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Looking east for a municipal Wi-Fi compromise: Looking east for a municipal Wi-Fi compromiseObsoleteThis will be obsolete before its even built. As Tokyo is in the forefront with the WiMAX steamroller, New York will be wasting its time and money on WiFi.Trailing Madison, WisconsinNew York's bigger, Madison, Wisconsin's faster in leasing municipal infrastructure to commercial providers to...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Broadband Internet, Madison Wisconsin, Wi-Fi, municipal Wi-Fi, Madison; Discussion threads 2005-03-17

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US spam levels up, state of Illinois is the worst offender: From MessageLabs: Spam levels for the US in June have reached 86% compared to spam levels at 81.5% in the rest of the world. Breaking this information down further, MessageLabs reports that some US states are more affected than others. Varying socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the spam...; Tags: MessageLabs Ltd., State, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?: Do problems with Wikipedia presage social networking's end?Comparison to democracy very apt.When I look at the modest level of education, intelligence, and self-centered approach to life of many of my fellow citizens, the fact that I live in a democracy seems scary.But what would we have instead - the fabled...; Tags: Wiki, network, Wikipedia, social networking; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
CDW flips the renewable switch at two hosting centers: Chicago-based CDW, the national computer products and services reseller, is flipping the switch on the power source for its two enterprise hosting centers in Madison, Wisc. It's going 100 percent renewable. In a deal with Madison Gas and Electric, the IT services company will purchase approximately 12...; Tags: CDW Corp., Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-10
What do the British really believe about global warming?: What do the British really believe about global warming?lolu got ot be kidding meRE: What do the British really believe about global warming?You have got to be kidding! I can not remember when it really snowed properly in the UK, we are seeing greater instances or extreme weather such...; Tags: Now Let, global warming, climate change, British Public; Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Too green? Too much information? Global warming a natural process? Give up yet?: If you believe a rag published in Manhattan, many Americans are overloaded with eco-info, advice on what to do to be more responsible in using the earth's resources. The explosion of green as marketing and political and social and ethical and trendy and...well, you know. We're just greening all...; Tags: Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Microsoft: Silverlight 1.0 breaks with Firefox 3: Microsoft: Silverlight 1.0 breaks with Firefox 3It seems odd that if it's a Firefox...problem that it would be fixed by a Silverlight update.M$ is trying to break firefoxsame old story: M$ releases an update that screws third parties.MS bad code, MS fix exists but not released?!According to the bug report,...; Tags: Web browsers, Nigel, Reading, Obviously Microsoft, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Silverlight 1.0; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
A wall's being built along the northern border of the U.S.: NOAA map of the Great Lakes Basin. And this isn't a wall promulgated by Homeland Security. It's not about people trying to get into the U.S. No this wall is aimed at keeping some states from getting resources that other states have. ...; Tags: Lake, State, Water, Wall, Construction, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-28
EDS' troubled legacy of failed IT projects: Observing the news that HP is acquiring EDS, perhaps it's time to reflect on EDS' troubled history with IT projects. I've written about a number of failed projects where EDS played a role. Warning, some of these stories are ugly: More EDS issues over...; Tags: Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Strategy, Government, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
News to know: MicroNoHoo, OpenSolaris, 10 reasons for IT failure; Apple: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground Dan Farber: Yang...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, OpenSolaris, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Enomaly, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Open Source, Marketing, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Growing nano pine trees in Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin-Madison chemists have accidentally created nano pine trees with trunks and branches. As said the lead researcher, 'At the beginning we saw just a couple of trees, and we said, 'What the heck is going on here?' They were so curious.' In fact, this could lead to an...; Tags: Dislocation, Trunk, Productivity, Team Management, Leadership, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Record labels getting better at detecting P2P: An article in Ars Technica points to a recent increase in copyright infringement notices being sent to universities. While the Record Industry Association of America RIAA claims that it has not changed its procedures, it did note that record labels are constantly improving their ability to detect peer-to-peer traffic...; Tags: Ars Technica, P2P, University, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Hey, Toto, maybe we should be in Kansas? In Maryland wind turbines get banned!: Energy companies and entire countries seem to blow hot and cold on wind energy. Three years ago the German government's energy ministry said wind was too expensive. Better to simply conserve energy. Yet figures show Germany continues to expand its use of wind for generating electricity. ...; Tags: Maryland, Turbine, European Union, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-13
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Google Maps adds street view for 13 cities + 1 national park: Google Maps has a really cool feature if you don't already know about it. It's called Street View and puts you at eye level and lets you explore the streets of supported cities. There are only a handful of them still, but it's great to see they are...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Team Management, Management, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-03-27
California Internet sales tax bill faces long odds: California Internet sales tax bill faces long oddsThere goes the neighborhoodFolks,I realize many techies lean left, but please understand if this type of tax makes it through, internet commerce will suffer immeasurably. I'm reminded of the days of when there was no income tax. The US had unbridled...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, California Internet sales tax, government; Discussion threads 2008-03-16
Over WiFi at DIA, free speech is DOA: Over WiFi at DIA, free speech is DOAGriping about... a loss of freedom and dissing the relatives of our troops in the same blog makes you a pinhead. Take your political leanings back to the Huffington Post where they belong.These same freedom fighter are at the front of organizing...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Free Speech, DIA, DOA, Wi-Fi; Discussion threads 2008-03-07
Computer Software Company Enhances Remote Connectivity and Its Own Data Security: Titan Public Safety Solutions, LLC is based in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, and specializes in the design, development, installation, and support of computer software for small-to mid-sized public safety agencies, such as police departments. TiPSS hopes to offer a third choice: it wants to provide an affordable mobile solution that gives...; Tags: Mobile, Officer, Data Security, Computer, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Terminal Services, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Marketing, Management; Case studies 2008-03-06
Liquor and Beer Dispenser Company Pours a Double With File/Print Server Upgrade: Madison, Wisconsin-based Berg Company has been a leader in liquor dispensers, beer equipment, and beverage dispensing systems for the hospitality industry for more than 30 years. After years of relying on Windows Server 2003 as a server platform for running third-party applications such as Peachtree and Paradox, as well as...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Servers, Server Upgrades, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-03-06
Wisconsin Vending Company Stocks Less Network Downtime: La Crosse, Wisconsin-based Stansfield Vending sells, leases, and services a wide variety of vending machines. Stansfield needed to stabilize its application server, which co-existed on the same computer as DNS and DHCP servers. The DNS and DHCP servers frequently overloaded the application server. Because Stansfield Vending was already familiar with...; Tags: DHCP, DNS, Microsoft Windows Server, Stock, Downtime, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Hardware; Case studies 2008-03-06