NEW NET Issues List for 26 Jun 2007

Below is the final list of issues for the Tuesday, 26 Jun 2007, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 7:00 pm weekly gathering. The Stone Yard is the site of today's tech enthusiast meeting, located at or near W3010 Edgewood Trail, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. The reason for the "at or near" prepositional phraseology is because the address doesn't seem to work particularly well with online maps from Google, Mapquest, Yahoo or MSN. However, Andy M's directions are to take Ballard Rd north from Hwy 41, hang a right on JJ/Edgewood at the light by North High School, then The Stone Yard is on that street just past The Player's Choice.

The ‘net

1. Internet Radio Dies Today http://franticindustries.com/blog/2007/06/25/internet-radio-dies-today/
2. Yahoo Acquires College Sports Network Rivals.com http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-its-official-yahoo-acquires-rivalscom/
3. Virtual Goods: the next big business model http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/20/virtual-goods-the-next-big-business-model/
4. Real economy thrives in virtual world http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/wr_nm/videogames_entropia_dc
5. Virtual Goods Summit: Making Virtual Economies Work http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/06/liveblogging--2.html
6. Virtual Items - Mainstream or Not? http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/06/liveblogging--3.html
7. Plaxo 3.0, the new “Switzerland” of social networks, but… http://scobleizer.com/2007/06/24/plaxo-brings-out-new-contact-manager-but/
8. LinkedIn To Open Platform In Response To Facebook http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/24/linkedin-to-open-platform-in-response-to-facebook/
9. Simple Spark: A Catalog Of Web Applications http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/20/simple-spark-a-catalog-of-web-applications/
10. IBM, MS feel Google apps heat http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070621/tc_infoworld/89535
11. 9/11 Simulation Taxes Purdue Servers http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/22/911-simulation-taxes-purdue-servers/
12. Top Web Apps in Canada http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_web_apps_in_canada.php
13. Full Screen Web Photo Browsing With PicLens http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/26/full-screen-web-photo-browsing-with-piclens/

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

1. US Homeland Security still infected with Trojans? http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/US-Homeland-Security-still-infected-with-Trojans-/0,130061744,339278884,00.htm?r=2
2. McAfee: Infrastructure, digital home attacks coming http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070620/tc_infoworld/89510
3. Sneaky Web Apps to Get The Stealth Treatment http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3685076
4. Google: 'We all have to invent the wheel' http://news.com.com/2009-1002_3-6189397.html

Mobile Computing & Communicating

1. iPhone mania nears fever pitch http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20070620/tc_usatoday/iphonemanianearsfeverpitch
2. Apple builds hype for iPhone with less http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070620/tc_nm/apple_iphone_advertising_dc
3. iPhone Frenzy Will Tempt Hackers To Break Apple's Security http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070622/tc_cmp/199906108
4. The Onion: iPhone special features http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/apples_new_iphone
5. Hands on with Toshiba's light laptop http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9023258

Open Source

1. Welcome to Open Source 2.0 http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000240
2. Is Open Source Dying? http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2148866,00.asp
3. Mono Silverlight implementation emerges after epic hackathon http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070622-mono-silverlight-implementation-emerges-after-epic-hackathon.html
4. Open Source is Not Innovative http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-r-keith-sawyer/open-source-is-not-innova_b_53256.html

SkyNet

1. Google Translator Dictionary http://translate.google.com/translate_dict?hl=en
2. How a six-month-old startup got bought by Google http://blogs.business2.com/startups/2007/06/zenter_acquired.html
3. The Google phone revealed http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014178
4. EBay to Advertising on Google But at Smaller Scale http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133330-c,adsvisitortracking/article.html
5. Google To Acquire GrandCentral http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/24/google-to-acquire-grand-central-for-50-million/

General Technology

1. Seagate joins the terabyte disk club http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9025686
2. Fear and Loathing in IT: iPhone and Macintosh http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070622/tc_zd/210165
3. Microsoft agrees to change Vista desktop search http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6192065.html
4. Rivals torture consumers via Microsoft http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/20/microsoft_desktop_search_unfair/
5. Dell Lets Users Refuse 'Bloatware' http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070621/tc_pcworld/133297
6. Samsung joins 1.8-inch 64GB SSD club http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13148/1103/
7. Xerox's Latest Prints as Little as Possible http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2147601,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
8. I-Tech Virtual Laser Keyboard http://www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com/

Leisure & Entertainment

1. Strategy Game Pits Players Against Desktop Invasion http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117987060189311315-X7F9b2kgxKbL1y0fZbnAHkOurR0_20080619.html
2. Nintendo's Wii Is the Best Product Ever http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070620/tc_zd/210070
3. Creative's Bitty Player Gets a Screen http://blogs.pcworld.com/digitalworld/archives/2007/06/creatives_bitty_1.html
4. Creative TravelSound ZEN Stone http://www.fareastgizmos.com/mp3/creative_travelsound_zen_stone.php

Economy and Technology

1. Immigrants Fuel Tech Boom http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C2148250%2C00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
2. Children Of The Web http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_27/b4041401.htm

Civilian Aerospace

1. Volunteers Sought for Simulated Mars Mission http://www.space.com/news/070620_mars_500.html
2. Staying sane on a trip to Mars http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2007/06/24/2003366720
3. Space Revolution Weekly News blog http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/18/202437/518 (check this out if you’re into space)
4. SpaceStationSim 2.0 Video Game Released http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb533833.htm
5. Sky’s No Limit: Personalizing Air and Space Travel http://www.livescience.com/blogs/2007/06/22/skys-no-limit-personalizing-air-and-space-travel/
6. X Prize Cup Announces Lunar Lander Challenge Competitors http://www.space.com/news/070621_xprize_challenge.html

Supercomputing & GPUs

1. NVIDIA takes on the supercomputing market with Tesla http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070621-nvidia-takes-on-the-supercomputing-market-with-tesla.html
2. Nvidia Expands From Gaming to High-Performance Chips http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133195-c,chips/article.html
3. The chip sector's developing turf war http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_6192940
4. Wall Street Rides HPC Into the Future http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1625544.html
5. Wolfram Research Launches Parallel Computing Toolkit 2.1 http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1622963.html
6. Star-P Helps Ohio Supercomputer Center Bring HPC to SMBs http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1620623.html

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NEW NET Issues List for 19 Jun 2007

Below is the final list of issues for the Tuesday, 19 Jun 2007, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 7:00 pm weekly gathering at Atlanta Bread Company (West) by the Fox River Mall, 650 North Casaloma Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

The ‘net

1. Mini-tutorial: specific recommendations on Web 2.0 apps to combine for your own online “office productivity suite” http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rolling_your_own_online_office.php
2. ‘nother mini-tutorial: combining online tools to allow you to work from anywhere as long as you have web access http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/06/01/how-to-set-up-a-productive-virtual-workspace/
3. Tech tip: although not many people use both MS Outlook and iGoogle, here’s how to show Outlook Inbox on iGoogle http://lifehacker.com/software/gadgets/add-outlook-to-your-google-homepage-259316.php
4. Browser Wars: Mozilla exec upset because Firefox is ignored by Steve Jobs, calls Jobs 'out-of-date' after Windows Safari release http://tinyurl.com/22ylqu (ComputerWorld)
5. Emerging Tech Preview: short synopsis of Photosynth and Everyscape, two technologies turning photos into online/3D spaces http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/14/the-3d-realvirtual-world-hybrid-how-far-away/
6. Description & Link: Re a 6-minute video about the year 2050 and “agavs”, or agent avatars; how Google & SL lead the way http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/future_of_media_video_prometeus.php
7. Women on the web: After 8 years as #1 web destination for women, iVillage is dethroned by 4-year old Glam Media http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/17/glam-surges-to-no-1-womens-property-overtakes-ivillage/
8. MS Office 2003 obituary: Will this be a turning point for some SMBs to test drive an online office suite? Google says “Thanks!” http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/archive/2007/06/18/3384613.aspx

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

1. Early stage analysis: Impacts of an AT&T initiative to “keep pirated content off its network” by watching what you do online http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070613-att-willing-to-spy-for-nsa-mpaa-and-riaa.html
2. Facts & Commentary: FBI internal audit of 10% of their national security investigations since 2002 showed illegal actions http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302453.html
3. Legislation impact: Free Flow of Information Act (draft, House & Senate); should bloggers be considered journalists? http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6191053.html
4. Employer quandary: Employees expected to work when not at office; security not #1 requirement for consumer computing tools http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070615/tc_cmp/199904383

Mobile Computing & Communicating

1. Tech design issue: The iPhone doesn’t have a mechanical keyboard; will that transform smartphones or sink the iPhone/Newton? http://tinyurl.com/ytabm9 (New York Times)
2. Portable web: MSN Mobile portal relaunch indicate opportunity in mobile computing (as do iPhone launch and Gphone rumors) http://news.com.com/Microsoft+launches+new+look+for+mobile+MSN/2100-1046_3-6191527.html
3. In-depth Industry Directions: Can Israeli Intel group pull off another coup and develop a big improvement in mobile computing? http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199904932

Open Source

1. MS FUD or honest effort at collaboration?: Microsoft inks third Linux patent deal, this one with Linspire http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070614/tc_infoworld/89363
2. Conference report: 150 open sourcerers meet for Collaboration Summit led by Linux Foundation at Googleplex http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/tc_nm/linux_microsoft_dc
3. Another Collaboration Summit report: Mobile Linux needs, business-focused Linux improvement opportunities, ignore MS FUD http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070617/tc_cmp/199904892

SkyNet

1. Competitor impact: Largely as a result of Google’s success over the past few years, Yahoo replaces Semmel as CEO http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aoAcR_ko6VC4&refer=home
2. Monopoly Watch: Google (60% market share) says MS (10% share) Vista search function violates 2001 anti-trust settlement http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003752031_msftgoog18.html
3. Corporate eco-responsibility: Google.org pledges $11 million in grants for development and promotion of plug-in hybrid cars http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-06-18-google-hybrid-cars_N.htm

General Technology

1. Epson-commissioned study says over half of inkjet printer ink thrown away “when printers ask users” to throw away cartridges http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132969-pg,1/article.html
2. Practical Advice: recommendations about which noise-cancelling headphones to buy, especially for airline travel http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/technology/14pogue.html?em&ex=1181966400&en=445a2e969d7142d2&ei=5087%0A
3. Thinkpiece: the changing world of ‘blue sky’ pure research, fading of large US corporation labs, the lure of financial success http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060724-7340.html
4. Cool far-future tech development: Stanford's Robotic Car Passed Driving Test in DARPA Urban Challenge on-site inspection http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/06/how_stanfords_r.html
5. New Tech TLA: Garmin Entry-Level PNDs Get Widescreens, priced at $500+. Worth it, or should you use a smartphone GPS? http://cp.gpsworld.com/gpscp/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=435123
6. Data Back-up Options: Mirra personal server from Seagate – effective solution for you, your friends or your customers? http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/mirra_personal_server/

Leisure & Entertainment

1. Game Company Changes: EA reforming into four units – sports, casual games, Sims, other (with ‘Other’ being the largest unit?) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070619/media_nm/electronicarts_dc
2. Games Go Mainstream: Nintendo DS gets “beauty navigation software” for women, follows iPod Shuffle ‘tech accessory’ trend http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_hi_te/japan_nintendo_beauty_tips
3. Video Gaming Directions: Wii and DS highlight new focus on casual gaming, useful entertainment & non-gaming software http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/18/technology/18games.html
4. Author Interview: Orson Scott Card talks about video games and geek classic “Enders’ Game” http://news.filefront.com/gaming-todays-exclusive-interview-with-author-orson-scott-card/
5. Entertaining Exercise: Arizona YMCA uses video game equipment to make exercise fun (they didn’t mention Wii??) http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/0615gl-ymca0615-ON.html
6. Geek books: Marc Andreessen’s list of Top 10 science fiction novelists of the '00s -- so far (I wish I hadn’t seen this…) http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/top_10_science_.html

Economy and Technology

1. Global economy steamroller: Indian CIOs to outsource work because of shortage of IT skills in-country? http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070612/tc_pcworld/132816
2. Situation analysis: online shopping has inherent limitations and bricks and mortar companies are doing more to attract customers http://tinyurl.com/27ogna (New York Times)
3. Annual shareholder meeting: Amazon focused on long-term profits, offering new web tools and delivering customer satisfaction http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070615/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_shareholders
4. Tech to Improve Your Life: Marc Andreessen’s ‘Productivity Guide’ doesn’t fit in my tech categories, but it’s worth reading http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/the_pmarca_guid.html
5. Processor Wars Update: Troubling signs on the horizon for AMD include product delays, outsourcing and two quarters of losses http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/06/18/Analysts-skeptical-AMD-outsourcing_1.html
6. Startup Basics: This Marc Andreessen blog post is required reading for all those considering launching a high tech startup http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/the_pmarca_guid_1.html

Civilian Aerospace

1. Space Money: Branson mortgages 1/3 of his Virgin Media holdings for second spaceship, biofuel aircraft & other programs http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article1896434.ece
2. Investors wanted: Space company startups face emerging industry funding challenges; developing products for a new market http://www.thespacereview.com/article/887/1
3. Reliable space computers: If cars were powered by Windows, people wouldn’t drive them. What about space stations? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/science/15cnd-shuttle.html?ref=science
4. Private Spaceships: EADS Astrium showed a partial prototype of space jet targeted for flights 60+ miles above earth in 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/06/14/easpace14.xml

Supercomputing & GPUs

1. Google acquisition analysis: More thoughts about why Google bought PeakStream and what it means for stream computing http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1613242.html
2. Supercomputer Peripherals: Internet2 completes its first 100 Gbps coast-to-coast deployment, Washington, D.C. to Seattle http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1613083.html
3. Supercomputer application: Purdue University created animated simulation of the 2001 World Trade Center twin towers attack http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1609571.html
4. GPU-cluster supercomputing company: GPU-Tech, a French company created in July 2006, received a national award in 2005 http://www.gpucomputing.eu/index2.php?lang=en&id=4 http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1611290.html

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BarCampChicago 2007: Six Days to Go

BarCampChicago 2007 (http://barcampchicago.com) begins in six days (or in seven days if one ignores the fun of gathering in the Windy City for the Friday evening social geekery) -- so the question is, "What should I/you do in these last few days before the latest CM3/I-94 technology unconference begins?"

There is a veritable horde of answers to this question, but presented herein are six high priority options for you to consider:

1. Tell all your tech enthusiast friends about BarCampChicago 2007. Tell them in-person, IM them, blog about the event, twitter them, post it on all your wikis, email them, give them a call. In short, make sure your circle of friends and acquaintances knows about BarCampChicago. Invite all those you feel will make the event fun.
   
2. Make arrangements for a BarCampChicago road trip. Find one, two or seven other people to go to barcamp with you. Especially focus on people who live in the CM3/I-94 region (those within ~200 miles of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis stretch of I-94) in order to build this region's tech community. Organize the road trip and get commitments from your fellow travelers. In the words of Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Road trippin with my two favorite allies, Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies..."
3. Decide if you want to lead a session at BarCampChicago, or in what other ways you will be a participant in the event. Barcamps are not passive events. The reason to go is to be a useful and involved part of the event. If you're not sure how you can participate, read over the BarCampChicago website, read the Wikipedia entry for 'barcamp', Google for how others have participated in barcamps, or contact Jason Rexilius, the lead organizer for BarCampChicago 2007.
4. Contact at least ten tech people you don't already know who are involved with tech areas you think are unique, innovative or compellingly interesting. Invite them to participate in BarCampChicago, especially focusing on why it would be cool if they led a session at the barcamp. If only one of the people you invite accepts your call to action, your time will have been well-spent. Even if none of the ten (or twenty) tech strangers you invite participate in BarCampChicago, they may become involved in other barcamps or your invitation may be the beginning of a new relationship in your network of tech contacts.
5. Think about and write down your BarCampChicago goals. What do you want to accomplish during the technology unconference? Come up with a list that's exciting and meaningful to you, but objectives to consider include:
1. Meet ten new sympatico tech people who have some or many of the same interests as you. Make sure to get their contact info (email, phone number, website, etc) so you can connect with them after the barcamp.
   
2. Participate in BarCampChicago by doing _______.
3. Before the weekend is over, schedule two (or five?) post-barcamp in-person meetings with fellow barcampers.
4. Find one new tech topic of high interest to you and make connections with five new people who are also interested in that topic.
5. Have fun at the conference by playing a new game with someone on the Wii or by doing _______.
   
6. Get lots of sleep over the next five days. You'll need it because there may not be much time to sleep during the barcamp weekend.

See you at BarCampChicago 2007!

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Innovation Opportunities

People interested in getting more involved with innovation need to do two things: 1) determine what aspects of innovation are of interest to them, and 2) find or build innovation communities.

The following aspects of innovation are of high interest to me:

1. Innovation in the PPNB industry supercluster (pulp & paper, printing, nonwovens, biorefinery).
2. Tele-collaboration resources and effective real-world use of those resources.
   
3. Technology innovation, especially in the computer industry, the emerging civilian space area, the nanotechnology field, portable power innovations and general internet advancements.
4. Innovation in the Midwest USA, Wisconsin, and especially northeast Wisconsin.
5. Innovation which significantly improves networking, entrepreneurism, collaboration and 'quality of life' in northeast Wisconsin.
6. Innovation which may help build the tech community in the Midwest USA, especially in the CM3/I-94 region (Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis).

The second action step mentioned above is finding or building innovation communities. This second step becomes significantly easier as more of the innovation communities make their existence known to others via the internet and as internet search effectiveness improves. However, these communities are in the early stages of learning how to use the internet to make themselves findable. Internet search also has much room for improvement in understanding what a user is searching for and providing them the top ten most meaningful web page links for any given search.

There are many possible components of 'finding/building innovation communities.' I am meeting with a knowledge worker or two next week to discuss some of those components. A post on this blog next week will detail three or four of the ways we plan to 'find/build' innovation communities over the next six to twelve months.

As always, your suggestions or thoughts on this topic are encouraged and appreciated.

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NEW NET Issues List for 12 Jun 2007

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 12 June 02007, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 7:00 - 9:00 pm weekly gathering upstairs at Tom's Drive In, 501 N Westhill Blvd, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

The ‘net

1. Blogger removed from NCAA baseball game for blogging http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9728156-7.html
2. LinkedIn says it will own business networking http://thebrowser.blogs.fortune.com/2007/06/11/linkedin-says-it-owns-business-networking/
3. Apple Releasing a Windows Browser http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/technology/12apple.html?ex=1339300800&en=8cde4489859ae6ee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

1. Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007 http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070607/tc_pcworld/132650
2. Slim is in for Windows desktop firewalls http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9024319&source=rss_topic18
3. How we'll beat road pricing http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39167448,00.htm
4. Four ISPs Join Anti-Spam, Charge For E-Mail Delivery http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070607/tc_zd/209123
5. Symantec Releases Beta of Norton AntiBot http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070608/tc_pcworld/132706

Mobile Computing & Communicating

1. iPhonomics http://gesturelab.com/?p=82
2. iPhonomics and the post-PC era http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5301
3. Super highway information: in-car Internet arrives http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9727560-1.html
4. iPhone Will Promote All Smartphones http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070606/tc_pcworld/132618
5. 'Mobile Retailer' Role Debated http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132734-pg,1/article.html

Open Source

1. Best Downloads for Hacking Firefox http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070607/tc_pcworld/132628
2. Linux phone standards group to publish specifications http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070611-linux-phone-standards-group-to-publish-specifications.html

SkyNet

1. Three Minutes on Google Security http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070606/tc_pcworld/132606
2. Google files antitrust complaints against Microsoft Vista http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070611/tc_afp/usitcompanyantitrust
3. Google's stock price surges to new high http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_bi_ge/google_salesforce
4. Google Apps Premier Edition a Mixed Bag http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2144955,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
5. Google limits data retention in compromise with EU http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070612/wr_nm/google_privacy_dc
6. Sina and Google form Internet partnership http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070611/tc_afp/chinainternetsina

General Technology

1. Solid-state disks coming on strong http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070607/tc_infoworld/89176
2. Printing books online http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070609/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc
3. First Look at Intel's Classmate PC http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070611/tc_pcworld/132749
4. MS Photosynth / Seadragon http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129 (video) http://tinyurl.com/24ocdr http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/12/microsoft_demos_photosynth_seadragon/
5. Materials That Reflect No Light http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/18265/
6. Revised Desktop, Finder highlight Leopard http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20070611/tc_macworld/leopardnew20070611
7. Tritton SEE2 USB to VGA Monitor Adaptor http://www.trittontechnologies.com/products/TRIUV100.htm

Leisure & Entertainment

1. BioWare Adapts Complex Event Processing To Gaming World http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070612/tc_cmp/199902853
2. Quake maker's new game engine runs on Mac http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20070611/tc_macworld/idtech520070611
3. Nintendo US to Relocate, Majority of Sales Team Quits http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132771-pg,1/article.html
4. Microsoft Endorses Games For Change http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/06/microsoft_endorses_games_for_change.html
5. Struggling Jericho: "Please don't TiVo our show!" http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070611-struggling-jericho-please-dont-tivo-our-show.html

Economy and Technology

1. Best Buy lawyer falsifies e-mails, memo http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070611-best-buy-lawyer-falsifies-e-mails-memo.html
2. Dell to sell computers at Sam's Club http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070608/ap_on_hi_te/dell_sam_s_club

Civilian Aerospace

1. Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award to Engage Students in Space, Science & Technology http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22777
2. Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit http://www.wired.com/science/space/magazine/15-06/ff_space_musk
3. Lessons: JPL and the American Space Program http://tinyurl.com/38co4v (American Scientist)
4. SPACEHAB Subsidiary Signs New Contracts http://tinyurl.com/27l8zq (Aerospaceonline.com)
5. Delta II's Fate Worries Nonmilitary Users http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118039764439516631.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
6. Bratwurst and cheeseheads and… rocket ships? http://www.thespacereview.com/article/876/1
7. News from AMSAT, The Civilian Space Program http://technocrat.net/d/2007/5/19/20216

Supercomputing & GPUs

1. Google's PeakStream purchase changes IT deal dynamics http://vcratings.thedealblogs.com/2007/06/mystery_surrounds_googles_peak.php
2. Google acquires programming toolmaker PeakStream http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6188935.html
3. Intel Updates Compilers For Multi-Core Development http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3682231

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EAA & NEW NET Issues List for 05 Jun 2007

NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology issues) is having its weekly gathering of tech enthusiasts in an exciting new location today -- at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh!

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., half an hour earlier than the normal start time. Park in the main lot by the museum/headquarters building and come in the front door. The museum and parking lot are shown in the aerial shot to the left at the bottom of the picture; the Mapquest location red star is a bit off, but Mapquest's aerial view of EAA is much better than Google Maps' view. The focus of the meeting will be aviation video games and flight simulators.

This was not a good week for announcing a new tech product -- there were so many interesting tech news items that any one announcement had little chance of being in the spotlight. With all the media attention on the iPhone, which is being released June 29, any new products may be better off being released after mid-July. There were several good iPhone articles I read, but at this point everything is speculation so wait until after they've been out a couple weeks to read about how well they are actually performing.

Reminder: Location Change for NEW NET This Week!!!

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 05 June 02007, NEW NET 6:30 - 9:00 pm weekly gathering at EAA AirVenture Museum, 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA.

The ‘net

1. Venezuela's counter-revolution won't be televised... but it will be on YouTube http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070601-the-counter-revolution-wont-be-televised-but-it-will-be-on-youtube.html
2. Deutsche Telekom Invests In VoIP Startup Jajah http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070530/tc_cmp/199702984
3. MySpace parent to buy Photobucket site http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070530/ap_on_hi_te/myspace_photobucket
4. More Bandwidth Than You Can Use? http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070529_569646.htm
5. Kids socialize in a virtual world as avatars http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070601/en_nm/column_pluggedin_dc
6. Reboot in Retrospect http://www.stoweboyd.com/message/2007/06/reboot_in_retro.html
7. Lala to open DRM-free digital music store with free streaming access to songs http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070604-lala-to-open-drm-free-digital-music-store-with-free-streaming-access-to-songs.html
8. Movable Type has delusions of CMS grandeur http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/012256.html
9. Ask Relaunches: Now In '3D' http://searchengineland.com/070604-211402.php
10. Yahoo!: The Web's Future Is Not In Search http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_personalization.php

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

1. Cops need warrant to search cell phone? http://news.com.com/Police+Blotter+Cops+need+warrant+to+search+cell+phone/2100-1047_3-6187389.html
2. Apple Debuts Unprotected Songs Online http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4849218.html
3. Why Is the Mac OS More Secure than Windows? http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070531/tc_zd/208733
4. First look: iTunes Plus http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132392-c,legalissues/article.html
5. Apple hides account info in DRM-free music, too http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-apple-hides-account-info-in-drm-free-music-too.html

Mobile Computing & Communicating

1. Jeff Hawkins on the Palm Foleo http://www.slashgear.com/jeff-hawkins-on-the-palm-foleo-315513.php
2. Is Foleo Palm's folly? http://news.com.com/Is+Foleo+Palms+folly/2100-1041_3-6187626.html
3. Apple's iPhone Ships June 29 http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132515-c,cellphones/article.html

Open Source

1. One year with Linux http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/06/02/one-year-with-linux
2. Yoggie Pico offers a Linux-based firewall inside a USB key http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-yoggie-pico-offers-a-linux-based-firewall-inside-a-usb-key.html
3. Top 10 Ubuntu applications http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-ubuntu-applications-265052.php
4. Microsoft/Novell agreement may exclude patent protection for Wine, OpenOffice http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-microsoftnovell-agreement-may-exclude-patent-protection-for-wine-openoffice.html
5. Firefox: The secrets of about:config http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880&source=rss_topic18
6. TurboLinux MP3 Player Debuts http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070602/tc_pcworld/132415
7. Microsoft Cuts Patent Deal With Xandros Linux http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/004552.html

SkyNet

1. Google Gears: Offline Access for Web Apps http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132403/article.html
2. Google goes Green, buys GreenBorder security company http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-google-goes-green-buys-greenborder-security-company.html
3. Google-DoubleClick Merger Up For FTC Review http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3680266
4. Google Aims to Extend Data Mantra into Health Care http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2138333,00.asp
5. Street-level views added to Google Maps http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6018592
6. Google's Web developer day emphasizes 'mash-ups' http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20070530/tc_usatoday/googleswebdeveloperdayemphasizesmashups
7. Googlers Break Away, Build Ooyala http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/05/29/googlers-break-away-build-ooyala
8. Facial recognition slipped into Google image search http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-facial-recognition-slipped-into-google-image-search.html
9. Google SketchUp Blog http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/
10. Google to buy photo site Panoramio http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20070531/tc_macworld/googlephoto20070531
11. My Soul & 10 Other Things that Google Owns http://mashable.com/2007/06/01/my-soul-and-10-other-things-that-google-owns/

General Technology

1. Microsoft to unveil coffee-table-shaped computer http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN2819912120070530
2. Beta of Windows Live Mail replaces Vista's, XP's built-in e-mail http://tinyurl.com/36a6y8 (ComputerWorld)
3. When Bill met Steve... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6707317.stm
4. VIDEO: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together http://d5.allthingsd.com/20070530/steve-jobs-and-bill-gates-together-part-1-of-7/
5. Intel, Dell, Microsoft team up on flash cache spec for laptops http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070531-intel-dell-microsoft-team-up-on-flash-cache-spec-for-laptops.html
6. Future versions of Windows to be "fundamentally redesigned" http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070529-microsoft-exec-next-version-of-windows-to-be-fundamentally-redesigned.html
7. The Shape of Computers to Come? http://tinyurl.com/2jxw94 (Wall Street Journal)
8. Toshiba to use AMD chip in laptop PCs http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070529/tc_nm/toshiba_amd_dc
9. Parallels 3.0 supports 3D games, 'SmartSelect' http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20070531/tc_macworld/parallels20070531
10. HP says no to Intel's Turbo Memory http://news.com.com/2100-1004_3-6188531.html

Leisure & Entertainment

1. NCSoft Introduces Dungeon Runners http://www.warcry.com/news/view/72228-NCSoft-Explains-Introduces-Dungeon-Runners
2. Wii Shortages may Continue to Holiday 2007 http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132338-pg,1/article.html
3. CAE wins contracts for five full-flight simulators http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&newsid905=55086
4. NASA opens space shuttle ride http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0136042320070601
5. Eurocopter to introduce EC135 Flight Simulation Device http://www.verticalmag.com/control/news/templates/?a=4420&z=6
6. The Flight Sim Chair http://news.filefront.com/the-flight-sim-chair/
7. Feels like flying http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/147-06012007-1356108.html
8. Flight sim videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=fd3-dPAP7vk http://youtube.com/watch?v=4AJ1u-KHHgU&mode=related&search=
9. Id Software creating new game http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=77172
10. Wii outselling PS3 in Japan five-to-one http://www.gamespot.com/news/6171932.html

Economy and Technology

1. U.S. tech companies give Brazil a go http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20070530/tc_usatoday/ustechcompaniesgivebrazilago
2. CIOs: Get ready for the 20-hour week http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39167316,00.htm
3. Dell lays off 8,000; 1Q earnings sag http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_hi_te/earns_dell
4. Working from home: Is there anyone left in the office? http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39167348,00.htm
5. Netflix Prize Still Awaits a Movie Seer http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/technology/04netflix.html?ex=1338609600&en=eda04055720ce432&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Civilian Aerospace

1. Pixel Lunar Lander Makes Progress Despite Challenges http://www.space.com/adastra/070526_isdc_carmack.html
2. New Space Companies Should Stress Competence Over Coolness http://www.space.com/adastra/070529_isdc_business.html
3. Getting Business Off The Ground http://www.space.com/spacenews/070528_businessmonday_upaerospace.html

Supercomputing & GPUs

1. InfiniBand Rides HPC Wave Into the Enterprise http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1591832.html
2. HP & HPC Clusters to Visually Render Complex Data http://presszoom.com/story_131674.html
3. RapidMind Automates Programming for Cell, GPU Processors http://www.itjungle.com/tlb/tlb051507-story07.html

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Aviation Video Games, EAA and NEW NET

Aviation video games and flight simulators are an interesting subset of the electronic gaming world and of real-life simulations.

The weekly NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology issues) gathering for June 5 will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the EAA Museum and Headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They have offered to host the meeting, show the NEW NET participants their flight simulator and lead a session focused on aviation video games and flight sims.

In preparation for the June 5 event, I did a little online research on the topic of aviation video games and flight simulators.

To begin with, flight simulators (the realistic cockpit type hardware/software combinations) and flight simulations (personal computer video simulations of flying a plane) have a ton of enthusiasts and information online. Here is a sample of the websites related to this topic:

• www.avsim.com
• http://simflight.com
• www.flightsimworld.com
• www.flightsim.com

Like most other topics you can imagine, there is an entire online world dedicated to flight simulations, including forums, conventions, news and reviews. If you wonder what that world is about, spend a couple hours browsing the above websites, contact a few of the people on the forums and you may find yourself sucked into a new experience.

On the topic of video games that have a primary focus of aviation, there are both personal computer games and video console games. Aviation video games include:

• Ace Combat
• F-15 Strike Eagle
• F-22 Raptor
• Falcon 4.0
• Skyfox
• Combat Flight Simulator
• Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
• Battle of Britain II Wings of Victory

Many more aviation games are listed in Wikipedia and other places online. Because I'm not an experienced flight sim user or experienced aviation gamer, I won't even attempt to explain why various ones are popular or better than others.

If you want to know more about aviation video games or flight sims, or want to share your knowledge about this topic, come to next week's NEW NET meeting.

Before the June 5th meeting, I'm going to get out Skyfox and a few other aviation games and play them to get into the spirit of the EAA-hosted gathering. If everyone who comes brings a couple of their favorite flight sims, we may end up sequestered in the EAA museum until the wee hours of the morning trying out each others' games...

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SeWHiP Computing Workshop

The Southeast Wisconsin High Performance (SeWHiP) Computing Workshop held today in Milwaukee brought together an interesting mix of academic researchers, university research and IT administrators and a few other categories of people interested in high performance computing (HPC).

After a short overview of the status of HPC in southeast Wisconsin and in Milwaukee in particular, Craig Struble talked about the NSF (National Science Foundation) proposal that he and Lars Olson are putting together for a multi-institutional HPC regional center. Craig asked for input from all the workshop attendees regarding what the HPC needs and resources are, then concluded the formal part of the workshop. Attendees mingled throughout the room, writing comments and suggestions on the flipcharts, as well as greeting friends and meeting new people.

Justin Kruger and I participated in the workshop primarily because of the FireSeed Streaming Supercomputer (FS3) project. As the FS3 project moves forward, the people and organizations at the workshop are both resources and customers for the project. By participating in the workshop, Justin and I were able to both hear about what others are doing in the HPC arena and to let them know what the FS3 project is all about.

During the informal discussion and networking at the end of the workshop, I was able to meet some interesting new connections from the Milwaukee area. One person I met from UW Milwaukee is working on some intriguing innovations, one of which will hopefully lead to a really fun collaboration project for Abba Makolin Waldron & Associates, LLC (AMW).

The project involves motion and stress measurement in a flexible sensor environment. This could be a really cool project incorporating 1) the sensing system being developed by the UW Milwaukee individual 2) a material involved in a project AMW is currently working on, 3) a nanofiber nonwoven technology which is the foundation of the AMW NF Nonwovens business plan which is a finalist in the 2007 Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest and 4) production of an interesting new material at the NanoStatics facility in Ohio. Communicating between all the people and organizations potentially involved in this project will be one huge challenge, but the project will be so fun, innovative and rewarding that there's no way I can let it just pass quietly by.

On the drive back from Milwaukee to Appleton after the workshop I thought about the project, mentally compiling a list of things that need to be done. All the parties need to understand the project and make a reasonable decision about whether to move forward and dedicate resources to the project.

If you find yourself spending long hours working on projects or assignments that are uninteresting to you or that don't seem worthwhile, try participating in a few workshops or meetings for topics in which you are highly interested. While at those gatherings, make a point of talking to some of the leaders of the meeting, some of the speakers and other meeting attendees. You'll definitely find fun projects that need people to work on them.

My main challenge is that there are too many interesting projects to work on and not enough time or money....

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