Wireless

25 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

I recently made the switch from AT&T to Verizon Wireless and in doing so the very first website I visited over Verizon's LTE network was... http://www...

TDYR #042 - On The Eve Of The Keene Pumpkin Festival 2013

18 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #042 - On The Eve Of The Keene Pumpkin Festival 2013 by Dan York

TDYR #041 - Waking Up At 4am To A GaggleAMP From FIR

17 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

I awoke this morning to a bunch of Tweetdeck notification sounds telling me someone was mentioning @danyork on Twitter. Was this a bad thing? No, it...

TDYR #040 - The First Night Of Curling This Year

11 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #040 - The First Night Of Curling This Year by Dan York

TDYR #039 - Birthdays In The Age Of Social Media

07 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #039 - Birthdays In The Age Of Social Media by Dan York

TDYR #038 - Heading To Poland And Ukraine For ION Krakow And ENOG 6

26 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #038 - Heading To Poland And Ukraine For ION Krakow And ENOG 6 by Dan York

TDYR #037 - Two Years At The Internet Society

20 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Two years ago today I started work at the Internet Society (ISOC). In this episode I briefly look back at the two years and what it has all meant to m...

TDYR #036 - Consistency Is The Key To Online Content Creation / Blogging / Podcasting

19 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Starting to create content online is EASY... keeping it *going* is the challenge. In this episode I talk about how *consistency* is the key to succes...

TDYR #035 - WiFi Cafés And Shaking Up The (Home) Office Routine

12 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Do you sometimes need to change your location to break up your work routine? Maybe work from a different place? Or a different part of your office? ...

TDYR #034 - Initial Thoughts On Apple's iPhone 5c, 5s Announcement

10 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

With Apple's announcement of the iPhone 5c and 5s today, I spoke about my initial thoughts on the news... and desire to play with the fingerprint sens...

TDYR #033 - Microsoft Buys Nokia: Is Anyone Really Surprised?

03 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

See: http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2013/09/microsoft-buys-nokia-was-there-really-another-choice.html

TDYR #032 - Kevin Spacey's Powerful Speech On The Future Of TV, Film And Video

30 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

What is the future of TV? Of film? Of online video? Kevin Spacey recently gave a powerful speech on the future of TV, video and film at the Edinbur...

TDYR #031 - At 10 Years Old, Skype Has Disrupted Telecom, But Can It Stay Relevant?

29 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Skype turns 10 today and while Skype has massively disrupted telecom, can it remain relevant? Will it be disrupted as well? Read the accompanying ar...

TDYR #030 - On The 50th Anniversary Of MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech

28 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

On this 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech (August 28, 2013), I spoke about how the power of that speech still gives...

TDYR #029 - Leaving The Internet To Speak French For A Week

19 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #029 - Leaving The Internet To Speak French For A Week by Dan York

TDYR #028 - TextIt, A New SMS App Service From Rwanda, Africa

16 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

I was fascinated by TextIt, a new SMS application service, not so much by their service, which is cool, but by the fact that they come out of Kigali, ...

TDYR #027 - 10 Years Ago Today, The Massive Power Blackout In US And Canada

14 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

10 years ago today, on August 14, 2003, there was a massive power outage that affected Ontario, Canada, and much of the northeastern United States. I...

TDYR #026 - Grüße Aus Berlin! at InterContinental Berlin

03 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

TDYR #026 - Grüße Aus Berlin! at InterContinental Berlin by Dan York

TDYR #025 - Why The Opus Codec Matters

26 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Why does the Opus codec matter for apps and services communicating on the Internet? What *is* the Opus codec? Why should you care? In this episode I...

TDYR #024 - SoundCloud's Crashing iOS App Is A Reminder To Have Multiple Tools

24 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Today was frustrating in that the SoundCloud app on iOS kept crashing when I tried to upload a recording. It turns out that this is a known issue and...

TDYR #023 - The Energy Of Africa

18 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

As I prepare to leave South Africa, I recorded some final thoughts on the energy and enthusiasm I have found here...

TDYR #022 - "Africa Straight Up" - Breaking Down Stereotypes

17 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us outside of Africa tend to think of everything happening in Africa in terms of one monolithic entity... that it is all "Africa"... yet that ...