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I hope Todd is sitting down when he reads this, because he might just faint. Clearwire Wi-Max is coming to Honolulu, along with Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas / Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle in 2009. 2010 will see the addition of New York, Washington DC, Boston, and San Francisco. The goal is apparently to provide 120 million people
President Obama has tasked a member of former President Bush's administration to continue her efforts to tighten military and governmental security. Melissa Hathaway has already spent two years in the trenches tightening up government cyber security after multiple breaches. Problems exist, and will likewise continue, in an environment where older equipment and software are being used. There are some wonderful
With so many people out of work and looking, using any online resource they have available, it is important to know that Monster.com has been hacked twice in the last six months. Users names, birthdates, contact information, and passwords amongst other information is now in the wrong hands. I have had a profile at Monster.com for many years, although I
How many of our geek readers attempted to watch the inauguration online yesterday? I did, as did some of my coworkers. We had the best streaming on our enterprise machines that are on the clearest, non-proxied connection. Machines in proxied labs could not keep the feed running no matter where they went. We opted for cnn.com's coverage in my computer
As most of you know, I'm a rather passionate advocate of alternative sources of energy, most notably solar. A new development from scientists from the Future Chips Constellation (FCC) at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have created the coating using nanotechnology - engineering at the molecular level, to create a boost to traditional solar panel captures. A non-reflective
The government is levelling fines from three LCD producers, including the venerated LG. Apparently, LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa all conspired to fix prices on their LCD products, including televisions, computer monitors, and cell phone screens. The fines total $585 million. What's disappointing in these types of anti-trust and anti-competitive charges and pleadings, is that the people that were overcharged (that
If newspapers are going to beat the odds and continue to exist they must keep evolving. Some have learned their lesson as evidenced by even small town papers having decent websites. They cannot stand still though as the internet is not static. If they try to keep their online edition of the paper the same for years they will keep