Google to Offer Free Wi-Fi at 300k/sec

Google is trying to offer free Wi-Fi to San Francisco residents at 300k/sec. Go Google go, take the stodgy greedy telecom companies down!

So when is this service is going to be on the south bay.

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TiVo's CFO plans to step down

TiVo said on Friday that its chief financial officer and another top executive were both leaving the company, the latest in a series of changes at the company that pioneered recording television shows onto hard drives

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Microsoft confirms next XP service pack

Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for its Windows XP operating system.

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Rumor: October should deliver new iPods, Pro machines

Several pieces of evidence suggest that Apple is preparing new product introductions for next month, primarily new hard disk drive (HDD) iPods and professional Macs. Like the nano, Apple's fifth-generation HDD iPods are expected to gain an Apple-designed click-wheel and see a significant reduction in overall size and volume. (read more)...

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Google: 'This volt's for you'

How many Googlers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, if you use solar power. We just had our first Google Environmental Fair to help introduce employees to various sustainable practices, low impact living and natural products.


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Photos: Skiing in sunny San Francisco | CNET News.com

Photos: Skiing in sunny San Francisco | CNET News.com: "Skiing in sunny San Francisco

Photographers line a two-block artificial snow slope in San Francisco's tony Pacific Heights neighborhood on Thursday. The ski ramp was set up for a promotional ski-jump competition by ski wax and apparel company Icer."

Happy 25th, Ethernet

Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of when Intel and Xerox published the standards for our dear friend, Ethernet.

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Translating DOS to Linux - A short list of commands

So you know DOS. You're used to it, and it makes you feel warm and fuzzy. Snap out of it. This page is a list of Linux commands and they're DOS cousins, so you can feel more comfortable navigating in the Linux world, though you might have already known some of these commands if you've ever used an FTP client.

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Google expands wifi network to NYC

Bryant Park in midtown NYC has had free wifi access for more than 2 years now. Recently, (see photo), maybe as recently as a couple of days, they became a sponsored by Google network.

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Calling all ZDTV and TECHTV fans ! This is your chance to purchase a piece of history.

Calling all ZDTV and TECHTV fans ! This is your chance to purchase a piece of history.

You are bidding on an authentic PRESS/MEDIA kit that was available to only major Program Directors at large television companies.

The Press kit cardboard cover is an over all good condition with a velcro strap. The contents will include everything shown in the picture and is in very good condition with no bends, tears, or creases.

Here is a sample of the contents for those who do not know what Media/Press kits are about.

+Programming Highlights
+Cable Modem Marketing Strategies
+Key Affiliate Contacts
+Research Finidings
+Recent Media Coverage
+Technical Article Samples
+Full description of all of their shows and alot more.

It also features a few pictures of past TECHTV employees in their early years.

This a great gift for that TECHtv fan or if you are a past employee and would like something centimental to remind you of all the great times you that was had working there.

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SanDisk puts DRM on memory cards

SanDisk on Tuesday introduced memory cards that let consumers move digital video and music among devices like cell phones and computers without violating copyright protection.

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Google turns 7!

Google, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG), is a U.S. public corporation, initially established as a privately-held corporation in 1998, that designed and managed the Internet Google search engine is now 7 years old.

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24 Mb Consumer Broadband Launched

Be" is providing customers with the option of a 24 megabits per second download speed connection. These speeds are roughly three times the closest local competitor and also allow 1.3 megabits per second upstream, roughly five times quicker than any other service provider. The service is being offered at £24 (US $42.84)

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RIAA Loses battle against Mother of 13 year old file sharer

A judge has made it impossible for the RIAA to sue the Mother of a 13 year old file sharer, saying that the mother cannot be held liable for what her daughter shares. Finally some justice for all the people the RIAA has bullied into settling.

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TV's Get Smart Don Adam's Dead

The guy with the original portable telephone embedded in his shoe has passed. He was also the voice of Tennessee Tuxedo and Inspector Gadget. Long live the Cone of Silence.

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Learn worker safety awareness The Simpsons Way D'oh

In a series of entertaining posters designed to reduce workplace injuries, the characters illustrate ways to work safely using their irreverent humor unique brand of humor.

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Windows Is Offically Broken - Microsoft has admitted it

Windows is broken and Microsoft has admitted it. In an unprecedented attempt to explain its Longhorn problems and how it abandoned its traditional way of working, the normally secretive software giant has given unparalleled access to The Wall Street Journal, even revealing how Vice President Jim Allchin, personally broke the bad news to Bill Gates.

It about time, Windows been broke since windoze 3.11 for workgroups

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Leo and Kate had the Ultimate Gaming Machine in 1998

Leo and Kate overview the Ultimate Gaming Machine back in 1998. This was unreasonable in 1998 with 128 of SD RAM!

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New Breed of Corrupt Torrent Infiltrates BitTorrent

myBittorrent is a popular BitTorrent listing site used by tens of thousands of individuals each day. It also has become the focus of an individual or group of individuals looking to undermine the integrity of the BitTorrent community.

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Geeklinks Podcast

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