Wireless is Wired Trouble
This little 54 Mbps thumb-sized wireless card is a little wanting. The concept of plugging in a wireless card and being on the internet is a good one. But custom install drivers and dropped connections riddle this fun little toy. If you thought that you would just push the wireless USB card [...]
Wherify GPS Watch
Wherify GPS Watch
The Wherify watch allows parents to have piece of mind. It includes GPS technology to track a child’s location. The watch cannot be removed without a key and includes a built-in pager. Two buttons on the housing unit call 911 when pressed three times.
New iPod Mini & Photo
iPod mini
Apple has introduced a new, higher capacity (6GB) iPod mini. They have also unveiled new 30 ($349) & 60 ($449) GB iPod photo models. The iPod photos had previously been priced at $499 (40GB) & $599 (60GB). Apple is owning the market in this arena and shows that it’s not sleeping [...]
Music on Demand
Ever wish you could have a way to get the latest music, right to your mp3 player? You can do exactly that with the ipodder service. When the music changes, ipodder automatically updates the playlist for you. Talk about convenience!
And haven’t you ever wished you could reach your music collection from anywhere? [...]
Identity Theft
Identity theft is becoming an increasingly difficult problem. These are some ID theft statistics, according to the FTC’s Synovate Report:
Discovered That You Were a Victim in the Last YearNew Accounts & Other Fraud 1.5 %Misuse of Existing Non-Credit Card Account or Account Number 0.7 %Misuse of Existing Credit Card or Credit Card Number 2.4 [...]
Phone Virus in the Wild
Nokia 6600
The Cabir virus has now become the first United States mobile phone virus in the wild. The virus was contracted on the Nokia 6600, which incorporates “smart” technology. The virus was originally authored in the Philippines, but has now spread abroad. The virus’ relatively innocuous payload includes draining the battery.
HP Depletion Deception?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Georgia woman has sued Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ – news), claiming the ink cartridges for their printers are secretly programed to expire on a certain date, in some cases rendering them useless before they are even installed in a printer.The suit filed in Santa Clara Superior Court in northern California last [...]
Creating a USB Boot Drive
Ever wish you could boot from a portable USB drive? Check here for directions. This allows for easy OS installations OR running an OS itself. You could use something like Knoppix, a 51mb OS, to boot and you’re off. Hackers like it for portability and also instant root. You can [...]
Cantenna
I like homegrown solutions. They are fun to create and can offer some interesting opportunities and rewards. The wireless cantenna is one of them. But, be forewarned, there are FCC regulations governing this type of child’s play. Do your research before attempting this kind of thing. Look at Andrew Clapp’s [...]
ConferenceXP
If you are into web conferencing, webinars, podcasting, or the like; then you just might like to try Conference XP. It is a research project that you can download and try at:
ConferenceXP
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