17 July 2002

On a Rich Network, News Finds You JIM McGEE -- One of the distinct pleasures of the blogging world is that even if you miss something, somebody that you trust will catch it eventually and call it to your attention.

Putting Randomizer in Cloud Links BRIAN ST. PIERRE -- Good idea on putting the randomizer into the Cloud Links.

Sighting: Digital Paper Wireless DIGITAL PAPER WIRELESS -- Wirelessly View Complex Docs and Drawings. DigitalPaper Wireless 5.1 enables workforce viewing and collaboration of complex documents and drawings - without client software, plug-ins, or applets.

Wireless Broadband PASS ONE -- This non-profit group plans to create a "service mark" or logo -- similar to the Visa logo in a restaurant window -- that indicates a particular hot-spot location will allow a subscriber access, no matter who provides the Wi-Fi service.Pass One. Mark One.

Peer Streaming PEER STREAMING -- Adam Curry in Belgium listens to Dennis in Holland over peercast and that means he gets a stream of MixFreaks mp3s. Totally 80's kickass stuff. Neither of them are communicating with a central server. Curry gets his signal from another listener in the chain. Big stuff here. Expect entertainment to come in network form, where you are a part of the physical network.

Smart Mobs HOWARD RHEINGOLD -- Are you a user of the digital spectrum or a creator using it? I need P2P and internetworking connections. Rheingold writes about the big battle coming over the future of smart mobs. It concerns media cartels and government agencies who seek to reimpose a regime under which customers of technology may consume, but not create. That power struggle is what the battles over file-sharing, copy protection, and the regulation of the radio spectrum are about.