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DOCSIS 3.0. CableLabs has issued a series of specifications for DOCSIS 3.0. It will enable cable operators to offer significantly higher speeds with downstream data rates of 160 Mbps and upstream data rates of 120 Mbps. The Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) 3.0, are available at CableLabs. DOCSIS 3.0 features “channel bonding”, which enables multiple… Continue reading DOCSIS 3.0

Thom May: System attack or just stupid terrorists?.  The “foiled” terrorist attack looks suspiciously like an attack on the underlying system, rather than an actual attempt to blow planes up – it’s almost laughable that terrorists in this day and age could hope to get explosive devices onto planes in hand luggage. If we decide… Continue reading Thom May: System attack or just stupid terrorists?

From Nowhere to Out There. Spaceport America is under construction in some of the most desolate real estate in New Mexico. But it may soon become the launch pad for commercial space travel. Jason Silverman reports from Las Cruces, New Mexico. [Wired News: Top Stories]

The 15 minute Windows XP tune-up. Got a slow movin' computer? Try the Windows XP 15 minute tune-up. Chances are, it's not a hardware problem that's making your system run so slowly, but a backup of old, clogged data that's draining your memory. Computing siteTweak3D.net offers a few suggestions that can get that sluggish machine… Continue reading The 15 minute Windows XP tune-up

Turbo Delphi!. Yeehah! Turbo returns! I got a call from Borland's David Intersimone late last week, and we spoke for quite awhile, certainly at more length than we have in ten or twelve years. The big news is that Borland is introducing a line of new, single-language, single-platform IDE/compiler packages under the Turbo brand: Turbo… Continue reading Turbo Delphi!

The Windows Doomsday Switch. ZDNet's Ed Bott posted a scary article indicating that Microsoft may well implement a “doomsday switch” on Windows this fall. The details are unclear, but the gist of it is that WGA will be made mandatory, and if people refuse to install it (you can opt out of WGA now if… Continue reading The Windows Doomsday Switch

Open Voting Foundation Releases Huge Diebold Voting Machine Flaw. It's on their website: “Diebold has made the testing and certification process practically irrelevant,” according to Dechert. “If you have access to these machines and you want to rig an election, anything is possible with the Diebold TS — and it could be done without leaving… Continue reading Open Voting Foundation Releases Huge Diebold Voting Machine Flaw

Weekend Project: Put together your cheap virtual office. Finance site MyMoneyBlog offers some pointers for setting up your virtual office on the cheap. If you're starting up your startup, going freelance or just setting up for a new side business, there are suggestions for getting free or inexpensive telephone and fax service, a post office… Continue reading Weekend Project: Put together your cheap virtual office

Your Money: Let’s Say Your Toilet Backs Up. How Do You Find a Good Plumber?. Local search sites are trying to capture word-of-mouth wisdom, catalog it and disseminate it online. By DAMON DARLIN. [NYT > Technology]

Abuses spur vows to protect debtors. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly will push for legislation to protect unwary consumers from predatory debt collection practices, including a clear requirement that evidence be offered that a debt is owed, and new protections for consumers whose cars are targeted for seizure by collectors, Reilly aides said yesterday.… Continue reading Abuses spur vows to protect debtors