Blogs as Disruptive Tech - How weblogs are flying under the radar of the Content Management Giants - Our Stories - Articles about our company, WebCrimson: "Blogs as Disruptive Tech How weblogs are flying under the radar of the Content Management Giants by John Hiler"  10:24:52 PM    

Road Signs for Vagabond Computer Users. In "war chalking," a series of symbols on sidewalks and buildings indicate the presence of a wireless network. By Glenn Fleishman. [New York Times: Technology] More about marking Wi-Fi access points...  3:55:34 PM    

A Stereo That's Small and Digital Every time you play a CD, the machine automatically copies its tracks onto its built-in 20-gigabyte hard drive. (If time is of the essence, you can also dump an entire CD to the hard drive in 20 minutes using a silent copying mode.) Thereafter, you can play back those songs without having to insert the original CD. The hard drive holds 300 CD's worth of music, turning this handsome unit into a self-contained jukebox. It also can be programed to recored radio programs. Kind of like TiVo for audio....  6:05:48 AM    

Yes! Qwest is being investigated. Qwest Discloses U.S. Attorney Is Investigating the Company. Qwest Communications International, the nation's fourth-largest local telephone company, said today that it was the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. By Kenneth N. Gilpin. [New York Times: Technology]

Once again, I say it couldn't be happening to a more deserving company. Here in the Pacific Northwest, Qwest has never had a clue about serving its customers, and it hasn't had to since it is the only land-line option. I used to have DSL through Qwest, but their support was so horrible, especially after my DSL router was affected by the viruses last summer that I divested in all the Qwest gear that I could. Just yesterday I had four phone calls from Qwest trying to sell me an upgraded phone package, including a feature that would block telemarketing calls. I don't think the telemarketer understood at first when I asked without delay whether the feature would block him...

Qwest can go the way of the dinosaurs and I would be a happy camper. [Mac Net Journal] Couldn't agree more.....  5:58:47 AM