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WiFi Security Lacking

Friday, January 11th, 2008

One technology topic I haven’t written about is security. Although I have a good working knowledge of the subject, there are many fantastic experts that freely share their advice on their own blogs and websites.
In selling technology to businesses, I always caution against using inexpensive wireless access points for a number of reasons. This [...]

Save Internet Freedom—from regulation

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

I’ve been against the net-neutrality movement from the beginning, stating my mistrust of any government involvement in a free and open Internet. It goes hand-in-hand with my views on Muni-Wifi, where my experience with wireless technology and business showed no viable business model long before Earthlink started to re-think their position.
Today on c|net’s News.com, [...]

IBM Lotus Symphony Review

Monday, September 24th, 2007

I was excited when the news broke about IBM releasing their branch of OpenOffice as a free download. Not for the reason you think—yes, free is nice, but I wanted to see what they had done with the interface. Like different distributions of UNIX, I imagined all sorts of additional tweaks implemented by the crew [...]

Laptop Keyboard Update

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Last week I fretted about the problems I was having with my keyboard. I ran more tests and like reader Dave, came to the conclusion the problem had to be hardware. Everything kept pointing to the keyboard, not the connections or motherboard.
I jumped on eBay and found a Dell Inspiron 2100 keyboard with a [...]

Sprint brands its WiMax—Xohm

Friday, August 17th, 2007

WiMax … the ultimate solution for replacing the incumbent carrier over the last mile. That’s how some companies are positioning this product, including Sprint. This announcement yesterday about their new name for WiMax services got me thinking about the reality of last mile replacement and how WiMax will fulfill that destiny. (The included link goes [...]

11 steps to buying a domain name that doesn’t suck

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Waking up, you remember the dream so vividly. The business plan was presented in its entirety, and the perfect domain name just snapped into place. You’re just dieing dying to head over to GoDaddy and register the domain. It’s short, sweet, and captures the vision of your new venture, perfectly.
Stephan Spencer, at the cnet blog, [...]

I Need Your Help—Keyboard Ceases to Function

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Last week, some of the keys on my laptop quit working … again. Yes, this has happened before, and I have successfully resolved the issues, but this time I haven’t had any success.
History
My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 2100 notebook, that is almost seven years old and I still love it. It’s light (less than [...]

Brit Broadband Often Half Touted Speed

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Have you tested your connection for download and upload speeds? Are they even close to what you thought you bought?
This Business Week article tells about a consumer rights group in the UK trying to correct the mis-match of what you are sold, and what you get. The problem exists in the U.S., as well. Many [...]

E-Dragsters Go for Gas-Powered Records

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Yes, I’m a caraholic. I have liked cars since early childhood, and even did a little racing in my younger days, winning at least one trophy at the drag strip. I am also a big fan of smoking tires, nitrous fumes, and whining blowers, but this story fascinates me, too.
An electric motor powered drag [...]

WiTricity Cures Digital Divide

Friday, June 15th, 2007

I can’t stop thinking about this news article about WiTricity. It is the perfect solution to bridge the digital divide. No No … let me explain.
Today @ PC World “WiTricity” Delivers Wireless Power Transmission
We moved one step closer to a world where plugging in your laptop, cell phone, iPod, and even a lamp for power [...]

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