2004 July 20

Linux wherever, whenever you want. Workspot has blown me away with the clever idea of offering remote access to your very own Linux desktop run from their servers. What is so cool about this? Simple, you do not have to own a PC to enjoy using Linux! You can go to a library computer and [...]

The Tech Law Advisory reports that the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) has joined the fight against P2P piracy. It is being reported that the VSDA is openly showing support for MPAA’s public education campaign as well as their efforts to use legal efforts to shut down Grokster and Morpheus. Man, it seems like every [...]

Split up into two separate videos to download, the Half Life 2 developers interview is available for viewing. (In order to download the videos, you need to sign up with GameSpot first. Streaming the videos however, does not require registration.)

The BBC reports that pedophilia is quite widespread in the UK. Law enforcement agencies there have taken serious measures to help combat this ongoing problem through the use of fake child porn websites and a child porn site blocking program. This new system that the UK has implemented has a two fold effect on possible [...]

A new Wi-Fi chipset from Atheros Communications is capable of beaming movies to your PC. Pretty cool, huh? That’s not even the best of it folks. This chipset can beam movies to TVs and other devices as well. Thanks to this new technology, soon you may be able to network all of your media [...]

Audible has announced that they will be streaming their audio service wirelessly onto the new Aireo MP3 player. The press release issued by Audible, also reports that you will be able to download audio and data wirelessly right onto the Aireo MP3 player, thus no more cables for music transfers. Pretty snazzy if I do [...]

Denis Leary’s Firefighters Foundation thoughtfully donated a 15 ton Mobile Command Post to the FDNY (Fire Department of New York). The enormous rig comes with such neat features as wireless Internet access, satellite transmitters, and high-tech radios that can mean saving precious time in an emergency.

Censoring internet access is a great way to to alienate customers and tick off anti-censorship activists. According to a post at the “Boing, Boing Weblog”, a guest at a certain hotel in San Francisco found out the hard way that his internet usage was being censored. While most of us find the idea of Hotels [...]

Taking a page from Microsoft’s book of tactics, IBM will be offering computer science program students from specific universities free software and deeply discounted hardware as part of an incentive program. The move may seem strange at first, but IBM is hoping to mold these students into experts in the technologies of IBM’s choosing.

“In 2003, the US recording industry initiated lawsuits against its own consumers in an effort to change what some view as a ‘culture of piracy.’ What is this culture of piracy and what is at stake in trying to change it? In this essay, I
take an ethnographic look at music file sharing, and compare the [...]

PC World reports that AT&T Wireless has gone 3G (third-generation) with their new data service for mobile devices. With the new service boasting 220-320 kilobits per second throughput, AT&T customers in 4 specific metropolitan areas will have the option of taking this exciting new mobile data service for a test drive.

“BBN Technologies, Harvard University, and Boston University researchers have built a six-node quantum cryptography network that operates continuously to provide a way to exchange secure keys between BBN and Harvard, which is about 10 kilometers away. The researchers will soon move one of the network nodes across town to link Boston University into the network. [...]

“You can duplicate CDs one by one in your own computer, or buy a relatively inexpensive duplicator. But, better still, use the services of an independent pressing plant to manufacture CDs. Many of these suppliers can also print the graphics, or you can use a local printer. Just don’t manufacture more than you can afford [...]

Free registration is required to read the article - but it’s all posted here. “It’s already happening in a few cities. Lone drivers who want to use car pool lanes can stop at informal gathering spots to pick up passengers who need rides. But passengers aren’t always going to the same destinations as drivers-and [...]

Dell is offering to give their customers a little bit of an education about the evils of spyware. With 20 percent of the phone calls received at their support center being spyware related, it appears they have become properly motivated to do something to correct this trend. Dell has announced that they are going to [...]

“Is this site for real? Yes. Every page in this site contains actual, real, unverified lies about Walt Disney, the Disneyland Resort, Disney films, and / or other things Disney. We’ve added a few details to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror page (including information on where you can see Mickey Mouse get electrocuted). Okay, [...]

“So you’re stuck on 15 down (the collective name for a group of rhinos) in today’s crossword puzzle or you are writing the definitive novel about 17th century England and you need to know what they called a group of rooks, or perhaps you are into writing poetry and want to celebrate spring with a [...]

“If you have an RFID tag number, you can search for individuals associated with that number. In most instances this search will return at most one individual, since RFID tag numbers are unique and normally associated with consumer goods in the sole possession of one person. However, it is possible that a tag number may [...]

“Macromedia Inc. has put together a software suite for designing, building, managing and editing Web sites that is aimed at users that want a Web content management and publishing system that is simpler to use and less expensive than existing options, the company is announcing Monday. The suite, called Macromedia Web Publishing System, includes [...]

“So I needed to buy a DVD player on New Years Eve 2000 (going onto 2001) because I wanted to watch a couple of movies and happened to go to Circuit City (the 14th Street Union Square store). At that time they had a promotion that if one bought a 26″ TV or bigger, you [...]