Archive for March, 2007

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Should the Government Get Involved?

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Which side of the fence do you stand on? Do you think the government should get involved or let the free enterprise system take its course? I think these are important questions that must be answered if we will see the United States continue to flourish and grow.
Wednesday, I referenced (and made comments about) a [...]

Muni Wi-Fi: Not As Good As It Gets

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Olga Kharif links to a report done by several companies interested in the true strength and stability of Muni Wifi networks. These companies did testing on some of the largest deployments and presented their findings at the Muniwireless Dallas conference. What they presented didn’t paint a very pretty picture for the advocates for the Muni [...]

FCC Probe: Net Neutrality Goose Chase?

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

I can think of a lot of ways to spend tax dollars that don’t include a wild goose chase. As the paragraph below says, neither side of the debate expects anything to turn up from this investigation. If that is so, then why waste our money?
I have long been against so-called Net Neutrality, because I [...]

Wireless industry gears up for WiMax

Monday, March 26th, 2007

The WiMax Forum is getting close to the specifics that will allow this technology to explode. WiMax overcomes many of the limitations of WiFi and could be the dark horse in bringing wireless Internet access to … well, everywhere. Speed and distance are greatly improved, and that will make it the technology of choice for [...]

links for 2007-03-26

Monday, March 26th, 2007

One in 10 internet users a victim of fraud
this shows the truth to my former article about problems with open wifi systems. fraud is rampant on the internet and most don’t believe it’s their fault.
(tags: internet security)

FCC investigates network neutrality
an example of biased journalism gone wild. all the participants admit there are no violations, but [...]

links for 2007-03-25

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

>> Laurie McGuinness | Mac PC Spoofs
the sunday funnies … good stuff
(tags: humor video)

As wireless world grows, so does hackers’ playground

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

An article in this morning’s Houston Chronicle caught my attention. It seems some are beginning to understand the implications of Muni WiFi projects and how difficult it will be to monitor from many standpoints. I have addressed this dilemma from several directions, not the least of which is the unlawful use of these networks.
The [...]

A Week for Reflection on Blogging

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

The last week has been filled with people noting their blogging anniversaries including pertinent information from that time period. It got me to thinking about my blogging experience.
I started gathering information from the different locations I can still access. I wrote my first article in May 2004 at What a Country on Blogger.com, which [...]

Freedom from the office — the Bedouin way

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Mike Elgan hitchhikes on an article written by Dan Fost about the Bedouin lifestyle. He shares much of how he currently works and how he “appears in the office” at all times. If you are struggling with the mobile office and how to gain that extra edge, this article is for you.
The best part is [...]

Pi is the Word

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Tomorrow is Pi day, and apparently it reaches high mast at 1:56 PM. I have always enjoyed learning about pi, but have not crossed over into the fanatic camp … yet. The Redhead and I enjoyed The Joy of Pi, using it as a travel book a few years ago. If you haven’t read it, [...]

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