During the COVID-19 pandemic, everything has been flipped on its head. Many industries have seen major impacts in a negative sense, but online video conferencing has provided the inverse perspective by demonstrating a larger need, all of a sudden.
These changes have been chaotic, to say the least. Zoom’s questionable ethics, necessitated by a competitive market (at least in the eyes of executives), are now a hindrance. Informed users are being encouraged to switch to other platforms.
I have a few friends who work together on a project called Nitrosphere, and I’m happy to say they’re doing well. What they offer is a network acceleration product which can be plugged into all sorts of systems to help compensate for any reduced bandwidth or lag that may be showing up as networks are pushed to the max.
It’s an old problem — the internet worked well enough for most cases before, and it’s taken a real strain to get people looking for an increase in bandwidth that doesn’t just involve simply paying the ISP for a bit more bandwidth. But it’s good to know that some of these tech gurus are well-positioned and ready to help with the situation. If you want to see more information about Nitrosphere, have a look at a very informative post by my friend Josh here.
Social distancing is here to stay, whether Trump tries to end it or not. The governors have signaled that they intend to retain control of the lockdowns they initiated and are continuing to manage to various levels of effectiveness.
As the new normal continues to sink in, other remarkable changes are no doubt going to continue to take place. Video dating is finally a thing, and it isn’t considered weird (well, no weirder than staying home all the time)! Make no mistake… the current crisis will push technologies into new forms unlike what came before in many ways.
I’m personally doing a new “tech startup” via Medium here myself — check out Serious Philosophy if you’re curious — and it’s interesting. The main investment required is my time, of which I have plenty these days, and it’s actually somewhat refreshing to be able to pursue this dream as a main occupation for once.
Granted, it should never have taken a pandemic.
My prior startups have included technology plays around apps and biotech, and they’ve all been extremely expensive and have battered my finances considerably when they failed. It’s great to see a friend’s startup doing well, and I have high hopes for the various avenues I’m exploring to gain engagement via Medium.
I hope this message finds you well. Feel free to post a reply to this article with your story about how the virus and subsequent lockdown have affected you, even if you’re not much of a writer. If you have problems with bandwidth or latency issues in a system you administer, have a look at nitrosphere.com. They’re good guys and they can help with that kind of stuff. Otherwise, come check out Serious Philosophy and enjoy our growing list of articles designed to help you think more deeply, not misdirect you.
