Thursday, October 31, 2002

PCWorld.com - T-Mobile Spreads Wi-Fi at Airports

PCWorld.com - T-Mobile Spreads Wi-Fi at Airports They now have agreements with United, American, and Delta.

PCWorld.com - Ancient Manuscripts Go Online

PCWorld.com - Ancient Manuscripts Go Online The Vatican is publishing the contents of it's Apostolic Library, which houses 1.6 million antique and modern printed volumes. The site will go online this week at http://www.vatican.va/.

Sunday, October 27, 2002

Welcome to MacSleazy !

Welcome to MacSleazy ! This has to be one of the most disturbing sites I've seen in a long time. X-Rated Mac Erotica. Some people, have way too much time on their hands.

Wired News: Implantable Chip, On Sale Now

Wired News: Implantable Chip, On Sale Now Come on everyone, let's "Get Chipped". Applied Digital Solutions got FDA approval for it's implantable chip last week, and this week the chips are on sale. For just $200 + Doctor's Injection Fee + $10/month database maintenance fee you can have your very own spy chip installed.

AT&T Wireless to shutter old network - Tech News - CNET.com

AT&T Wireless to shutter old network - Tech News - CNET.com Looks like AT&T is going to shut down it's CDPD network and force customers onto it's new GPRS network.

Tomorrow's tech: The domino effect - Tech News - CNET.com

Tomorrow's tech: The domino effect - Tech News - CNET.com Researchers have used molecular "dominos" to perform complex calculations on the atomic scale.

Thursday, October 24, 2002

Congressman under fire for attack on free software

seattlepi.com has a story about Congressman Adam Smith a Democrat from Washington who has been circulating a letter and backing a bill to do away with the GPL. He says in the letter that free software is, "problematic and threaten(s) to undermine innovation and security". Smith's biggest contributor is Microsoft and his spokesperson said he has, "definitely spoken with (Microsoft) about this issue".

BBC NEWS | Business | Pfizer's Viagra faces stiff competition

The headline says it all, Pfizer's Viagra faces stiff competition.

The Register: Review of Xandros

The Register has a review on Xandros, the linux based OS that many say is what Lindows should have been. In fact the reviewer mentions that very phrase at the end of the review.

PCWorld.com - When Will Desktop Chips Hit 15 GHz?

PCWorld.com has an article about the future of clock speeds in desktop computers. Intel's CTO says that the company will have 15 GHz chips out in 2010.

Saturday, October 19, 2002

LOC: Map Collections Home Page

The Library of Congress Map Collections Home Page has maps from 1500 to 2002. I saw this on slashdot this evening, and then spent about an hour looking at old maps of San Jose, CA. It's amazing how the town has changed. For my folks in New York, there are maps of Rochester and a ton of others. Very cool site.

Friday, October 18, 2002

Photos from Big Sur

Jenna and I went on a trip to Big Sur last weekend. Here are the pictures from our trip.

Thursday, October 10, 2002

D-Link Systems Inc. DCS-1000W 2.4GHz Wireless Network Internet Camera

D-Link Systems Inc. DCS-1000W 2.4GHz Wireless Network Internet Camera What a neat product. This is an 802.11b ready camera that you can use for home surveilence. It doesn't require X-10 or other special stuff to get it to work.

PalmInfocenter.com: WiFi SD Card Coming Next Year

PalmInfocenter.com has a story about the new SD Wi-Fi cards that will be coming out next year.

The Brick Testament

The Brick Testament, shows that some people have way too much time on their hands.