(Local Area Wireless Network) An earlier acronym for a WLAN. See wireless LAN.
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- Getting greener at home could be a gas
- Courtesy: Lehr The folks at Lehr say they have a better idea for many of your home machines: lawn mower, wire trimmer (turns out "weed whacker" is a copyrighted name for Kenmore;s wire trimmer), leaf blowers, etc. Lehr is going to be selling those...
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- YouTube = AdTube. Why Not?
- View Yellow Book ads here You probably don't go to YouTube at this point to amuse yourself with video clips from Rita's Roofing on Long Island or the Living Sea Aquarium in Park Ridge, Ill. But they're coming. YouTube earlier this...
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- My fantasy: Robocall, meet Do Not Call Registry
- My fantasy: Robocall, meet Do Not Call RegistryRobo call registryIt is too bad that politicians continue to exempt themselves from Do Not Call law.StopPoliticalCalls.org is fighting for the privacy of the American voter.1 - Creating a Political Do Not Call Registry 2 - Testifying in the US Senate about robo...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…
- Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…Actually, all of the biggest web companies all use Linux because it is somuch more flexible and powerful. Of the biggest, MS is the only one using Windows.And, yes, the applications availability on the Desktop is a problem for Desktop Linux, but, the is...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- (Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)
- (Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)one correctionThe model T first ran on alcohol. John Rockefeller was making kerosene for heating and lighting, and gasoline was a useless byproduct. He was literally dumping it into a river at night.Then he realized there could be a huge market for this stuff....
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Va. decision knocking down antispam law strikes blow for First Amendment
- Va. decision knocking down antispam law strikes blow for First AmendmentYour point still fails...Freedom of expression doesn't extend to having a legislated, forced audience!By the logic you illustrate here, it would be "illegal" or "unconstitutional" to1) not answer the phone or door, if proven that you were home;2) turn away...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- Lawns getting greener
- Lawns getting greenerOnce again, what percentage of lawn ownersfertilize and water thier lawns? Listening to you, you'd think everyone with some sort of lawn waters and fertilizes it every day of the year!And you're wrong: we didn't get the idea of "the lawn" from the English Garden, people realized early...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Lawns getting greener
- The Environmental Protection Agency is moving up the restrictions on emissions fron many small engines. This will include outboard motors lawnmowers. Those new, small conbustion engines will have to get cleaner over the next few years. Perhaps they can couple that move with a little...
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- LIVE from the Apple event
- LIVE from the Apple eventiPod NanoI'm glad I just bought my son a 4 GB Nano for $199 from the Apple web site. OUCH!Apple events are better than Sleeping pillsAnother Yawn event from Apple, there will be a day when no one comes to hear Steve Jobs pamper his ego...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)
- (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)Fuel economy?The BMW is nice, but at $99,300 I think the fuel economy is a much smaller factor to purchasing a vehicle similar in price to my house with much less square footage and no lawn.RE: (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)Ever driven...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- The harsh reality of suburban broadbandi live in parsippanyand my Optimum line does not go down ever! I've had it for over a year now and I have decided to not even consider switching to FIOS as I have zero issues of any kind. My speed test results are 27468...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-22
- Americans growing their own: veggies this time
- Americans growing their own: veggies this timeGood idea.When I was a kid we always had a vegetable garden in the suburbs. Tomatoes, cucumbers carrorts and lettuce. That way you don't have to worry about what type of pesticides companies use. Not only that, they taste so much better, especially the...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Americans growing their own: veggies this time
- The high energy prices may be hurting a lot of retail businesses: not gardening. Sales of garden plants, seeds and supplies are way up. Americans are growing their own. These are not World War Two "Victory Gardens." These are 21st Century Inflation Gardens. The outdoor...
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Windows will go open source when pigs fly
- Windows will go open source when pigs flyMicrosoft can not afford to go to open source....People will see how much of other companies IP they have used.Er??? >> Er???"Pliny the Elder" had it right, your ("SpikeyMike") logic is wrong or you misread the post.expanding on the statement: If MS code...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Of telescopes, patents and the death of discovery
- "If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." --Isaac Newton. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] It isn't really a surprise that I ended up...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google wins
- Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google winsEven more embarassing than thatis that it should be "withdraws".A withdrawal is what a drug user experiences when he has no more of his addictive drug. Or is that what you meant ;-)Withrawls???Somebody please fix the headline for this article! It's embarrassing!THE INTERNET AND...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-04
- Count me out for ad-funded Works
- Count me out for ad-funded WorksAlbany is a rented version of MS OfficeActually, [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1345]Albany is a rented version of MS Office supported by security, collaboration, and other services[/url]. Albany, as I understand it, has nothing to do with MS Works.RE: Count me out for ad-funded WorksHi, Chris.While some folks who...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Frustrations with development languages
- Frustrations with development languagesWhat's left?It seems that you don't like any programming language....Seriously the "failure" of Java EE you refer to isn't necessarily a failure of Java, it is likely a failure of software management by the IT department concerned. Many companies tend towards highly complex solutions and "smart" ways...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-14
- Costs: Wintel vs. open source
- One of the true wonders of our age is the ability lots of otherwise reasonable people have to tell you with every evidence of believing it themselves that PCs cost a few hundred bucks and last for years - and then go off to spend well over a thousand replacing...
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Sun completes MySQL buy, guns for Microsoft ... but not Oracle?
- Sun completes MySQL buy, guns for Microsoft ... but not Oracle?Nah, they do it for the pay checkWhat recognition does an open source programmer get? None! They are just one of large number of contributers. If you want recognition you write proprietary software that you sell as your own business....
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
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