Wednesday, February 26, 2003

You've read before my dissatisfaction with the i705 and the lack of connectivity. Now if I'd read the book on how to make use of the calendar and alarm functions on the phone I be ahead of the game. Now if the phone will allow me to use it for note taking... PDA Might Fade Away. Faced with a lack of innovation and increased competition from smartphones, handheld devices are in danger of extinction unless vendors work fast. [allNetDevices Wireless News] 4:40:09 PM    comment []

Washington Post: Bell Firms Pledge to Fight New FCC Rules. Two of the four former Bell companies, SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. also renewed promises made after the vote that they would not invest in new, high-speed Internet networks unless the local telephone rules are scuttled. [Tomalak's Realm] 3:37:38 PM    comment []

It's things like this that make me want to cancel my newspaper subscription. Andy Rhinehart is experimenting with an RSS feed of help wanted ads from the Spartanburg Herald.  Very cool.  It would be even better if there was an e-mail address attached to each job posting so people could respond.  He is also using the multi-author tool in Radio to publish a weblog for the paper's news stories. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 3:36:10 PM    comment []

Patriot II Slashdot | Your Rights Online - Section-by-Section Analysis of PATRIOT II. SlappyCat writes "The ACLU has a Section-by-Section Analysis of Justice Department draft 'Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003', also known as 'PATRIOT Act II'. This is scary stuff if it gets passed." [Privacy Digest] 2:19:06 PM    comment []

If you have one of these pay attention. Nokia phones vulnerable to DoS attack [InfoWorld: Top News] 1:21:23 PM    comment []

Ericsson to test interoperable IM. The mobile phone company says it will begin testing a wireless instant messaging and "presence" system that will interoperate with those of other providers. [CNET News.com] 1:17:09 PM    comment []