WiMax 802.16 is already deployed by several cities with pre-final-standard equipment that provides the highest speed and longest distance service. It is notable that Craig McCaw, the literal inventor of the first national cell phone service that later was bought out and became AT&T Wireless, is now betting the bank on 802.16. He has bought the manufacturers of the equipment, a provider company, and several other companies over the last two years secretly to gain their spectrum licenses. He is not the only one as you will see in the links at the end of this article. WiMax promises cheap and extremely fast ultra broadband speeds, without the security issues that have plagued WiFi since its inception. WiMax equipment and final standards are expected by the end of this year. But the pre-standard companies already providing unlimited 1MBPS throughput services with prices as low as $19.95 a month. WiMax is being first deployed as a MAN for fixed users in homes and businesses. Then next year they will begin providing mobile services for vehicles and travelers, which, when combined with VoIP Internet telephony, may make cell phones themselves obsolete, as well as the landline phone company services.The full article is here.
What is WiMax, backed by Intel, Nokia and the top other 300 or so Technology companies? Here is the Intel White Paper with pics of how it works as well as the tech stuff.
http://www.intel.com/ebusiness/pdf/wireless/intel/80216_wimax.pdf
News Story by Bob BrewinCool. Read the full story here.
AUGUST 23, 2004(COMPUTERWORLD) - Public-access Wi-Fi hot spots have become a key alternative for business and personal communications in the wake of Hurricane Charley's devastating rampage across Florida.
Dave,
Just had some cable pulling done at Northrop-Grumman St. Augustine, I talked
to the guys from TLA.
Because of new security rules they don't carry knives anymore. A pair of
very strong shears replaces the function.
They also mentioned running into metal grid backed plasterboard. They
didn't know if it was a noise / RF reduction effort, but it made a standard
drywall saw useless.
If you go through drywall, don't forget a GOOD shop vac.
If you end up with modular furniture panels against a wall, check the
corners and see if the installers left an access through the corner pillar
through the wall for access to the bottom cable run.
A couple of strong toothpicks can help set difficult ceiling panels.
Beware of insulation batting tossed on top of ceiling panels for noise
suppression. Think itching powder.
Depending on the climate, insect repellant can be a life saver, or at least
save your sleep.
Always ask employees to leave the immediate area, I'm sure you've heard the
old "Urban Legend" about the electrician, the young lady of considerable
cleavage, the ceiling panel and the large hairy spider.
Geoff Timm
Who never has fun like that, I end up trying to force cat 5 patch cables
under improperly installed modular furniture panels, while the Floridians
are operating electric heaters, because the temperature in the office is
under 78 F!
August 19, 2004 (The Internet) - The KDE Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of KDE 3.3, the fourth major release of the award-winning KDE3 desktop platform. Over the past six months, hundreds of applications and desktop components have been enhanced by a community of developers, with a particular focus on integration of components.Read all about it here.
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the
trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a
creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at
night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We
have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go
beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to
protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen
if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about
what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
Read the whole article here.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Amid growing concern about security in hospital patient-care systems, the federal agency that regulates medical devices last week announced a get-tough policy to improve equipment safety.
Medical devices such as ultrasound and radiology systems often rely on commercial off-the-shelf software, including Windows and Unix, that requires continuous patching for security. But increasingly, hospital IT administrators are voicing complaints that manufacturers are failing to patch Windows-based equipment quickly or at all, which then fall prey to computer worms. This not only disrupts hospital operations but poses a potential safety hazard to patients.
Linux Skills in High Demand as IT Jobs Pick Up
Get 'Em While They're Hot
Sharon Gaudin
Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:44:14 AM
Linux skills are a hot commodity today.
More employers are looking to hire people with Linux experience and skills than another skill sets, according to numbers from Dice.com, a major job board for technical professionals.
Scot Melland, CEO and president of Dice, reports that while IT job listings on his site have doubled in the past 12 months, job listings calling for Linux skills have gone up 190 percent. At this time last year, Dice was listing about 25,000 jobs. Today, there are more than 50,000 jobs listed. And a year ago, there were 860 to 900 Linux-related jobs listed, while there are 2,500 listed now.
"The demand for Linux skills is absolutely growing and it's growing faster than the overall demand for tech professionals," says Melland. "It's definitely one of the hottest skill sets out there."
Read the whole article here.
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