Friday, November 8, 2002

Ok all you office slackers... Browse All You Want At Work [Slashdot] 10:07:05 PM    comment []

First Look: Updated Apple iBooks, PowerBooks : Apple sizzles with performance improvements and price cuts that are tough to resist. (TechTV via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] 9:59:19 PM    comment []

Original Mac Veteran Leads Sun Desktop Charge : Sun's Desktop strategy -- "Project Madhatter" -- is taking shape. (The Register via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] 9:58:00 PM    comment []

Ok guys, you saw it here. Diamonds? Who Cares? Give Me HDTV. If there's a segment of the population that really wants digital television, it's women. According to a recent study, women prefer a DTV than a 1-karat diamond ring. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News] 7:48:35 PM    comment []

5{p://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56244,00.html">Crooked Path Ahead for Digital TV. What is the future of digital television now that the Republicans have control of Congress? Most likely, it's business as usual. That means tough challenges for legislators trying to move the technology forward. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News] 7:46:55 PM    comment []

NBC5.com - Money - Video Voyeur: Wireless Cameras Could Breach Privacy. Target 5 Says Consumer Rights Fall Into Gray Area Video Voyeurs Watching You? You wouldn't invite a stranger to peer in your window. You wouldn't give your housekey to a burglar or expose your children to peeping Toms. At least, you wouldn't do those things on purpose. "But that may be exactly what thousands of unwitting consumers are doing every day, when they flip the switch of a popular device: the wireless video camera, commonly known as a nanny-cam," said Target 5 reporter Lisa Parker. "The implications are very very frightening," said Prof. Clifford Fishman. "People don't realize how much of their privacy they are potentially compromising when they use them." [Privacy Digest] 7:45:52 PM    comment []

Ray is always someone you should pay attention to. The Edge.  Kurzweil's Intelligent Universe. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 7:08:21 AM    comment []

Douglas Adams. "Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of." [Quotes of the Day] 7:00:05 AM    comment []

Lyndon B. Johnson. "If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim"." [Quotes of the Day] 6:56:52 AM    comment []