Phone-as-modem tethering for the iPhone 3G
Despite AT&T’s lack of tethering services for the iPhone 3G, a group of intrepid developers has produced a viable method for using the phones as wireless modems for laptop or desktop computers….
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Zittrain's "The Future of the Internet" -- how to save the Internet from the Internet
I’ve just finished reading Jonathan Zittrain’s The Future of…
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Been working on this one, but finding it a little hard to get into. I’ll have to give it another shot.
I’ve just finished reading Jonathan Zittrain’s The Future of…
Kaminsky on the net-shaking DNS bug
Wired’s Danger Room has a good interview with Dan Kaminsky, whose DNS hack has been burning up the wires. Dan figured out a means of disrupting the entire Internet by poisoning DNS. The exploit’s…
Details of DNS Flaw Leaked; Exploit Expected by End of Today
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Run a DNS server? Patch it. Now.
We need a list of known good DNS servers we can use, until everyone’s caught up on patching.
Despite Dan Kaminsky’s efforts…
OSCON 2008 - People for Geeks: Leading without being in charge
Here’s my slide deck from People for Geeks. Will be uploading to slideshare soon!
The talk is about leading user groups and steps for managing volunteers, and how to have fun!
TechCrunch making $200 web tablet? Hmmmm...
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Arrington posted in the comments, “So, help us build it. Seriously.” And I replied, with lots of suggestions. I’m sure Intel would love help make this product become real….
OSCON report: Intel updates Threading Building Blocks to version 2.1 http://tinyurl.com/6rw3x6
OSCON report: Intel updates Threading Building Blocks to version 2.1 http://tinyurl.com/6rw3x6
MacBook Touch coming soon!?!?
Shared by Josh BancroftThere’s much speculation about a refresh on Apple’s laptop line, a permanent thread in tech bloggerland, we’ve been waiting for it for a long…
Hope Will Never Die! :-)
Checking out Moblin and MIDs at OSCON
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If you have anything to do with the world of mobility, specifically MIDs, Mobiln, and developing for Atom, you need to get to know Jeff. Look for him, and let me know, and…
Getting Close
Just a quick update that we’ve successfully uploaded the app to the iTunes Store, and the status message “In Review” indicates that the Apple team is conducting their testing procedures. We have…
TechCrunch Is Building a Web Tablet
They don’t know what the components will cost and they’re going to use volunteer labor to write the software, but they’re hoping it costs $200 or so and to have a prototype ready soon. Good luck…
Great moments in green friendliness: Hewlett-Packard edition
Using sixteen smaller boxes meticulously stacked inside a larger PC-sized cardboard box, HP could have shipped a few thousand dollars worth of premium electronics to customer Stephen…
Apple Reports Record Third Quarter Results
Apple:
The Company posted revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.41 billion and net quarterly…