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I have always thought it would be cool to have my own mini-radio station, well it seems it is much cheaper and easier to do today than it was 5 years ago there is one group offering a 4 day workshop to spell out how to do it. Thanks Techdirt for the link. [www.freeradio.org]
Seems Walmart is having problems reading some pallets of merchandise and the RFID tags contained within or on. They have backed off their mandate that all suppliers have RFID technology in place by Jan 2005 on all incoming shipments. I guess this means that it may not be as easy for companies to spy on what we are purchasing. But
I had to laugh when I read the following article by Business Week on their perception of the Apple stores. I have been in 7 different Apple stores and I will tell you what my perception is. They hire a bunch of prissy bastards that are unwilling to help customers make informed choices. I had vowed to never buy a
Reuters has published a list of RSS feeds for it's news service. This is a great catch and thanks to Dave over at Scripting News for the link. [Reuters]
Hackers have been tricking Internet Explorer to show the wrong address for a long time which has tricked some people into going to sites that where not necessarily legitimate sites with the goal of scamming account numbers and passwords. Brian's Buzz has a very good detailed article on the trend and what you should or probably have already done to
Everyone has heard of a Freedom of Information Act which allows citizens to file request on Information that may be restricted or not released for public disclosure. Imagine filing a request for the blueprints to a nuclear weapon. Do you think you would stand a chance of getting a visit by the FBI or Secret Service. The FOIA has it
A very cool process called Slipstreaming allows you to apply Windows XP Service Pack 1 when you re-build your PC saving you the hassle of having to apply 200 gigs worth of patches once your system is re-built. [www.windows-help.net]
I already know what the technical answer is and it is no. I know several people that are running hacked versions of XP that are always bitching about not being able to apply service packs etc. I found out a very long time ago that running hacked software is not worth it. For gosh sakes most of us spend more
Techdirt has pointed out correctly how the press is misreporting a case where a woman lost a case to the RIAA. I will not summarize and will allow you to make your own conclusions but quite honestly I am not all that surprised on the mis-reporting. [Techdirt]
Just as the music industry is facing changes in it's marketplace so are the Baby Bells. With more people using their wireless phones as their primary communications choice and the ever increasing utilization of VOIP the bells are loosing their base customers. The Bells have an amazing infrastructure and will eventually become nothing more than data providers as technology allows
The ever popular or maybe not so popular TechTV staff was given pink slips. Comcast has dropped the hatchet. [Cnet]
I found a very good weblog that deals with everything wireless. I'm putting this site on my daily read list. [www.dailywireless.com]
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