Author: Vince Kimball

Wi-Fi in 2M+ Homes. Reports show many users, especially with broadband: Wi-Fi networks were added in 2 million homes in the last two years or so, and a quarter of all broadband subscribers have wireless networks. (Broadband adoption just ratcheted up in the last year significantly, too, although analysts think that the curve will become… Continue reading Wi-Fi in 2M+ Homes

Hotels with Broadband/Wi-Fi. New directory of hotels with wireless and wired Internet service: The directory is extensive, but it doesn't note which hotels have wired or wireless, or costs. It's a great starting point for planning a bandwidth-necessary trip, however. (Also, I can't get the JavaScript popup menus to work in the latest Apple Safari… Continue reading Hotels with Broadband/Wi-Fi

Exploring Myst's Brave New World. When the enigmatic video game arrived a decade ago, millions booted up to explore lush forests, ancient cities and mysterious ports. Now Myst's creators are at it again, with Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. By Suzanne Ashe from Wired magazine. [Wired News]

Ask For A Second Cup.  Good to the Last Drop: Dimensions and Cultural Implications of Coffee Service in Libraries “A paper on coffee services in libraries, written by students of the School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina. The paper covers 'the general history of coffee and coffeehouses, the history of the… Continue reading Ask For A Second Cup

Scale-free network searching. Social networks have the surprising property of being “searchable”: Ordinary people are capable of directing messages through their network of acquaintances to reach a specific but distant target person in only a few steps. We present a model that offers an explanation of social network searchability in terms of recognizable personal identities:… Continue reading Scale-free network searching

Last stop before the media monopoly. FCC chairman Michael Powell is likely to get media ownership deregulated — even though public comment is running 97 percent against it. [Salon.com]

Josh Marshall is on the hunt.  Josh Marshall may be at it again. You may recall that he was widely credited for sticking to the Trent Lott story late last year, ultimately resulting in Trent Lott stepping down from his leadership position in the Senate. Now he's picking at the threads of a story that… Continue reading Josh Marshall is on the hunt

Zen and the Art of Data Restoration.  Zen and the Art of Data Restoration Standardization is elusive, even though there are so many standards to choose from. Or perhaps because there are so many. Nevertheless, for many years I have been pursuing an elusive goal of digitizing, standardizing, and archiving all of mydata. In this… Continue reading Zen and the Art of Data Restoration

Update: Web Help Desk 6.3. Web Help Desk adds parts tracking and inventory, PDF invoicing, and other changes. [MacInTouch]

Update: WireHose Server 2.0.2. A tool for Java developers to create customizable web portals, WireHose Server resolves some issues with the Mac OS X installer, enhances several sample applications, and fixes some bugs. [MacInTouch]