02 October 2002

Cisco Does the Wireless CISCO.com -- Cisco unveiled its 3200 Series wireless router designed to enhance communications while underway aboard planes, trains, automobiles and ships. The service would allow police departments, for example, to deliver mug shots and fingerprint scans over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

The War is On the Music Industry MUSIC DISH.com -- In front of a Congressional committee hearing, Back Street Boy, Kevin Richardson, testified that they have never received a royalty check.

Download the Flood Report FLOOD-TRIBUNAL.ie -- Even though the Flood Report sold out in record time, the Irish Government Publication Office is not planning to print any more copies of it. the , despite it having sold out in record time. According to Karlin Lillington, you can buy electronic (CD) copies, or you can download it here or here.

Addiction Is Mark Pilgrim -- Addiction is. Read the whole thing.

Blogside Diversions TOPGOLD -- This Weblog provided diversions for dozens of people last week, including 36 viewers who ran the "Gayometer" and another 36 for paused for "The Veneration of Ellen Feiss". And if you like those things, you will love P45.net

There Are Four Lights DIVE INTO MARK -- One year ago today, Mark Pilgrim's (now former) manager told him to shut down his weblog and remove all traces of it from his server. He tried to convince Mark that the Internet was too small to mix the professional and the personal. One year ago today, Mark gave him an answer, and Dive Into Mark blossomed. To celebrate this first anniversary, you should read Mark's CV, admire his cat, and link to his post.

More Web Search Engine Analysis for Topgold BLOGOSPHERE -- If you want to improve your technical knowledge while in this space, you could poke around this Web site for information on "Browser Settings" (76 requests), "Make my site pay" (51 requests), "Mastering Regular Expressions" (41 requests), overcoming "Problems Opening Photos" (26 requests) or "File Security" (26 requests).For what it’s worth, Tipperary Institute covers some of these topics in ICT courses. Some of the URLs are embedded in course notes.

Most Popular Technology Topic on This Blog BLOGOSPHERE -- Based on search engine requests for information, the most popular technology covered in this Weblog is "PVR" (119 requests), specifically the "TIVO" (60 requests). Macromedia's "Video Conferencing in Flash" intrigued 34 viewers. Another 34 wanted to know about the "Pocket Classroom". And 30 viewers wanted information about the "Sony Camera".

People Are Hungry for WiFi LONDON -- I think the most read topic in the technical blogosphere relates to WiFi. I attracted 68 requests for my June coverage of the idea. My stuff on "Warchalking" got 190 readers in July and in June. "Wardriving" attracted 68 others. Drilling down into the evidence, early adopters want to read more about "WiFi Mesh" (85 requests) or discuss it (49 requests). Some need to know about Motorola’s Canopy (68 requests). I think it's reasonable to conclude that many are trying to get "Last Acre Connectivity" (34 requests), a concept that transcends the unbundling of the local loop and is being well-executed by "Janda czfree.net" (66 requests).

Enhanced Thumbnails for Web Searches PARC.com -- Xerox researchers are playing with enhanced thumbnails for Web searches. Their online demo recreates user tests that compare Enhanced Thumbnails to more traditional methods of displaying search results. Study participants were given a set of information-finding tasks to be done using a search engine. Their search results were displayed using text, plain thumbnails, and Enhanced Thumbnails.

Checking Out e-Books WIRED.com -- Walking through the JFK Airport and NYC Penn Station concourses, I noted the rise of e-books. Now e-books are flying the Friendly Skies, as United Airlines touts their portability to their passengers. Did you know you can check out e-books just like library books? And take courses on them?

Source of Most Referrals LONDON -- I host this Web server in London and once a week I look at some leading statistics, like the source of most of my direct links. Last week, on the heels of being denied "leave to land" in Ireland, I got most of my look-ins from Karlin Lillington's Weblog (a total of 34 clicked into here from her space), possibly after reading her take on my fate.

Hundreds Need to Increase Internet Speeds LONDON -- More people search and find this web site by looking at ways to "improve Internet speed". Last week, 227 people arrived on this Web site, after asking 8 different search engines for tips on improving speed. Some found answers on improving connection speed in the Topgold Forum. At the smaller end of the scale, down in handheld land, 193 people landed on this domain while looking for information about WAP Gateways or WAP in general. One of the lessons learned from this demographic is that bloggers should consider their potential handheld audience.