Dark Spot on Jupiter have Scientist scratching there head
A black spot along the equator of Jupiter have scientist scratching there head seems they have not been able to figure out what it is. [Space.Com]
From the archive
October 2003
123 posts
Do you need a Laugh?
I had to laugh today when I double clicked a entry over at daypop. This is not a tech story but it is funny as hell. [eBay]
Finding WiFi when you need it most
I was in a remote area of New Mexico a few days ago cursing the hotel or company that had implemented their WiFi solution. If you have been reading you know it did not work. Well such is the daily battle for the hardened road warrior. Another thing is hotels need to update there web sites if they have recently
Geeks are back in charge
I have been lucky in that I get to work with some pretty smart people on a daily basis. The engineers and software programmers are always a dream to work with and I usually get a lot of work done. But the minute management sticks there nose in forward progress is slowed considerably. I have found that the people down
200 Gig Hard-Drives on sale at CompUSA
There are a few good things about being on travel I have a chance to spend a little extra time in computer stores. Well today Compusa has Maxtor 200 Gig drives 7200 RPM on-sale for 129.00 after rebate. Last time I priced any hard-drives they were $260.00 so I was quite surprised to see this price. Solves some issues I
Peer Site Network
I saw a reference to this over at Scripting News and have been a little puzzled over there entire purpose. But I doubt I want one of my machines opened up to there network. If anyone has any insight drop me a note as I am a little slow on the uptake on this one. But on the initial read
Absence
I apologize for my absence my current road trip has taxed more of my time than I originally thought it would. Hopefully I am back with you now full time thanks for your patience.
California Wins Legal Case Against Spammers
Two LA spammers were ordered to pay $2 million and received various business restrictions in Santa Clara County Superior Court, this past Friday. This is the largest judgment won by government prosecutors against senders of unsolicited e-mail. The spammers are also the object of a Federal Trade Commission suit; however, both legal cases are civil suits, so there's not much chance that the spammers will see the inside of a jail cell anytime soon.
Robert Cringley and a layman’s article on Microsoft and Open Source
If you want to get a realization of how much Microsoft is misunderstanding Open Source then Robert Cringley has a hum dinger of a article today. [PBS]
MPAA starts program to brainwash your Kids
Imagine this, Hey dad some guy was at school today and told me I was a criminal for watching a movie on the Internet. Think i'm crazy see what the MPAA is up to. [TechDirt]
Show the world how big a Geek you really are!
If you cannot bear to be without your stuff then you need one of these. If your feeling generous buy 2 and send me one. [www.scottevest.com]
Don;t advertise WiFi unless it really works
I am not going to go into a lot of detail but I thought that most places in America had there shit together when it comes to Internet connectivity. I am at a local hotel in New Mexico and they have WiFi. I got to the room and I had a one bar signal. Went looking for there Wifi Hubs
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