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Brian told us about:

An aritcle in BusinessWeek describes some of the proposals being put forth by the Internet Architecture Board to stop spam,…

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Earl sends us:

The new “Do Not Call” list in America for registering to not receive commercial solicitations by phone has numerous loopholes…

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This is an interesting post:

Apple was first to the consumer market with WiFi and their Airport card made by Lucent - as they were known at the time. This video, shot in 2000 still has relevance today. Since then, the 802.11b protocol has grown into 802.11a at 5Ghz and 54 Megabits, and 802.11g at the original 2.4GHz but with touted speeds of 54 Megabits, the true throughput is around 22 Mbps.
One tip that you will ONLY read here: buy a Cardbus PC-Card if you cannot get WiFi built into your laptop. The Cardbus specification calls for a faster interface AND 3.3 volt power consumption. PC-Cards run at 5 Volts and that literally sucks the life out of your laptop by half of its rated capacity. I saw a noticable improvement when I went to my current favorite card - the 3Com X-Jack antenna 802.11b card.
WiFi is life changing invisible […]

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Interesting:

The whole idea of a point and shoot camera is to do just that. When you see something that you want to capture, the last thing you want is to wait 30 seconds for a digital camera to boot up while you miss that picture of a lifetime.
Cameras today have integrated their memory with their processors and sometimes even the CCD which makes them boot up in UNDER ONE SECOND and even let you take several pictures sequentially! My favorite is the Casio Exilum series of “wearable” cameras. They are available with and without zoom lenses and at up to 3.2 Megapixels which is perfect for an 8X10 print.
Casio Exilum - Minolta Dimage & Camera Memory Formats: Read the story for more details.

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Came across this today:

Call me crazy, but There is (something about) a place where you can drive dune buggies, fly in hoverpacks and flirt with people wearing funky clothing. The technorati can hide behind a keyboard and mouse while buying drinks and playing with dogs. Web sites are destinations on the Internet, but There is a place to mingle and meet. For your sake, I hope the gender on screen matches the equipment of the person you are speaking to on the other side of the keyboard. That would make “real life” There events what you expect and much easier to pallet.
There is a noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, and now a proper noun. Watch the QuickTime Video

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Thanks Sarah, for pointing out:

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Heather sent us a link to this:

If you are a heavy laptop or PDA user the LG-5350 provides ~70k serial connections to your portable devices. Phones like the Nokia 3650 and the Ericsson P800 have email, mini browsers and 640X480 VGA cameras while the Treo 300 with its built in keyboard and Palm OS support web pages via color touch screens and multiple server POP email clients. How much phone do you need and is voice important any longer?
LG 5350 - Handspring Treo 300 - Nokia 3650 - Sony Ericsson P800: Watch the QuickTime Video

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