9/11
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Month: September 2003
FCC adopts ‘plug and play’ cable for TVs
The Federal Communications Commission sets new rules that will make digital cable reception on new televisions as easy as plugging a card into a set. [CNET News.com – Personal Technology]
Email Encryption for OS X
…something that has always been on my todo list has been setting up encrypted mail. I use OS X’s Mail application so I went a googling and found a great howto on setting up gnupg with Mail with a plugin for Mail named GPGMail. [O’Reilly MacDevCenter.com] Cool to do… though of course like a walkie-talkie … Read moreEmail Encryption for OS X
The next threat to start-ups
William Blundon says “Do Not Call” and “Do Not E-mail” legislation efforts are likely to place disproportionate burdens on new businesses looking for ways to market themselves. [CNET News.com]
Sony UX-50 Keyboard Not So Hot?
While some liked it, a major complaint so far seems to be that the keys offer zero tactile feedback and are hard to distinguish from the surrounding metal without looking. This very concern has existed since the first time the photos of the UX-50 and UX-40 were released back in July. [GearBits] Disappointing considering the … Read moreSony UX-50 Keyboard Not So Hot?
Penn Station Loses Wi-Fi
Correspondent reports Penn Station Wi-Fi access gone: My correspondent reports that GuestWiFi pulled out of the Tracks Bar and Grill in Penn Station in Manhattan. The environment apparently made it difficult to run Wi-Fi, but I don’t have additional details. [Wi-Fi Networking News] While unfortunate, the connection was horrible, difficult to login through a variety … Read morePenn Station Loses Wi-Fi
Orange to launch Handspring Treo 600 next week
Network operator will brand the device as its own [The Register] Damn – the GSM guys always get the goods first! Though I have to wait until November for portability for my switch as I want my number to remain the same.
A Hero for Today: He’s Super Techie!
This exciting new UPN series chronicles a thoroughly modern spy who lucked into his job by turning bionic. [New York Times: Business] With his white pocked forehead, sticky hair and delicate features, Christopher Gorham, the star of the new UPN series “Jake 2.0,” may be the actor that television needs most right now: a persuasively … Read moreA Hero for Today: He’s Super Techie!
AOL’s Road to Redemption
Interactive marketing exec Lisa Brown offers contrition for AOL’s missteps and pledges the Internet service will do better. [internetnews.com: Top News]
snapple acquires NYC government
Well, not exactly… but it seems that Snapple and NYC have entered into a co-marketing agreement. statue of liberty torch to be replaced with bottle of sugary tea [anil dash’s daily links]
Smart tags for your supply chain
The prospect of affordable tags has retailers drooling. If every item in a shop were tagged, an apparel retailer, say, could both improve customer service and combat top-line losses, which are typically 5 to 15 percent of sales. RFID technology could be used to locate mislaid products, to deter theft, and even to offer customers … Read moreSmart tags for your supply chain
HyperNote
Those of us who have Palm OS 5 based handhelds can’t run the cool PalmWiki hack that enables WikiWikiWords to be linked from any text field of any running app, because old-school Palm hacks aren’t supported on OS 5. But we can run HyperNote, which is a standalone application that’s basically a wiki-fied version of … Read moreHyperNote
more on sync…
While less than 40 minutes, I now need at least 20 minutes to sync my Palm to my computer. We recently switched to Lotus Notes at work and in order to have my Calendar and other modules sync, I needed to install LipSync from Kissworks. This is a notes databases that can read and write … Read moremore on sync…
Fighting the Idea That All the Internet Is Free
The music industry’s campaign against online piracy attacks the idea that everything in cyberspace can be free. [New York Times: Business]
Eagles Open New Stadium Against Buccaneers
Tampa Bay is the first opponent to test Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field as the teams meet tonight in a rematch of last season’s N.F.C. championship game. [New York Times: Sports] nicely complemented by the HDTV broadcast… go Eagles!! Tough first half so far… no dice – 17-0 on the home opener in Lincoln.
Feeling the pain…
over 30 minutes ago I started to sync my Palm with my computer… still going.
Comcast: Faster downloads by year’s end
The U.S. cable operator says it plans to double the downloading capability of its high-speed Internet service by the end of this year to distinguish its product from competitors. [CNET News.com – Communications]
The watershed moment for RFID
Eric Peters says Wal-Mart’s measured approach toward radio frequency identification technology is a harbinger that will play out across many industries in the next few years. [CNET News.com]
IP Addresses For Coke Cans?
VeriSign’s EPC Network Services Suite targets the existing DNS for RFID tags, which could hook every bottle of soda — and box of screws and shirt — to the Internet. [internetnews.com]
Treo 600 likes and dislikes
BargainPDA got to play with the new Treo 600 for a half hour the other day, declaring that it is going to be the smartphone to beat this fall. The only things they don’t like about the Treo 600 are that it doesn’t have Bluetooth and that there’s no protective cover for the lens of … Read moreTreo 600 likes and dislikes