myDigitechnician: NEW NET Issues List for 31 July 2007

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 31 July 2007, 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

Microsoft Offers a Web-Based Strategy http://tinyurl.com/2shgw7 (NY Times)
With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Mapmaking http://tinyurl.com/2e22zw (NY Times)
ONLINE STORAGE: 80+ File Hosting and Sharing Sites http://mashable.com/2007/07/28/online-storage/
Rivals race to map the world http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6492738
With buyout, Dutch navigation company sees road to profit http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/29/business/gps.php
Online Maps: 50+ Tools and Resources http://mashable.com/2007/07/23/online-maps/
Web Design Toolbox: 50+ Tools for Web Design http://mashable.com/2007/07/24/web-design/

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

Universities help overturn P2P amendment, with help from you http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070725-universities-help-overturn-p2p-amendment.html
McAfee sets Rootkit Detective free http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070725/tc_infoworld/90487
NYC Cabbies Threaten Strike over GPS http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=12200BZVYNGQ
Federal judge allows NSA wiretapping investigations to continue http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070727-federal-judge-allows-nsa-wiretapping-investigations-to-continue.html

Mobile Computing & Communicating

Motorola To Build Tiny Projectors Into Mobile Devices http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070726/tc_cmp/201201122
Money-Saving Cell Phones Do Voice Over Wi-Fi http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070725/tc_pcworld/135069

Open Source

It's Sink or Swim Time for Mozilla Thunderbird http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/its-sink-or-swi.html
You're never alone with Plone http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070724/tc_infoworld/90437

SkyNet

Google, Sprint to team up on WiMax service http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6476961
700 MHz: Is Google on Crack? http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070727_002573.html
Google set to simultaneously create and dominate a new market? http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=673

General Technology

Microsoft Windows Installed Base to Cross 1 Billion Mark http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2163005,00.asp
AMD Bulldozer CPU to have 8 – 16 cores in 2009 http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33097/135/
Me and My Mac http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2162397,00.asp
In a Highly Complex World, Innovation From the Top Down http://tinyurl.com/2y4pas (NY Times)

Leisure & Entertainment

Senator: DTV transition could become a "digital disaster" http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070726-senator-dtv-transition-could-become-a-digital-disaster.html
Sony sees profits increase while gaming business struggles http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070726-sony-sees-profits-increase-while-gaming-business-struggles.html "Sales of the PS3 have risen but we booked losses due to our strategic decision to price it below the (production) cost," said Oneda. "Actually, because the number of units sold was not as high as we hoped, the loss was better than our original expectation," he said.
Canadian gym puts Wii workout on its schedule http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070724/tc_nm/gym_dc

Economy and Technology