Friday, May 24, 2002

Baby Bells win FCC victory  Local telephone companies won a major victory Friday when an appeals court overturned a Federal Communications Commission ruling that requires them to share lines with their competitors. 7:58:38 PM  comment []     Creative Labs Sound Blaster Extigy Since this device has so many inputs and outputs, it's only natural that it comes with no fewer than nine different applications to parse everything coming in and out: Audio Stream Recorder, which is sort of like an MP3 VCR for streaming Internet radio. Connect this box to a wireless laptop and combine this with wireless blogging at a conference and you inhance bringing the office/home users into the discussion? 12:25:53 PM  comment []     An excellent summary of encryption key and handshaking flaws in the current Wi-Fi security implementation: this is a good review and a nice not-too-technical explanation of the flaws in the current system that prevent it from its intended first-line-of-defense position. It's also a good guide to understanding how any revisions to the spec will solve the problem. [80211b News] 10:46:45 AM  comment []     Lots of buzz lately about Small Pieces Loosely Joined.  A new book by David Weinberger, Co-author of Cluetrain Manifesto.  First 2 chapters are online. 10:13:59 AM  comment []     Amazing laptops " The biggest snag in the program has nothing to do with the machines or the kids using them, laptop proponents said. They believe the greatest obstacle is a projected $180 million state budget deficit. Lawmakers have said that the $25 million program could be cut to save money if the Legislature returns to session this summer. " 10:09:15 AM  comment []

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