Sunday, October 27, 2002

Ask and Ye Shall Receive I struggled for over an hour today rewiring my ReplayTV and hiding it inside a piece of furniture. One big problem is no phone jack anywhere near said furniture - you've gotta connect the RTV to their servers by either phone line or Ethernet. The RTV has an Ethernet jack, but of course I have a wireless network, not Cat-5 in the walls. So, I'm stuck...until I saw this little gem on Gizmodo. Score! It's the perfect piece of gear for my problem. 6:51:48 PM

Mobile car ban drives Bluetooth. The government is gearing up to ban the use of mobile phones in cars which could prove the kickstart Bluetooth technology needs [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY] Where there's a will, there's a way. Banning cell phones doesn't mean conversations are banned; just means one-handed driving is a bad idea (particularly in standard shift vehicles). 8:35:57 AM

From JRobb and MIT Tech Review: Nice to see that the Palladium issue is still getting some press. This article isn't paranoid; this is the way it's going down, from all indications. The good news: Microsoft-Hollywood connection will do what no competitor has been able to do - create a viable market for non-MS user platforms. 8:28:12 AM

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