NEW NET Issues List for 05 Feb 2008

One of the main activities for tonight's NEW NET (NorthEast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology issues) meeting will be technologies related to remote participation in these tech enthusiast meetings. On 03 February, Luke W and I did a test run for some of this remote participation technology and were pleasantly surprised by the initial success. From this point forward, it will be a matter of testing different combinations of hardware and software to see what communication technologies give the most enjoyable and effective remote participation experience.

In addition to working on establishing reliable default participation technologies for NEW NET meetings, tonight we'll also develop a list of technologies to try out and main topics for upcoming meetings.

To connect to the NEW NET meeting tonight, head over to Stickam and connect with newnet2, or go on Skype and connect with bwaldron22. You can just watch on Stickam without signing up for an account, but if you want to participate in the NEW NET meeting, you should sign up for a Stickam account -- there's a small "Sign Up" link in yellow text near the top center of the Stickam main page.

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 05 February 2008, 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. Better Than Free http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php
2. Sprout: Online WYSIWYG Flash Editor http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/29/sprout-the-online-wysiwyg-editor-for-flash/
3. Redux for people discovery http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/takahashi/2008/01/28/demo-reception-the-youngest-of-the-turks/
4. Roundup: DEMO08 http://mashable.com/2008/01/29/demo08-roundup-1/
5. Influentials On The Web Are People With The Power To Link http://tinyurl.com/2h3kv2 (Publishing 2.0)
6. AWS: Bigger Than Amazon http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/amazon_web_services_bigger_than_amazon.php
7. Amazon Buys Audible.com; Kindle Shortages Persist http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2254692,00.asp
8. An Online Organizer That Helps Connect the Dots http://tinyurl.com/2q3usz (NY Times)
9. ICANN turns on next-gen IP addresses http://www.news.com/ICANN-turns-on-next-gen-IP-addresses/2100-1033_3-6229218.html
10. Now Yahoo's, Zimbra takes mail and documents offline http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9862167-7.html?tag=nefd.top
11. Google, Yahoo Going After Outlook http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search/Google-Yahoo-Going-After-Outlook/

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

1. Even SSL Gmail can get sidejacked http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=842
2. RealPlayer Gets Slapped with "Badware" Label http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006421.html
3. FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/04/fbi.biometrics/

Mobile Computing & Communicating

1. Minimum bid hit in FCC auction, triggering 700 MHz open access http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9862310-7.html
2. Cell phone directory rings alarm bells http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22902400/
3. Garmin Adds A Cell Phone To Its GPS http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206101219
4. Pictures: Mobile design competition http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7220230.stm
5. LiMo mobile Linux platform out in March http://www.news.com/Key-mobile-Linux-platform-out-in-March/2100-1039_3-6229032.html
6. High return % for gift smartphones http://www.njbiz.com/weekly_article.asp?aID=91696863.4669964.951249.6133353.2470115.565&aID2=73164
7. Apple doubles iPhone, iPod Touch capacity http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9864893-37.html?tag=nefd.top

Open Source

1. Barracuda defends open-source antivirus from patent attack http://tinyurl.com/27csrv (Ars technica)
2. French police open source deal blow to Microsoft http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/tc_afp/franceinternetpolice
3. The original SimCity is now the open source Micropolis http://www.linux.com/feature/125797
4. Album Cover Art Downloader makes iPod a touch nicer http://www.linux.com/feature/125125

SkyNet

1. A tour of Google's new Experimental Search http://tinyurl.com/ywljnb (Ars technica)
2. Google report disappoints despite 51% revenue jump http://www.mercurynews.com/google/ci_8137250
3. Google Urchin Software Beta Now Public http://analytics.blogspot.com/2008/02/urchin-software-beta-now-public.html
4. Google and Social Search http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_social_search_is_coming.php
5. Google Social Graph API Launched http://searchengineland.com/080201-142946.php
6. Gmail daily limit on sending email (it’s high) http://www.labnol.org/internet/email/gmail-daily-limit-sending-bulk-email/2191/

General Technology

1. A computing revolution is taking shape http://tinyurl.com/29jroq (Financial Times)
2. Run silent, run fast: First Tesla Production Roadster Arrives http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8149186
3. Tesla to make gas-electric car http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9863202-54.html
4. Navy Tests Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080202-9999-1n2gun.html
5. Vista SP1 is Complete, Update Available in March http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006433.html
6. Microsoft to open Boston-area research lab http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9863958-56.html?tag=newsmap
7. Tech details of Sun SPARC processor http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080204-sun-can-you-smell-what-the-rock-is-cookin.html
8. Chips pass two billion milestone http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7223145.stm

Leisure & Entertainment

1. Ender’s Game to be made into Battle Room video game http://tinyurl.com/yp4dvy (Newsweek)
2. NASA Takes The Beatles 'Across the Universe' Literally http://www.space.com/news/080201-beatles-across.html
3. "BioShock" electrifies game critics, wins top award http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/wr_nm/media_bioshock_dc
4. Rhapsody Taking Over Yahoo Music Unlimited http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006434.html
5. Motion-based video game controller from Motus http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20150/

Economy and Technology

1. Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/01/technology/01cndsubyahoo.php
2. Yahoo Profits Fall 23%, 1,000 Jobs Cut http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205921417
3. New Media Icon Grapples With Newer Media Rivals http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120157134273724033.html
4. VMware Shares Plunge by More Than 30 Percent http://tinyurl.com/2k3atb (NY Times)

Civilian Aerospace

1. The Unsung Rocketeers http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/28/616215.aspx
2. Earth/Space Life Science Innovation Competition http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24568
3. ActionForSpace Blog http://actionforspace.blogspot.com/2008/01/whats-point.html
4. A New Perspective On Spaceflight In A New Era http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/notams08/uaso0120.htm
5. America’s Space Age Turns 50 http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/31/624367.aspx
6. Saturn visualising software a 3D thrill http://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/2008/02/saturn-visualising-software-3d-thrill.html
7. Provocateurs Praise Pathfinding Parabolic Procurement http://www.space-frontier.org/OpEds/20080120procurement.html

Supercomputing & GPUs

1. Researchers, NVIDIA Collaborate on GPU Petascale Computing http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/2092380.html
2. AMD's RV670 does double-precision at half the speed http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35894/118/
3. IU Gets New Digital Arts and Humanities Institute http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/2089243.html
4. National Instruments Joins The Multicore Association http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/2083686.html
5. ASU Team Adds 'Cyber Tools' to Plant Biology Effort http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/2089459.html
6. Nvidia’s Ageia purchase – a brilliant move? http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35934/137/

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