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Next generation or no penetration? February 21, 2003

Being involved in the technical research domain I often find myself questioning emerging services from a consumer perspective rather than what my background may suggest. Yes, those who know me will agree I am opposed to many of the services that have been rolled out or thought of. My opposition is usually from an ethical or sociological standpoint and doesn’t always gel with my interests in developing the technologies to enable such services.

However, my big question (and has been for a while) is, what about 3G? Are we setting ourselves up for a next generation flop or a next generation boom? I had the good fortune of attending a great conference last year in Dallas, TX on the subject matter of IP operations and management. At this conference were a number of guest speakers from NEC, Alcatel and Nokia. I remember the issue being raised by the Nokia speaker about the drop-off in the telecommunications market and the reasons that were given. I however, had some different views on the subject and discussed them with him further.
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Prepare for hard disk growth February 20, 2003

Interesting article from newsfactor.com which, I found through slashdot with my new newsreader :-), about a new discovery that may be the missing piece of the puzzle to a sudden increase in hard drive capacity. Read on… Tiny Whiskers Make Huge Memory Storage

RSS News Reader February 20, 2003

Just installed this nice little RSS news reader. Seems like a handy way of keeping track of other blogs, etc. Plenty of features all under the same roof. Give it a try Download.com – Download Awasu here.

Linux, Windows? Nah, Lindows! February 20, 2003

It’s about time I posted an article on this as I have been following this great story for over a year now. For those of you that haven’t heard of Lindows, it’s a new operating system built on the bones of Linux but offering the ability to run many Windows programs. Being a Linux advocate, I remember tracking the project when it first started and thought that it would be great to have another choice on the market. Then I found out that it was being charged for and not free like Linux. I have to admit that this toned down my enthusiasm slightly but this downturn was short-lived.

I discovered that the team behind Lindows wasn’t just trying to release an operating system but rather an entire solution. Since the first stable release of Lindows it has been shipped with a new wave of affordable PC’s in the US. The first $300 pc was born. This month the first $799 laptop is entering the market. This project has gone from strength to strength and I believe that by offering the complete solution ready to run, Lindows will break a market previously untouched by vendors other than Microsoft. This is a potential success story well worth following. The brains behind the operation, Michael Robertson, dishes out a periodical newsletter that well worth signing up to. At least you should check out the site to find out more… lindows.com

Opera stings back February 18, 2003

An interesting posting in the blog of Mark Pilgrim regarding the seemingly deliberate attempt by Microsoft to target Opera users and the subsequent counter attack by Opera. Good for a laugh anyway if you have the time… Bork Bork Bork [dive into mark]

Blog Genealogy February 18, 2003

Just discovered this site. I like the idea of further enhancing the online community by establishing a blog genealogy. This way the community can discover who inspired the creation of individual blogs and see if those blogs went on to inspire others. Just like in real life. Check out the BlogTree link to my blog or visit the BlogTree site and register your own blog.

Google likes blogging February 18, 2003

As the cunningly Wall St encoded heading may suggest, Google has purchased a web publishing firm, Pyra Labs. Should be testament enough to the appeal of blogging for those cynics out there… Google buys popular Web publishing company – Feb. 17, 2003