VoIP Cellphones
by jpreardon on August 5, 2003
Bluephone, a new service from BT, will allow a user to make Voice over IP calls with bluetooth while at home or otherwise in the presence of a bluetooth base station. When they are not near a base station, the (…)
In Search of an Online RSS Aggregator
by jpreardon on August 4, 2003
Last week I decided that I wanted to start using some sort of RSS aggregator to read the content on the various sites I visit daily. Why would I want an aggregator? Efficiency! I found that I am spending entirely (…)
Tricolor Salvage Photos
by jpreardon on August 4, 2003
Adam Curry has some excellent photos of the Tricolor salvage on his site. He also points to a great site offering a lot of information about the ship, collision, and salvage operation.
Microsoft Site Outage
by jpreardon on August 1, 2003
Microsoft’s website was down for a while this afternoon. There are a couple of somewhat conflicting reports as to why. Computerworld states that the reason for the outage is unknown while Businessweek quotes a Microsoft spokesperson as saying they were (…)
Time Warner Cable NYC to Offer DVR
by jpreardon on August 1, 2003
The New York Times reports that Time Warner Cable will begin offering digital video recorders in New York City as early as September 2003. The service will be an additional $5 and $10 per month and tightly integrated with the (…)
Shoot the Freak Redux
by jpreardon on August 1, 2003
Either Newsday reads my site on a regular basis or it is just a coincidence that they decided to feature Coney Island’s “Shoot the Freak” yesterday. Coincidence or not, the Newsday article offers an interesting look into the origins of (…)