Thanks to a pointer from SlashDot, I found my way to an article from GTW Associates (a firm that consults on international standards and trade policy) about a relatively obscure, but potentially important decision by the Supreme Court not to hear the appeal in a copyright case. The case deals …

The Washington Post is reporting that a student from GMU (George Mason University) is in a bit of a bind. His previously "tedious and unimportant" (his professor's words) PhD dissertation is now a very hot commodity in security circles and may be classified by the US Government if he isn't …

ABC News reports that the Hotel Valencia in San Jose, California, has just finished a significant information systems deployment that has resulted in one of the most technologically advanced hotels in the nation. Among its interesting technologies are: A card-reader-armed doorman who can confirm your reservation, check you in, and …

An article from SpaceToday.net reports that NASA has finally launched Opportunity, NASA's new Mars rover. Further information about, and pictures from, the launch are available in the NASA feature piece. More information on the MER (Mars Exploration Rover) mission, and about Opportunity's twin, Spirit, are available on the NASA …

Gefen has announced a new USB extension product that will allow you to communicate with USB devices that are 1,650 feet away using fiber optic cable. Thanks to a pointer from MacCentral, we were turned on to the latest product in Gefen's extension empire. The company has long been …

Thanks to RS, I have a better-late-than-never story about GSM roaming in the US. A press release from AT&T Wireless indicates that a deal was struck in April that would allow joint roaming between the AT&T and T-Mobile GSM networks starting in June of this year. The fine …

A press release from Boeing announces that the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has extended acceptable use of existing spectrum so that the company may use it for their Connexion high-speed internet services for aircraft. The ITU has extended the secondary mobile satellite service allocation at 14-14.5GHz to include aeronautical …

The first accessories to show up for the new Apple iSight camera have come from MacMice Workspace Products (makers of a wide variety of physical accessories for the Macintosh). The $39.95 set of three SightClips (also available individually for $14.95 each) includes clips that clamp to the desktop …

It appears that a web-site defacement contest that was organized for this past Sunday passed without the big disruption predicted by some, according to an article from MacCentral. There were a multitude of reports about the upcoming contest last week and some security experts were encouraging extra vigilance going in …

The soundtrack for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will be exclusively released on the Apple Music Store, according to an article from CNet. Granted, it is only a soundtrack, but given that no CDs will be pressed in the US, it is an interesting marketing maneuver.

Only six weeks into its run, Finding Nemo has shot past The Matrix Reloaded to a total of $275M (to Reloaded's $271M). With this past weekend's $11M gross, Nemo is sitting in second place for 2003, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (which is pretty secure …

There's an amusing article from BBC News that introduces an award-winning "ink jet" printer that uses spray paint as its ink source. The printer is "small" enough to fit inside of two suitcases, thereby making it a "portable" printer. The device can only print one color at a time (it …

An article from CNet quotes Adobe executives as saying that it "would have taken a lot of work to have cross-platform support" and that in a small and crowded market for video products, Adobe was not interested in making the investment to release a new version of Premier Pro for …

The New York Times has an article that describes a "disorder" shared by many of us who spend too much time online. I'm not sure that I agree with the "diagnosis" that what people are experiencing is an addiction, but there is certainly an allure to having the constant ability …

An article from CNet relays information about a ruling by the Eastern District Court of Virginia that recently ruled that pop-over advertisements by Gator are legal. The summary judgment was handed down last week, but a complete ruling is expected in the upcoming weeks. The plaintiff in this case was …

As part of our July 4th celebrations, we went to see Whale Rider, a fine new import film from New Zealand, starring a cast of mostly untested, mostly Maori actors. In short, unless you hate dramas with a passion, find a theater that is showing this film and go and …

According to an article from The Age (Australian newspaper), a Swiss school teacher decided to quit being a teacher rather than follow the edict of the school and take down nude photos on her personal web site. It appears that the woman is an aspiring model and was hoping that …

An article in the New York Times reports on the use of VoIP to get calls in and out of Africa and the response of the local telecommunications companies (which, of course, is to oppose anything that may take their monopoly away). In a typical response of many entrenched governments …

An email from the Full Disclosure security mailing list indicates that the MacOS X screen saver will quit itself thus exposing the Macintosh desktop. There is no patch to fix this at of right now, and the individual who published it says that he gave Apple 3 days before posting …

For those who are looking for detailed information on OS X Panther, Apple's upcoming OS for the Macintosh, Rail Head Design has a visual tour.