Case Western Opens Its Network to Cleveland. Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland makes its academic Wi-Fi network open to the public: It's an ambitious project that allows the public to take advantage of an expensive, but bursty and abundant service. The university has over 1,200 access points, and unless it's a unique case, there… Continue reading Case Western Opens Its Network to Cleveland

Bridging Made Easy. Wirelessly bridging wireless networks with Wireless Distribution System (wirelessly): WDS is a very simple idea: it allows an access point to act like a port on an Ethernet switch. With this simple idea, Apple, Linksys, Buffalo, and others have finally implemented inexpensive and simple-to-configure bridges. What's better, Apple and Buffalo, to name… Continue reading Bridging Made Easy

TiVo's guide to connecting via WiFi. Whether they're amazingly prescient or amazingly responsive (or it's just a coincidence), we're not sure, but TiVo's latest email newsletter has a step-by-step guide to connecting your TiVo via WiFi. You might recall our post a few days ago about the difficulty one TiVo owner experienced when trying to… Continue reading TiVo's guide to connecting via WiFi

PostgreSQL, Inc. Releases Open Source Replication Version. PostgreSQL, Inc. is today contributing its commercially developed replication solution, eRServer(c) v1.0+ for the PostgreSQL database, to the PostgreSQL project and the global open source community. This is part of PostgreSQL Inc.'s ongoing commitment to promoting open source software by adding a crucial enterprise component to the world's… Continue reading PostgreSQL, Inc. Releases Open Source Replication Version

Adding Google Search to your TypePad weblog. Matt Haughey of PVRblog writes in a great tip about adding a Google search to your TypePad weblog. Once you add the search to your weblog, your readers will be able to search your site for specific keywords…. [Everything TypePad!]

Wireless Neighborhoods. The State Science and Technology Institute has a news item about several communities developing free wireless Internet in the urban centers. While rural regions strive to establish basic high-speed Internet connections, larger cities such as St. Louis, Oklahoma City and Roanoke, Va., are looking to establish free, wireless Internet access across several blocks… Continue reading Wireless Neighborhoods

A Top Aide to Blair Resigns as a Dispute Over Iraq Rages. Alastair Campbell announced his resignation as controversy raged over his role in portraying the nature of Iraq's threat. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Server-Computer Sales Rose in 2nd Quarter. Sales of server computers rose for the first quarterly gain in two and a half years, a market research company said. By Bloomberg News. [New York Times: Technology]

From my friend Marcia, a little Zen. The Master in the art of living makes little distinction between work and play, labor and leisure, mind and body, education and recreation, love and religion. You hardly know which is which. You simply pursue your vision of excellence in whatever you do,leaving others to decide whether you… Continue reading From my friend Marcia, a little Zen