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Thursday, May 17th, 2007Business Week published two stories of interest today in the technology sector.
Muni WiFi
The first, Municipal Wi-Fi: A Failure To Communicate—Municipal Wi-Fi networks don’t quite deliver on the promise of wide-ranging access is true to its title. The article goes into greater detail about Earthlink and its decision to pull in the reins on further [...]
Technology Survey Has Many Surprises
Monday, May 7th, 2007The Pew Internet and American Life Project conducted an extensive survey in early 2006 and they found a few surprises. Below is a dissection of the thirty-one percent high-tech users, but other findings give more insight into the tech world.
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The high-tech elites, for instance, are almost evenly split into:
“Omnivores,” who fully embrace technology [...]
Deju Vu—The Ford Shelby GT500KR
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007As the great readers of Business Unusual know, I am lusting after the Shelby GT500. Now a new Mustang is introduced that moves the horsepower up another notch, 540bph. Oh My!
I may have to review and rethink my position on this whole GT500 issue. The ground effects on the new KR are a lot different, [...]
Should the Government Get Involved?
Saturday, March 31st, 2007Which 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 [...]
FCC Probe: Net Neutrality Goose Chase?
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007I 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, 2007The 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 [...]
Freedom from the office — the Bedouin way
Monday, March 19th, 2007Mike 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 [...]
Broadband over powerline is ready to explode
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007This technology could be the real competitor to cable and DSL. The speeds are comparable and with the kinks worked out from a few years ago, BPL could come into its own. The best part; they are delivering synchronous, not asynchronous service. The 3Mbs download speed is matched with a 3Mbs upload speed.
The upload [...]
10 Reasons to Like Zoho Writer (and more)
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Are you looking for a FREE, ROBUST, DYNAMIC, and JUICY web-based word processor? You’re in luck with today’s recommendation. Zoho writer is a great product and the highest praise I can say is, "It doesn’t feel like a web-based program. It is much better than everything else I have tried." I like this product and [...]
Multiple Computers, 1 Keyboard/Mouse, No KVM
Monday, February 19th, 2007Sometimes you just have to get your geek on and try something totally out there. How about running multiple computers, four monitors, one keyboard and one mouse, all at the same time.
Impossible, you say! Tim to the rescue with a how-to on a software program and a little time. This will gain you major [...]