preprocessing media to save bandwidth

{almost forgot:  Merry Christmas everybody!} There are several bandwidth-related concerns for nomads: limits on data plans spotty mobile data not abusing open wifi These concerns can be ameliorated by preprocessing media Elsewhere to more appropriate quality levels to “good enough” before  D/Ling.   In this case, “elsewhere” is

Amazon prime download size accuracy

Chromebooks can do android apps, which is how I run Amazon Prime video.  It allows several different quality settings: 130MB/hr is pretty danged good, and reported download sizes matched that estimate.  A couple of weeks ago the reported download sizes ballooned:

Article: MVNOs performance lags main carriers. Duh.

From this article: If you’re using an MVNO for your wireless service in the United States, you are likely saving quite a bit of money as compared to what you would pay if you were under direct contract with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint. That’s great! However, a new report from Canadian mobile quality metrics company

Article: amortising RV internet

Here are poll results based on this question:  Would you pay extra for dependable, fast internet [at an RV park]? Let’s take that data and see what it might look like as a monthly rate: $30/mo, 20% $60/mo, 21% $90/mo, 11% $150/mo, 11% $180 – $300/mo, 2% Would not pay for internet, 34% There are

email bandwidth conservation

Email is something we take for granted until we can’t get it; then it’s a First World Crisis.  Luckily email can be extremely efficient because text is cheap to send/receivetext.  And since so little data is moved in minimal setups you can often get email through when nothing else works. We need to look at

data hygiene

I have started to de-dupe and optimize my data (eBooks, music, Old Time Radio, documents). While I was thinking Big Picture I reworked my backup strategy from USB hard drives to large  USB flash drives.  The benefits: physically smaller size much lower power consumption don’t require a power brick to run can be marked and

de-spamming, archiving data, DD214

This is the progress I made today: went through a folder of mp3 CDs, backed them up to disk, tossed the CDs, and put the disc folder in the donation pile unsubscribed from about 20 sources of unwanted email.  Not only will this help decrease my inet bandwidth use but it will help me focus