Sputnik launches new Linux-based indoor/outdoor AP for only $250!. My friends over at Sputnik just launched a new, indoor/outdoor AP, the Sputnik AP 200. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night shall stay these rugged, high-powered APs from distributing Wi-Fi for a distance of miles, with optional external antenna, of course. The… Continue reading Sputnik launches new Linux-based indoor/outdoor AP for only $250!
Month: April 2004
How to Help Someone Use a Computer
How to Help Someone Use a Computer. From Roland Tanglao: Phil Agre's How to Help Someone Use a Computer is a piece that I wish I could have written. Unfortunately, I break too many of these rules (although I sense that I'm doing so when I do) because I don't have quite enough patience. Phil's… Continue reading How to Help Someone Use a Computer
Gateway Releases SOHO Powerhouse
Gateway Releases SOHO Powerhouse. Gateway's 7000 series Wi-Fi gateways have WDS, PoE, 802.1X (PEAP), WPA, AES, built-in RADIUS–for $299: The 802.11g version is available now, although the details at Gateway's site are scanty (no product details, for instance). The press release is long on acronyms, but it's not clear whether the PEAP and other secured… Continue reading Gateway Releases SOHO Powerhouse
Dodgy Patents Rile Tech Industry
Dodgy Patents Rile Tech Industry. A patent for a type of browser cookie? This and other dubious patents have led the software industry to declare that the U.S. patent system is broken and needs to be repaired. But no quick fix is in sight. By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News]
GAO Says Army on Road to Ruin
GAO Says Army on Road to Ruin. An ambitious $92 billion reshaping of the Army appears to be in serious trouble, according to the General Accounting Office. Even worse, the Army might have known it from the start. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News]
Laszlo is XML technology, not Flash technology
Laszlo is XML technology, not Flash technology. Laszlo has been getting a lot of attention for its product of late, thanks in part to Macromedia' Monday announcement of its Flex presentation server. I thought I'd use my first blog entry to set some context around Laszlo, and explain how, in contrast to Flex, Laszlo offers… Continue reading Laszlo is XML technology, not Flash technology
A cold day where? Windows Installer Toolset on SourceForge
A cold day where? Windows Installer Toolset on SourceForge. Slashdot has just posted a pointer to the Shared Source release of the Windows Installer XML (WiX) Toolset, now available on SourceForge. The code was released under IBM’s Common Public License (CPL). This is the first Microsoft source to be released under an OSS approved open… Continue reading A cold day where? Windows Installer Toolset on SourceForge
Keeping Current: Advanced Internet Strategies
Keeping Current: Advanced Internet Strategies. Keeping Current: Advanced Internet Strategies to Meet Librarian and Patron Needs is a relatively short book with a long title; and it's chock-full of useful information on how to find current information on the web. [LawLibTech]
Rafe Colburn
Rafe Colburn: “I can't wait until the day when I have enough money in the bank to quit a job in disgust.” [Scripting News]
Color me Bad
Color me Bad. Microsoft has a well-written and reasonably short article on how web color choices affect the user. I know, you're thinking “A useful article from Microsoft? LiB, have you gone over to the dark side?” Not yet, my dear readers, not yet. But I swear, this is a useful article for those of… Continue reading Color me Bad