2006/11/21

NNf: NEW NET Issues for 21 Nov 2006

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 21 November 2006, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 6:50 pm weekly gathering at Mister Churro, 207 N. Richmond St., Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

The ‘net

  1. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool http://news.com.com/Google,+Yahoo,+Microsoft+adopt+same+Web+index+tool/2100-1025_3-6136041.html
  2. Copyrights and Content Creation in Second Life http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/11/13/copyrights-and-content-creation-in-second-life/
  3. China Lifts Wikipedia Ban, but Some Topics Remain Blocked http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/technology/16wiki.html
  4. Free AOL Stuff, Courtesy of Bubble 2.0 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/technology/16pogue.html
  5. Microsoft Launches Office Live Out Of Beta http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=194400419
  6. Chinese dalliance with Wikipedia may be over http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061117-8245.html
  7. The race to create a 'smart' Google http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394347/

Security & Privacy

  1. Still sticking it to the consumer http://news.com.com/Still+sticking+it+to+the+consumer/2010-1023_3-6135578.html
  2. Best Buy tries to copyright sales prices http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061114-8218.html

Mobile Computing & Communicating

  1. AOL instant-messaging service widens features http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-11-14-aol-aim_x.htm?POE=TECISVA
  2. Never Miss a Show with Pinnacle PCTV To Go http://news.digitaltrends.com/article11747.html
  3. Hacking Email: 99 tips to make you more secure and productive http://www.itsecurity.com/features/99-email-security-tips-112006/

Open Source

  1. Sun to release OpenSolaris under the GPL? http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061114-8224.html
  2. IBM unimpressed with open source Java http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061114-8215.html
  3. Java goes GPL (Long live Machiavelli!) http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2006/11/java_goes_gpl_l.html
  4. Java Look-Alike Project Pushed Sun To Make Java Open Source http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=194300265
  5. Sun's move to GPL Java shades of failed Xerox http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7147/53/
  6. D-Bus 1.0 released http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061114-8222.html
  7. System76, Linux Hardware for Everyone http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/11/system76.html
  8. Ballmer: Linux Infringes on Microsoft Intellectual Property http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=110006GY0INS

SkyNet

  1. Google Adds Public Event Search http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/google-adds-public-event-search/
  2. Google Pages Updated to Loose Spammers http://www.sda-asia.com/sda/features/psecom,id,761,srn,2,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.html

General Technology

  1. New MacBook, MacBook Pros get 802.11n treatment http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0611macbook80211n.html
  2. MIT develops model for wireless power http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061115-8229.html
  3. Microsoft releases PowerShell http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061115-8234.html
  4. Israel's 'spy fly' to track and kill terrorists http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/Health__Science/Israels_spy_fly_to_track_and_kill_terrorists/articleshow/481778.cms
  5. Toshiba brings 8Gb high-speed, high capacity card to global market http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7303/52/
  6. One Laptop per Child: Computer designed for those who can least afford them http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/19/features/design20.php
  7. The Significance of Threadless.com http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/11/the_significanc.html
  8. What Will Wii Controller Unlock? http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72145-0.html
  9. The Digital Ice Age http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4201645.html

Economy and Technology

  1. MSN Is Still Going Nowhere Fast http://internet.seekingalpha.com/article/20639
  2. Connectors http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/11/connectors.html
  3. Avatars Air Grievances http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/newsanalysis/techgames/10322994.html
  4. Second Life, Economic Evolution and the CopyBot http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/cascio20061117/
  5. CopyBot http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/11/15/copybot
  6. Universal Music Group sues MySpace http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061117-8247.html
  7. Salad days are over for Yahoo; pass the peanut butter http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061119-8251.html
  8. Bioenergy: 25% by 2025 http://www.25x25.org/

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