Wednesday, February 22, 2006

wireless University Bans wi-fi as Health Concern. [Slashdot]  Health concerns limit wireless Internet at Lakehead University 11:14:42 PM    comment

storage update Add 8GB of Storage to Your Cell Phone. [Slashdot] 11:02:41 PM    comment

search Google.org to Spend an Initial $1.1 Billion. [Slashdot] 10:59:27 PM    comment

genetics 'Pharmed' goats seek drug licence. The first medicine to be produced from animals that have been modified to carry human DNA could get the go-ahead this week. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 10:53:44 PM    comment

VoIP Internet Calls, Even if You're Not Close to Your Computer. Skype has traditionally required a computer and an Internet connection. The VoSKY Call Center changes that equation. By JOHN BIGGS. [NYT > Technology] 10:49:58 PM    comment

wireless David Pogue: Wi-Fi to Go: The Hot Spot in a Box. You know what would be so cool? A portable Wi-Fi hot spot. Actually, such a thing exists. By DAVID POGUE. [NYT > Technology] 10:40:47 PM    comment

open source Fedora's OpenGL Composite Desktop. [Slashdot] 10:36:03 AM    comment

open source Windows Bumps Unix as Top Server OS. [Slashdot] 8:44:25 AM    comment

content management system The iTunes U agenda. I've had mixed feelings about itunes.stanford.edu from the moment I first saw it. When I raised concerns about Apple's approach -- which makes freely-available podcasts and their associated RSS feeds less accessible than they ought to be -- I took a lot of flak for saying so. A number of folks pointed out that Stanford is free to publish its own podcasts, and of course that's true. Just yesterday Dave Winer pointed out that Berkeley is offering a gaggle of them. It's not rocket science, after all. Just about anybody can figure out how to record an MP3 file, upload it somewhere, and maybe even provide an RSS feed with enclosure tags. ... [Jon's Radio] 8:35:01 AM    comment