Free Software
So I'm back from the incredible adventure that was SummerSource. I have a  truckload of impressions in my mind to deal with, scores of new friends, dozens of ideas, and in general a very busy and exciting time ahead (optimism rocks). Dureing the weeks mad camp, I practically
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Proxim, Hutton Ship Solar-Powered Wireless Camera Interesting product shipping from US manufacturer Hutton Communications A combination of wireless gear including a directional yagi antenna, a security camera, and a solar power solution. Why is this interesting? Take away the camera, replace it with some sort of low-power computer, and it&
The Web
Dan Bricklin has a great article about Why We Don't Need QOS: Trains, Cars, and Internet Quality of Service. He echo's a lot of my thoughts about providing Voice over the Internet, something that Telco's are notriously loathe to do, partly because they won&
Mixed Bag
speech accent archive This site examines the accented speech of speakers from many different language backgrounds reading the same sample paragraph. Currently, we have obtained 264 speech samples. [via BoingBoing]
ict4dev
Blogging Feature (John Daly) Just a little self-promotion. The latest mail-out to the ict4dev community on Development Gateway links to an article by John Daly on blogging for development. And one of the examples used in the article is the ict4dev section of my very own multiplicity blog. So afterall,
ict4dev
The UN Association, in cooperation with assorted parners (myself included) is histing 2 conferences on various ict4dev issues. Both conferences are to be held in preparation for the Word Summit on the Information Society. There will be exciting speakers at both events, and I'm quite proud of the
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Reiter's Wireless Data Web Log : Hughes offers WiFi package with direct satellite system Alan Reiter notes that Hughes Network Systems, has announced a satellite/WiFi combo, targetted at owners of RV parks and similar. It looks like it's basically a WiFi access point bundled right in
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Glenn Fleishman notes a story over at NetworkWorldFusion: VoIP unwired Converged voice/data network projects can be tough, especially if you can't use any wires. That's what Mike Burns, a systems integrator, discovered when a client asked him to provide voice and data services to a
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CommsDesign - NEC, Motorola partner on Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity According to this Press Release, NEC and Motorola are joining forces to bring out products in this space where WiFi wireless networks and Voice-over-IP converge. Yet another confirmation that we're not alone in supposing this is going to be
Mixed Bag
If you visit my front-page, and have a look at the category list on the right hand side you'll notice 2 new categories. Handhelds, is about my new Palm Tungsten C, and my experiences with handheld computers in and off the wireless networks that I work with. Look
Free Software
Tactical Tech I'll hopefully be attending the Tactical Tech Summer Camp for NGO's, on the Croatian Island of Vis in early September. If all goes well, I'll be showing of some Open Source wireless solutions, and hopefully demoing some VoIP systems, including Voice over
Gadgets
I propose a web-based service that takes a shot at guessing an smtp-server that is open for the particular network you are connecting from. It would do a reverse lookup on the IP, , find the domain of the ISP you're connecting from, and then try to ping mail.