November 26, 2002

WiFi hack goes commercial

From Pringles-2-Cantenna … “A Cantenna is simply an inexpensive version of the long range antennas used by wireless internet providers and mobile phone companies. Now, with your own Cantenna you can extend the range of your wireless network or connect to other wireless networks in your neighborhood.”

From: Cantenna website

November 25, 2002

IT demand to remain flat

From CNET: “Information technology professionals, once rewarded with fat salaries and enticing stock options, are having a tough time finding work, and a new study shows little relief ahead.”

Seems to conflict with this keynote speech at Comdex last week … sigh …

November 22, 2002

Wedding Pictures

My sister Susan took some great pictures at our wedding. Here’s an Ofoto link to the first set of pictures.

November 22, 2002

How dogs developed smart pet tricks

Via NextDraft from an article on MSNBC: “A new study confirms what many dog owners have long-believed. Since being domesticated thousands of years ago, dogs have developed the ability to read certain human social behaviors. “

November 22, 2002

John (Jack) Pearson Federico

After 19 hours of labor (OMG!) and a slew of Blackberry messages from John, I’d like to congratulate Denise and John on the arrival of their new baby boy:

John “Jack” Pearson Federico
Born: November 21st, 2002 @ 11:26 PM
Weight: 9.2 pounds
Length: 21″ (I think he’s starting with the Nets next week ;)

Mom and child are both fine and healthy.

And of course, like John, Jack is already a geek with his very own pre-and-post birth weblog. Also he’s an amazing photographer like Denise, because I’m sure you’ll see some of his pictures online very soon :-)

November 21, 2002

World’s dogs are descended from Asian wolves

From Ananova “Scientists … have concluded domesticated dogs originated from wolves in East Asia nearly 15,000 years ago.”

November 21, 2002

Why does coffee taste so bad?

From MSNBC: “Coffee prices are at their lowest level in decades. So why does so much of the coffee you buy taste so bad?”

“This year, coffee makers are increasingly substituting low-quality beans in their ground coffee for high-quality beans … In addition, the purity of the average cup of coffee Â— the ratio of debris like twigs and rotten beans to actual fresh beans Â— has shifted markedly in the unappetizing direction over the past two years.”

November 20, 2002

Tech upturn

From CNET: “Using complex mathematical models, neural networks, historical patterns and an eye toward current events, Halla–with a dose of Vegas showmanship–predicted in a keynote speech at Comdex Fall 2002 on Tuesday that the tech industry will be at the apex of a wild growth swing on June 21, 2003, primarily driven by embedding radio and semiconductors into a wide variety of items.” … I’ll believe it when we’re there.

November 20, 2002

The Waypath Project – Weblog Linking

I’ll have to keep an eye on this … “The Waypath Project is an attempt to network the weblog community, connecting weblogs that share common themes, ideas, and topics. “