Phil’s NewsPhlash

Check this out.  It’s a hoot.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4146756343

Holy cow batman!!  I am making the call right now! 

As of April 1st, cable companies are required to provide a Firewire-enabled cable box to anyone that asks, as per an FCC interpretation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. What this means to you is that easy ripping and recording of HDTV [...]

I had not heard of this but apparently the folks at http://www.redchairsoftware.com/ have created an app that will let you use your iPod as a MP3 streaming server complete with web interface.

Kind of neat eh? 

This is cool.  I am all for getting the kids more un-afraid of technology and also getting them interested in actually participating in class… 

Professors equipping their students with wireless keypads for classroom give-and-take say they make classes come alive.

[New York Times: Technology]

Check this out.  It’s a hoot.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4146756343

This one is worth following simply because the company sells 802.11g Mini-PCI cards…  That’s right, those of you with Dell Latitude’s can have 802.11g on your built-in Mini-PCI slot!!! 

The folks who brought you the Pringles cantenna and the concept of an off-the-grid community wireless network have partnered in a new firm: Rob Flickenger and [...]

For all you iPodophiles out there (you know who you are)! 

iPod Update 2004-04-28 supports all models of iPod and iPod mini introduced before April 28, 2004. This update is required to take advantage of new features in iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store.

Changes for iPod without a Dock connector

Compatibility with iTunes 4.5 and [...]

This one is worth following simply because the company sells 802.11g Mini-PCI cards…  That’s right, those of you with Dell Latitude’s can have 802.11g on your built-in Mini-PCI slot!!! 

The folks who brought you the Pringles cantenna and the concept of an off-the-grid community wireless network have partnered in a new firm: Rob Flickenger and [...]

For all you iPodophiles out there (you know who you are)! 

iPod Update 2004-04-28 supports all models of iPod and iPod mini introduced before April 28, 2004. This update is required to take advantage of new features in iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store.

Changes for iPod without a Dock connector

Compatibility with iTunes 4.5 and [...]

One word.  LAME   or maybe Ugh! 

Now that AT&T Wireless is trying to bounce back from all the troubles they’ve been having, they’ve decided to steal a page from competitor Verizon Wireless. While they promise that they’ve fixed a lot of the problems that caused them problems and have very publicly apologized, they’re also starting [...]