Going Wireless

Going Wireless. A dirty little secret about 802.11b is that it can cover more than 20 kilometers with suitably directional antennas. Imagine reaching places that do not have sufficient commercial value to justify classic infrastructure. In these cases, the viral nature of unlicensed telecommunications becomes a major force of human development, transforming everything from education… Continue reading Going Wireless

The Circle

The Circle. The Circle is a scalable decentralized peer to peer application. Which is quite a mouthful. In English, what this means is that there's no central authority running the show. Which means no entry taxes, no one booting you off the network, and (in theory) no weak point which can break the whole system.… Continue reading The Circle

Add To My [Someday] Reading List

Add To My [Someday] Reading List. Classrooms of the Future “Verner Vinge's Fast Times at Fairmont High just won the Hugo for best novella. The story is set in the 2020s in a world where wireless technology, pervasive computation, augmented reality and wearables make future classrooms and their ethics a lot more complicated for both… Continue reading Add To My [Someday] Reading List

Macromedia MX: Components and Web Services (PDF)

Macromedia MX: Components and Web Services (PDF). Web applications today are developed without significant structure. Often they consist of server-side dynamic pages with embedded script, presentation logic and data access logic. As a result, most of the business logic and data associated with these applications are locked up—unable to be shared inside and outside of… Continue reading Macromedia MX: Components and Web Services (PDF)

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Once in a while Microsoft publishes tips that are actually useful. Here's one that'll make a shortcut on your Windows XP desktop that'll lock your system. If you work at a cube farm, like I do, this is great cause when you leave your desk you can quickly lock your system which protects you against… Continue reading Here's one

50 sexiest stars in television history.

Hollywood actor George Clooney and British actress Dame Diana Rigg have come up trumps in a new poll of the 50 sexiest stars in television history. I adore Emma Peel! [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]

Ok, here is a little more fun with filtered news feeds.  I used Google to search news items based on source (the NYTimes) and topic keyword (blog).  This feed pulls the most recent story in that mentions the NYTimes and blog.  Here is what this looks like.  With a couple tweaks I will get the summaries too with the keyword highlighted in the text.

Reporters Find New Outlet, and Concerns, in Web Logs

Ok, here is a little more fun with filtered news feeds.  I used Google to search news items based on source (the NYTimes) and topic keyword (blog).  This feed pulls the most recent story in that mentions the NYTimes and blog.  Here is what this looks like.  With a couple tweaks I will get the… Continue reading Ok, here is a little more fun with filtered news feeds.  I used Google to search news items based on source (the NYTimes) and topic keyword (blog).  This feed pulls the most recent story in that mentions the NYTimes and blog.  Here is what this looks like.  With a couple tweaks I will get the summaries too with the keyword highlighted in the text.

Reporters Find New Outlet, and Concerns, in Web Logs

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I've created an RSS newsfeed for the Google Sci/Tech news.  You can find it here.  It could be better.  My attempt took three minutes to put together.  The only hard part is picking out the repeatable HTML at the start and end of each story section.  I did this with eVector's RSSdistiller tool (all you… Continue reading here