The wardriver and the cop. Doc Searls often writes about how his modus operandi for acquiring Internet access while traveling is to cruise residential neighborhoods running MacStumbler, which finds wireless access points and speaks to you in different voices depending on whether the AP has WEP turned on or off. Jeremy Zawodny recently wrote about… Continue reading The wardriver and the cop
Many privacy advocates alarmed by rise in online databases
Marin Independent-Journal, CA –Many privacy advocates alarmed by rise in online databases. Edward Socorro had a good thing going as a sales manager with Hilton Hotels Corp. But not long after he started, a company hired by Hilton to do background checks on new employees reported that Socorro once spent six months in jail. In reality, Socorro… Continue reading Many privacy advocates alarmed by rise in online databases
Truck Stop Wi-Fi Growing
Truck Stop Wi-Fi Growing. Truckers are really enjoying using Wi-Fi at truck stops: They use it to keep in touch with family but also to get directions or information about road construction or to send photos to bosses about goods that may be damaged at pick up. This story mentions Flying J, Truckstop.net, and TravelCenters… Continue reading Truck Stop Wi-Fi Growing
The Fantasy and Reality of 2004
Wired News: The Fantasy and Reality of 2004. So we asked a dozen experts in fields that are apt to touch all our lives this year — privacy, defense, spam, security, open source, technology development, life online and human rights — to answer this question: “What do you wish would happen in 2004, and what… Continue reading The Fantasy and Reality of 2004
Quick, Practical Tips toThwart ID Theft
Quick, Practical Tips toThwart ID Theft. How You Can Thwart ID Thieves quickly cuts to the chase and enumerates eight free or low-cost ways to protect yourself against ID theft. For more resources, see my other postings on this topic here. [beSpacific]
A History of Strange Bounces, a Future of the Unexpected
A History of Strange Bounces, a Future of the Unexpected. It's not always the obvious things that change the course of the world. Sometimes they are small, or overlooked. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Lessons at the Apple store
Lessons at the Apple store. I spent nearly three hours with Steve Sloan today. He's one of those guys who helps run one of Silicon Valley's biggest educational enterprises (San Jose State University). We visited the Apple store for a while (I saw two Macs sold, both of which were purchased with Microsoft's Virtual PC,… Continue reading Lessons at the Apple store
Lessons in Technology from San Jose State University
Lessons in Technology from San Jose State University. While walking around Palo Alto and eating at the Cheesecake Factory, Steve Sloan and I talked about what he's doing at SJSU. He's one of those evangelists that don't show up on any mailing lists. He's probably influenced millions of dollars of purchases in the past decade.… Continue reading Lessons in Technology from San Jose State University
The End of Sun's Cobalt Servers
The End of Sun's Cobalt Servers “Sun Microsystems has taken the last of its Cobalt line of server appliances off the shelves in favor of the AMD based Sun Fire line.” The article makes note of several relevant bits of history regarding Cobalt, the Appliance Server market, and Sun's Linux strategies. [Slashdot]
Microsoft at the Tipover Point
Microsoft at the Tipover Point David Gerard writes “In the wake of Microsoft's first flat quarter, The Inquirer brings us The IT Industry Is Shifting Away From Microsoft – Linux is being taken seriously, Microsoft is not trusted and our favorite monopoly is finding it harder and harder to compete with 'free.'” [Slashdot]