Archive for September, 2006
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Dan Jones at Unstrung writes this article on some of the physical problems that mesh wifi networks are experiencing. I alluded to this a few time, but his article goes into depth, and quotes industry specialists who are trying to solve the problems.
The analogy that comes to my mind is from the ’70s. Truckers used [...]
San Francisco Net to Go Public?
Friday, September 29th, 2006It now appears that all is not perfect in the San Francisco municipal wi-fi project. This report from Unstrung looks at some of the issues that are causing problems and how the city is looking to take over the project in-house.
Google says the city isn’t being up-front with the negotiations. Oh well, time will [...]
NASA - Surprises from the Edge of the Solar System
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006The year is 2271 and The Starship Enterprise is deployed to investigate strange goings on within Klingon territory moving into Federation space. Star Trek: The Motion Picture ultimately discovers Voyager 1 returning to see The Creator and destroying anything less than perfect that gets in its way.
Voyager 1 was launched in 1977, and now almost [...]
links for 2006-09-22
Friday, September 22nd, 2006
Chalk Drawings at PuzzleFactory.com
thanks to userfriendly for this link. Incredible chalk art like nothing i’ve ever seen
(tags: art chalk drawings)
Clemens goes out with a bang
if the end is here, what a way to go
(tags: clemens baseball astros)
Working from home takes off at Continental
a great idea finally taking off
(tags: work home)
Municipalities try to build their business plans around wireless access
Thursday, September 21st, 2006The biggest challenge for deploying any Internet access, wired or wireless, is profit. A ROI (return on investment) is a critical part of any business plan, but today, that seems “beside the point” for many businesses.
With cities working to compete against cities for businesses to locate or expand in their area, affordable Internet seems [...]
How Cool are Pull Quotes?
Sunday, September 17th, 2006Add elegance to your site with Pull Quotes
Do you have a desire to add value for your readers and elegance to the look of your articles? In reading magazine articles, have you thought to yourself, “I sure wish I could use pull quotes on my site.” Well now it is not only possible, but fairly [...]
A Beautiful Morning in San Leon, Texas
Sunday, September 17th, 2006This morning I raised the blinds to watch the sun rise above the treetops, and I am amazed at the beauty of it all. Just to look out and see all the activity; the rustling leaves on the trees, the wandering dogs and the butterflies darting around, in what appears to be a hap-hazard way.
The [...]
Mesh Goes Third World
Friday, September 15th, 2006It looks like the wireless WANs will get a workout in third world countries before we in the US get all the kinks worked out. This makes perfect sense, since most of the countries that are working on this don’t have any infrastructure in place. Since we have massive amounts of infrastructure, the foothold has [...]
10 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time
Friday, September 15th, 2006AutoMotoPortal has put together a great 10 most beautiful cars list that I highly approve of. Some of the commenters are raising cain, but I think it’s a great list. I would make a few changes, sure, as would everyone that goes over the list, but all-in-all, a fabulous top ten.
Regular readers know of my [...]
Have I Ever Told You About My First Cell Phone?
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006I have a tendency to laugh, to myself, every time I use my small Motorola flip phone. Cellular telephones are a staple in the business world now, rather than the luxury they once were. Not that long ago, they were very much a luxury item, expensive … and big!
In the mid 90s (that’s ~1995), a [...]