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FCC to open 50 mhz of frequency in the 3600 mhz range.

The FCC is looking to open up the 3.6 ghz spectrum for Wireless ISP Operators. with the current spectrum becoming more crowded I wonder what they are going to do when they run out of spectrum. [Broadband News]

Wiretaps in the news again!

Seems police and federal agencies are having a little trouble wiretapping some of these push to talk phones. I wonder how long this has been going on and I wonder how many criminals are going about the business of being criminals with these types of phones. [ZDNet]

Increase your WiFi Performance

Slashdot has a interesting read on a way to increase your WiFi Performance. I would be very interested in hearing back from anyone that actually tries this. [Slashdot]

Linksys Routers get Critical Review

I have had my share of bad luck with Linksys products and no longer buy what I classify as low-end router products so I was not surprised when I saw a critical Linksys review. Folks before you go out and buy that latest gadget take a few moments and do some research and read some non-biased consumer reviews and dig

Spyware research turns into a nightmare

Let me say this don't be as stupid as this guy was. If you are doing research on viruses and spyware put together a bare-bones test machine and isolate it on the network. I do a great deal of beta testing and I have 2 guinea pig machines that I do all software testing on. I also build a nightly

Improve your WiFi Network

We have all had problems with our WiFi Networks being I was a early adopter most of my neighbors where not affecting anything but lately it seems that I can login to about a dozen WiFi hotspots from my backyard patio. So if you are having issues PCWorld has a really good article making recommendations to alleviate your WiFi Blues.

Traffic lights that stop you from speeding

Imagine your late for work and you are driving well above the speed limit and much to your frustration every stop light you come up to turns Red. Would this frustrate you even more? I know it would me in some towns in America they have just such traffic lights. [Techdirt]