Friday, July 08, 2005

Gizmo...Gonzo!?

B is for Beta, or in Gizmo's case B is for BAD.

After a little over a week of Gizmo, it is time to end the experiment. Though I only tested the actual voip one night with Brandi in the same room on the same wireless network the quality was on par with Skype, but the directory of users is not ready for prime time. The first attempt never rang her Gizmo and the second took 16 seconds to figure out she was in the same room. Obviously, NAT could be to blame, but other VOIP don't suffer from this shortcoming.

Other issues revolve around frustrations with auto updates and starting Gizmos. It has become an unwelcomed part of my RUN area of the registry.

I have come to expect more from beta and withj an email touting Gizmo by Michael Robertson (Linspire) I thought Gizmo would be a great tool.

G is for Gizmo,  but for now. G is for Gonzo!

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