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New Scientist- Crypto lockdown secures lost laptop data |
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| Topic: Technology |
12:02 pm EDT, Aug 16, 2002 |
"Stolen or lost laptops can now automatically encrypt all their data, thanks to new equipment that creates a wireless bond between the machine and its owner. When its "master" is out of range, it locks down, keeping the data from falling into the wrong hands." This is neat. New Scientist- Crypto lockdown secures lost laptop data |
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A VERY Nice War-driving Setup |
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| Topic: Technology |
9:54 am EDT, Jun 27, 2002 |
One of my newer hobbies is war-driving. If you are not familiar with what war-driving is, simply check out sites like Wardriving.com and Netstumbler. Basically, it's driving around and discovering wireless networks. I war-drive with one general purpose--to gauge the growth of WiFi (802.11b) use in the Northern Virginia area. I do not war-drive with the intent to steal Internet access, sniff network traffic, or break into computers. In fact, I usually don't man the laptop--I simply drive. A VERY Nice War-driving Setup |
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Webbed, Wired and Worried |
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| Topic: High Tech Developments |
6:32 am EDT, May 26, 2002 |
Ever since I learned that Mohamed Atta made his reservation for Sept. 11 using his laptop and the American Airlines Web site, and that several of his colleagues used Travelocity.com, I've been wondering how the entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley were looking at the 9/11 tragedy -- whether it was giving them any pause about the wired world they've been building and the assumptions they are building it upon. "The question `How can this technology be used against me?' is now a real R-and-D issue for companies, where in the past it wasn't really even being asked. People here always thought the enemy was Microsoft, not Mohamed Atta." Thomas Friedman on how Silicon Valley is finally waking up to the real world. Webbed, Wired and Worried |
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| Topic: Computer Security |
10:53 pm EDT, Apr 30, 2002 |
The A Number-1 best linux based wardriving utility.
even has festival (text to speech) integration. Just imagine your laptop saying "unencrypted network linksys found" 10 thousand times while driving around here in SF. Kismet |
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| Topic: Economics |
8:14 am EST, Apr 6, 2002 |
US telcos are spending up to $30B to upgrade their networks for high-speed data communications, even though they're still uncertain who will pay to use it. ... "3G" [has been an] economic nightmare for the European telcos that spent $200B on spectrum licenses and now have no money left to actually build their networks. ... US carriers already facing financial difficulties: unable to raise capital; struggling to handle network maintenance. ... A Verizon executive: "I'll be honest: I don't know what the market demand will be for the products and services offered with 3G." ... "Some people are never going to use data." ... ... growing skepticism ... over whether it makes good business sense to spend money on services that enable people to e-mail photos from cell phones, or to design business presentations on a laptop in a moving vehicle. ... "People aren't going to go dish out $700 for a new phone, unless it's really compelling." ... "What am I going to use it for?" 3G, or Not to Be? |
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Intel Backs Protein Project |
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| Topic: Science |
9:17 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
This is a cool thing that Tom first brought my attention to. Folding@home is a screensaver program that uses your pc to do research on how proteins fold (and now misfold) and then sends the data to Stanford. I have had this running on my laptop for a few weeks now, and not only does it look neat, but you are progressing science. :) Intel Backs Protein Project |
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