Monthly Archives: June 2004

Advice: “Use a different web browser”

Posted on June 30, 2004 by rob

Due to yet another Internet Explorer bug, the US computer emergency readiness team (CERT) released US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#713878 which advises among other things to “Use a different web browser.” Yet another reason to use Firefox.

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Voom Review

Posted on June 29, 2004 by rob

Below is a review of Voom from Dave Farber that he posted on his IP mailing list. About one month ago, I switched from Comcast cable to Voom (www.voom.com). The reasons for the switch were multiple. Comcast Pittsburgh cable quality … Continue reading →

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JDesktop Network Component

Posted on June 25, 2004 by rob

Haven’t seen much press on the JDesktop Network Component. From the website: “Sun has launched the JDesktop Network Component (JDNC) open-source project on javadesktop.org. The primary goal of the JDNC project is to make it significantly easier to construct rich, … Continue reading →

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G4textTV is text TV

Posted on June 17, 2004 by rob

I don’t think that I would say I’m Mad as Hell, but the new G4techTV is much worse than TechTV. The thing that bothers me the most is that it is text TV — the program production is amature. TechTV … Continue reading →

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iLife On Your TV replaces Aiport Express…almost

Posted on June 15, 2004 by rob

Another reason to love Tivo and Apple: iLife On Your TV. The biggest disappointment is that, according to the article, the Tivo Desktop won’t play AAC files. The lack of this feature will cost me an extra $129 for an … Continue reading →

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Good description of GSM and CDMA technologies

Posted on June 9, 2004 by rob

I’m trying to decide if I want to switch from Verizon Wireless to Cingular. As I mentioned previously, I really irritates me that Verizon doesn’t have a Bluetooth capable phone. I noticed that most Bluetooth capable phones are for GSM … Continue reading →

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Details on the AirPort Express

Posted on June 8, 2004 by rob

MacWorld has a great article titled How AirTunes Works. Just this weekend, I was using iTunes to listen to music at home and wished that I had a good way to connect my powerbook to the stereo and still surf … Continue reading →

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Disruptive Technologies

Posted on June 4, 2004 by rob

In Sun pushes to innovate and disrupt IBM, Dan Farber describes Sun’s attempt to use a “disruptive technology” to counter Big Blue. I’ve been reading The Innovator’s Solution in which Clayton Christensen proposes a solution to the problem of disruptive … Continue reading →

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One reason why I love Apple

Posted on June 3, 2004 by rob

…attention to detail. I don’t really buy the “metabranding” marketing because this is such a minute detail, but I do think it is evidence of Apple’s design (both hardware and software) sophistication Apple Store: Jobsian Details

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Hacking the Linksysy WRT54G

Posted on June 3, 2004 by rob

As many people have noted, Robert Cringely has a great article on the capabilities of the Linksys WRT54G, The Little Engine That Could. In addition to the efforts by Sveasoft, a /. reader notes that “Sveasoft isn’t the only game … Continue reading →

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