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Thursday, December 5, 2002
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"kfsource, edited by Boston law librarian David Goldman, is a weblog for law librarians, legal researchers and other information professionals. While kfsource primarily focuses on the intersection between law and technology, we also report on career information, search engine news, interview notable personalities and much more." [Library Stuff] [The Shifted Librarian]
7:36:38 AM 
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Here's a short, interesting article on how we came to a point where "Practitioners and theorists no longer remained socially or intellectually isolated from one another."When Knowledge Was Spread Around, So Was Prosperity. Beginning in the late 18th century, individual inventions not only flourished but also sparked still more inventions and economic growth. By Virginia Postrel. [New York Times: Business]
6:00:55 AM
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The Next Communications Network, SuperNova
Conference weblog
As this
article in USA Today shows, community WiFi wireless access points
are becoming mainstream news. WiFi flips the traditional centralized
model of communications. Anyone can establish an access point and create
a localized island of connectivity. Today, WiFi is an extension at the
fringes of the existing communications infrastructure, because it still
depends on "backhaul" to the public Internet or telephone network. But
tomorrow?
Continue
reading "The Next Communications Network"
Homeland
security waiting for Wi-Fi. Security must be a priority for users
and makers of wireless networking equipment in order to prevent attacks
on federal and corporate systems, experts say. [CNET News.com]
5:48:59 AM
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Last update: 5/8/06; 9:02:58 PM.
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