Dispatches from the war on spam

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Dispatches From the Un-Journalists

Dispatches From the Un-Journalists 07/25/2004 09:05 AM
Bloggers who be will filing reports from Boston don't know in advance that what they are doing is meaningless. This can be an advantage. Here's my "convention preview" piece that ran in Newsday today.

Dispatches from Tanganyika

Dispatches from Tanganyika 01/10/2004 08:28 AM
tells the tale in great detail here: Dispatches from Tanganyika .. Poppy Z gets herself banned from a PZB fansite .. kicked out of an online forum .. Poppy Z. Brite's account .. has a LiveJournal .. banned

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PressThink: Dispatches From the
Un-Journalists

PressThink: Dispatches From the
Un-Journalists 07/26/2004 07:47 PM
Bloggers will file reports from Boston that could close big gaps in the media's coverage .. Dispatches From the Un-Journalists .. Rosen, who's now in Boston, said

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Dispatches from the Culture Wars:
Carnival of the Vanities #87

Dispatches from the Culture Wars:
Carnival of the Vanities #87 05/20/2004 04:16 AM
Dispatches from the Culture Wars is hosting the COTV this week .. Carnival of the Vanities #87

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TimesTen Dispatches Data in Real Time

TimesTen Dispatches Data in Real Time 06/14/2004 07:03 AM
New and upgraded software from TimesTen Inc. aims to give enterprises greater control over how and when data is cached in its namesake in-memory database, with the goal of enabling real-time responses to business issues.

"Crossroads Dispatches: Slammed by Tidal
Wave, But I'm OK"

"Crossroads Dispatches: Slammed by Tidal
Wave, But I'm OK" 12/29/2004 03:31 AM

Mayor dispatches cops to bust
bl0gger-critic

Mayor dispatches cops to bust
bl0gger-critic 05/16/2004 01:58 AM
Loic sez,

Christophe does not like the way the city mayor manages the city, spends the public money and says it on his blog, every day. He has been very successful doing that, with hundreds of inhabitants of Puteaux reading and commenting his blog everyday and many national newspapers that talked about his blog.

Christophe criticizes the city management so much that they have tried to stop him for months, the city mayor has even sent him threats over the phone that he recorded and blogged, of course.

Today, he has been stopped in the street by the Police Municipale (the local French Police) who tried to arrest him for his blogging. Fortunately for Christophe, the National Police arrived immediately as they found what was happening weird, and let him go.

Link (Thanks, Loic!)

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP) 05/12/2004 04:17 AM
AFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs Internet traffic worldwide.

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up 05/24/2004 05:37 PM
The latest study on spam trends appears to show that financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam - though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to slow down the amount of spam sent.

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream 06/05/2004 07:31 PM
I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....

Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam

Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam 12/11/2003 06:15 AM
Congress overwhelmingly passes a bill to fight the online scourge, but critics say the unwanted e-mail will increase because the law will actually legitimize spam. By Amit Asaravala.

Review: Advanced Spam Manager Attacks
Viruses, Spam For Exchange, Notes

Review: Advanced Spam Manager Attacks
Viruses, Spam For Exchange, Notes 03/27/2005 12:35 PM
Information Week Mar 27 2005 3:25PM GMT

Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam

Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam 06/22/2004 09:17 AM
The Anti-Spam Technical Alliance (ASTA), whose participants include Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., EarthLink and America Online Inc., today unveiled the result of more than a year of close collaboration by presenting a host of detailed best practices and technical recommendations for the entire industry in an effort to fight the scourge of spam.

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises 07/01/2004 10:20 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 2 2004 2:42AM GMT

AOL Falls In Love With The Wrong Spam
Stats -- Says Spam Decreased

AOL Falls In Love With The Wrong Spam
Stats -- Says Spam Decreased 12/27/2004 01:32 PM
AOL is claiming that their new spam filter has greatly reduced spam, creating nice looking headlines about less spam. Of course, you could question their findings. The details show that what was reduced was spam complaints. This might be a proxy for the amount of spam that got through to inboxes, or it might just show that AOL subscribers have wised up and realized that reporting spam to AOL doesn't seem to do a bit of good -- and they've just given up on it.

Spammer Complies With CAN-SPAM, Claims
ISPs Should Not Filter His Spam

Spammer Complies With CAN-SPAM, Claims
ISPs Should Not Filter His Spam 05/20/2004 07:05 PM
Ronnie Scelson is one of the shortlist of spammers who just seems to love publicity. While many spammers like to hide away, Scelson's always willing to talk. He testified before the Senate Commerce Committee today, claiming that he is now compl ying with CAN-SPAM, but threatened to ignore the law if not enough of his spam messages were getting through filters. He actually has the audacity to complain that now that CAN-SPAM is in effect, ISPs should be required to let his mail through. Maybe the filters are a little to thick around his head and the message isn't getting through to him: the reason his spam is filtered is because people don't want it.

California Spam Law: Won't Stop Spam,
Will Make It Harder To Do Business

California Spam Law: Won't Stop Spam,
Will Make It Harder To Do Business 11/03/2003 11:40 PM
I get inundated with more and more spam every day, and it's frustrating as anything. I want it to stop. However, if politicians insist on passing bad legislation in their attempts to stop spam, that's not going to do any good. I've already complained about the new California legislation and it looks like I'm not alone. A guy who runs a consulting firm and writes for Business Week points out why California's anti-spam law won't do a thing about spam, but will make life more difficult for legitimate small businesses. He describes a situation where he did a very targeted mailing for a company. It's probably up to your definition of spam as to whether or not you consider his mailing spam. I tend to draw the line on whether or not the mailing was "bulk" - which it sounds like his was. I believe that if the email is truly targeted and personalized about a potential business relationship, then it's hard to call it spam. The California law disagrees. In fact, the sponsor of the bill claims that any email contact between two companies is not legitimate if it hasn't been initiated under some other form. That's simply ridiculous. As I've said before, plenty of "commercial" websites contact Techdirt every day about the possibility of partnerships or links. Under California's anti-spam law, I could charge them with spam. I recently heard from a major technology magazine, asking if I would add them to my Quicklinks box. Should I sue them for spam? According to the law, I could.

New zombie spam technique may send spam
levels through the roof

New zombie spam technique may send spam
levels through the roof 02/05/2005 09:36 PM
Warnings abound about a change in tactics on the part of zombie PC network operators. As a result, spam levels could rise to nearly 95% of all e-mails sent.

Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus

Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus 12/06/2003 09:45 AM
Canadian Press Dec 6 2003 9:11AM ET

Spam king Secure your home PC or you
could be helping send spam

Spam king Secure your home PC or you
could be helping send spam 08/03/2004 07:21 AM
BBC Aug 3 2004 11:45AM GMT

CAN SPAM Designed To Make Congressmen
Look Good - Not Stop Spam

CAN SPAM Designed To Make Congressmen
Look Good - Not Stop Spam 01/07/2004 06:36 PM
We all know now that the CAN SPAM law is a disaster and is unlikely to do anything useful in the battle against spam. It's also becoming clear that the entire point of the bill was never to stop spam, but to make a few folks in Congress look good (which seems to be the entire point of most politics these days). First, Business Week spends some time comparing the mostly effective federal "Do Not Call" list with CAN SPAM. The DNC list was planned out carefully by the FTC and the FCC, and, while it upset many telemarketers, it was designed in a way to be effective. There was also enough time, and enough publicity given to the list that people knew about it and had the opportunity to sign up for it - while marketers had the ability to prepare on their end as well. With CAN SPAM, however, it was rushed through Congress with little thought towards whether or not it would actually do anything and without any money to actually deal with any of these cases. Meanwhile, the NY Times reports that the sponsors of the bill asked the FTC to sue a spammer the very first week the bill was in effect in order to make a big "splash" so they could pat themselves on the back - even as the spam levels continued to increase. FTC Chair Timothy Muris (who has spoken out against this spam law) apparently laughed them off and pointed out it was impossible to do such a thing. First of all, in order to violate the law, the spammers have to ignore an opt-out request. Then, the FTC would have to track down who the actual spammer was - with no additional funds, because the law didn't provide for them.

Actif Communications Announces GEF, the
Global eMail Format - Best Practice
eMails that Comply with US Can Spam,
Australian Spam Act and EU Directives

Actif Communications Announces GEF, the
Global eMail Format - Best Practice
eMails that Comply with US Can Spam,
Australian Spam Act and EU Directives 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
The risk in sending commercial emails overseas is not so much from the legislators; it is from the ISP’s who have the power to Black List your company. A new email format has been suggested that not only complies to Best Practices it also meets or exceeds the requirements of Can Spam, The Australian Spam Act and the EU Directives. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Microsoft calls for outbound spam
filtering against spam

Microsoft calls for outbound spam
filtering against spam 06/04/2004 10:42 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 4 2004 2:14PM GMT

Mobile SMS spam surpasses email spam in
Korea

Mobile SMS spam surpasses email spam in
Korea 01/03/2005 10:21 AM

CORRECTED: AOL Spam Down 75 Pct; Net
Spam Trends Reverse (Reuters)

CORRECTED: AOL Spam Down 75 Pct; Net
Spam Trends Reverse (Reuters) 12/27/2004 11:21 AM
Reuters - You've got less spam, according to America Online, the world's largest online service.

Spam Rules Require Effective Spam Police

Spam Rules Require Effective Spam Police 06/02/2004 05:09 PM
Source: ClickZ - Want a real solution to spam? The search engines should agree to publish lists of companies they've banned. That would help consumers seeking SEM firms to understand which to avoid. If they do use a banned firm,...

Anti-Spam Legislation Makes Spam More
Malicious

Anti-Spam Legislation Makes Spam More
Malicious 04/29/2004 01:28 PM
Aren't unintended consequences wonderful? Now that anti-spam legislation is becoming popular, one result is that spammers aren't wasting time with just spamming mortgage offers and ways to buy Viagra. Instead, now that they realize they're definitely on illegal ground, they're moving more towards malicious attack spam, including phishing attacks and trojan horse attacks. In other words, if they're going to break the law with spam, they figure they might as well go all out.

California Spam Law: Won't Stop Spam,
Will Increase Lawsuits

California Spam Law: Won't Stop Spam,
Will Increase Lawsuits 11/14/2003 07:29 PM
I hate spam and would like nothing better than to see an effective anti-spam law put on the books. However, as I've said before, the California anti-spam law is not the right law. Plenty of others seem to agree, and everyone believes that the law won't stand up if tested in court. The problem is what do people do until it's been tested? The other question is who is going to take on this law. Luckily, it won't be the Direct Marketing Association, who I don't trust in the slightest. They say they've burned up all their resources fighting the "Do Not Call" list. At a conference among email marketers, some were suggesting that they should file their own lawsuits under the bill in order to purposely clog the court system with such lawsuits. This seems like typical bad marketing thinking that overburdening a system somehow gets extra attention. The right response is that someone who gets sued for doing something that clearly is not spam is going to have to go to court and get the law overturned. Maybe (and this would be the best) it happens to someone who is not associated with an "email marketing" company, but just someone who sends a perfectly reasonable email and gets hit with a lawsuit.

Report from the spam/anti-spam summit

Report from the spam/anti-spam summit 04/09/2004 04:05 PM
Danny O'Brien has written up one of the first summits between spammers and spam-fighters for the Guardian. It's a great piece.

Surprisingly, no such shootings occur. It's oddly intimate, watching the spammers and the anti-spammers mill around each other like this. It feels like a temporary ceasefire in a vicious war that to most of us seems to be a stalemate...

Over the past year, though, a series of meetings arranged by a trusted figure in the American anti-spam community, Anne Mitchell, have been slowly bringing the two sides together. These mini-conferences, held under the banner of the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy, have mostly been between the highest-ranking ISPs - MSN, AOL - and commercial email marketers of the most squeaky clean kind. Initially in secret, these days the meetings are more public.

Link (via Oblomovka)

IBM Believes In Spam For A Spam
Vigilante Revenge

IBM Believes In Spam For A Spam
Vigilante Revenge 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
It seems that larger companies are really getting pissed off at spammers these days. While going out and attacking spammers used to be more limited to net.vigilantes, some well known companies have been taking stronger approaches to fighting spam lately. A few months back there was Lycos ' plan to let anyone download a screensaver that would launch distributed denial of service attacks on spammers. While Lycos claimed it wouldn't take anyone offline, it wasn't long before that was proven false. Next up on the list is IBM, whose latest anti-spam offering will send data right back at spamming machines in an effort to slow them down. It's not quite a distributed denial of service attack -- it's more like a centralized one. It's sort of one step up beyond greyl isting which just slows down the spam. Instead, this tries to slow down the computer sending the spam. Again, this leaves IBM open to charges of hitting back too hard -- especially if innocent sites get taken offline in the process. Still, when large companies like IBM start offering products like this, you know that people are getting fed up.

Spam fighters infiltrate spam clubs

Spam fighters infiltrate spam clubs 05/14/2004 10:32 AM
Tales from the underground

New Spam-Scanning Technology Finds Spam

New Spam-Scanning Technology Finds Spam 04/02/2005 02:50 AM
Slashdot Apr 2 2005 5:43AM GMT

Offbeat News: Spam, SPAM and Saddam

Offbeat News: Spam, SPAM and Saddam 12/18/2003 03:24 AM

spam egg spam spam bacon and spam

spam egg spam spam bacon and spam 06/05/2005 10:54 PM
I hate unsolicited e-mail, of any kind. Period. I don't care about whatever alleged virus warning you heard about from...

WE HATE SPAM, CONGRESS SAYS. EXCEPT SPAM
FROM US

WE HATE SPAM, CONGRESS SAYS. EXCEPT SPAM
FROM US 12/28/2003 06:33 AM
except when it serves my purposes

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Spam vs. Anti-Spam: the war escalates!

Spam vs. Anti-Spam: the war escalates! 06/22/2004 02:47 AM
Every time someone introduces a new anti-spam technique, some wily spammer devises a workaround. This myriad of actions and reactions is going to tie our e-mail system in knots. The only real solution to unsolicited mail is to eliminate the problem altogether by stopping spam at the source. To this end, the folks at ImagineNation have proposed an eMstamp solution and have set out to publicly answer the many questions that the proposal has raised. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2004]

Getting List Spam To Go With Your Friend
Spam

Getting List Spam To Go With Your Friend
Spam 03/23/2005 08:20 PM
This has been happening way too often lately. While "friend spam" is all too common, where a friend starts spamming you with annoying forwards, now people are complaining about "list spam" where people you meet put you on various mailing lists without your permission. Why is it that people simply assume you want to be on some sort of mailing list? Point them to the sign up and let them make the decision.

Will the new anti-spam legislation cut
spam?

Will the new anti-spam legislation cut
spam? 12/18/2003 02:16 AM
Now the CAN SPAM legislation has passed into law, will it actually cut spam?

Blog Spam, spam en webl0gs

Blog Spam, spam en webl0gs 11/19/2003 09:18 AM

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NCSoft Austin to Colocate with Equinix

NCSoft Austin to Colocate with Equinix 12/09/2003 06:16 PM
theWHIR Dec 9 2003 5:36PM ET

Might & Magic Creator Joins Garriott At
NCSoft

Might & Magic Creator Joins Garriott At
NCSoft 06/08/2004 06:30 PM
Slashdot-31 minutes agoThanks to Google News for its link to the press release announcing Jon Van Caneghem, founder of New World Computing, has been hired by MMO developer NCSoft to ...

New NCsoft online games show the best,
worst

New NCsoft online games show the best,
worst 05/31/2004 03:40 PM
Tallahassee.com - Fri May 28, 10:33 am GMT

NCsoft Shows Best, Worst in Online Games
(AP)

NCsoft Shows Best, Worst in Online Games
(AP) 05/25/2004 08:08 AM
AP - "City of Heroes" and "Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle" have so little in common, it's hard to believe both new video games are published by the same company, South Korean-based NCsoft.

New NCsoft games show the best, worst in
online games

New NCsoft games show the best, worst in
online games 06/01/2004 08:24 PM
Augustachronicle.com - Mon May 31, 07:30 am GMT

"Austin Bay"

"Austin Bay" 03/17/2005 02:50 AM

Free Austin

Free Austin 11/10/2003 10:53 PM
This Austin Statesman story ran last week; if you missed it, it's worth checking out: Austin has a thriving Wi-Fi community, many of whom believe that hot spots should be free. One group of volunteers that will set up a hot spot for venue, sometimes using donated gear. I talked to Rich MacKinnon, the founder of Less Networks and a driving force behind Austin’s free networks movement, and was impressed by his passion and drive. While this article points out that the free hot spots in Austin are often more crowded then the cafes where you have to pay to get online, I still think that ultimately there will be space for both free and fee. The trick will be offering something worth paying for in the fee sites, such as added security or guaranteed bandwidth....

Austin Bay at Instapundit

Austin Bay at Instapundit 07/13/2004 12:19 AM
an answer for you .. Instapundit

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Austin Becoming Wi-Fi Hot Spot

Austin Becoming Wi-Fi Hot Spot 06/13/2004 06:25 PM

Free Wi-fi in Austin

Free Wi-fi in Austin 01/25/2004 09:52 PM

Found this list:

Free Wireless Internet Access Points in Austin, Texas

... and I figured everyone I knew needed to know where all the free wi-fi spots were in Austin too.

Free and Easy in Austin

Free and Easy in Austin 11/03/2003 11:13 AM
Austin's free hotspot locations grow: This article implies that Austin is unique, and while it does have an interesting confluence of several trends -- and Schlotzsky's and Wayport are both headquartered there -- there are dozens of free locations in other large cities as well. It seems to be more of a coalescing community attitude, however, that free hotspots make more sense than for-fee ones that's provoked this and similar articles. The Schlotzsky's survey, by the way, is months old, but the company keeps bringing it out. They have both free computer access (via Apple iMacs) and free wireless at their test stores, and their survey showed that six percent of visitors to the stores during the survey came because of wireless access. At $7 for an average customer purchase, that equates to $100,000 in gross additional revenue per store, not overall, as the article implied. But Schlotzsky's should really revamp those numbers given the massive publicity they've received and the length of the experiment. [via Smart Mobs]...

Spyware Infiltrates Austin

Spyware Infiltrates Austin 02/01/2005 10:07 PM
Spyware infections are on the rise in Austin, and software tools are not enough. Local company Aces Technology Services explains the risks and offers help. [PRWEB Jan 20, 2005]

More on Austin Apple Store

More on Austin Apple Store 03/06/2004 01:59 AM

Earlier this week (2/23) ifoAppleStore.com posted this:

I have updated information on the Barton Creek (Tex.) store... it will be located in the "R" section of the Austin mall, in space #8 on the upper level, in a space formerly occupied by Fast Forward.

Still no word on when it'll open.

I leave for Austin in the morning.

I leave for Austin in the morning. 03/13/2003 10:26 AM
I'm completely exhausted at the moment, and I'm sure I'll be moreso in two days. But it'll be fun. BTW, in case you're interested, I'm not on the shedule, but I have a guest appearance on Craig Nevi

Austin Park Gets Wireless

Austin Park Gets Wireless 05/20/2004 11:29 AM
Austin Wireless City worked with the City of Austin to build a hotspot in Republic Square Park: The two have also partnered for hotspots at One Texas Center and city hall. Republic Square is the first of four Austin parks to get wireless. The City of Austin is apparently really supportive of Austin Wireless City projects, which will only encourage more Wi-Fi in Austin....

Austin to New Jersey with Wireless

Austin to New Jersey with Wireless 05/03/2004 08:42 PM
New York Times staffer John Schwartz drives his daughter from Austin to New Jersey in search of colleges and Wi-Fi: Schwartz is a keen observer of the Wi-Fi scene, and he writes of his fairly easy process of finding Wi-Fi hotspots along his long route. He includes a bit of found poetry from the Flying J, one of the many thousands of truck stops that are or will become hotspots over the next year: God Bless America / Position Open / Wireless Available. Schwartz started in Austin, and he also filed this article about the work being carried out by Richard MacKinnon, Jon Lebkowsky, and a cast of dozens involved in Austin Wireless City to spread free Wi-Fi across the town....

Austin Works to Trump Starbucks

Austin Works to Trump Starbucks 02/19/2004 12:43 PM
Partners in Free Wi-Fi, Austin Wireless, and Less Networks are offering free music to hotspots users in Austin: The groups have been working together to help local venues build free hotspots. The offering starts today and will extend through the end of SXSW 2004, the music festival. Hotspot users, who don't pay for access, will be able to listen to more than 500 songs for free. Users must have the iTunes player and the songs are available through Apple iTunes music share. Less Networks sees this as a one-up on an earlier Starbucks offering where visitors could listen to a CD for free. The groups have built 25 locations in Austin since September and have 3,600 registered users. Around 100 people log on to the networks every day. Workers don't charge venues for the help in setting up the networks or the software, which lets venues manage the hotspot....

Podcast: On Site with Wayport's CEO in
Austin

Podcast: On Site with Wayport's CEO in
Austin 03/19/2005 02:24 AM

During my visit to Austin this week, I stopped by Wayport and recorded this interview: David Vucina, CEO of Wayport, the leading hotspot infrastructure builder, reseller network, and managed services operator in the industry, lead me on a tour around their new facility in Austin, Texas. I have to say it's quite impressive. I wondered aloud why all the functions of the company were in one place: warehouse, hotspot assembly, customer service, network operation system, system management, and administration. But after taking the tour, it was pretty clear: the company is more like a big IT (information technology) department for hire than, for instance, an Internet service provider.

There are times in this virtual world when it's useful seeing firsthand how things are done. For instance, I was able to see the assembly facility Wayport is using to prep the equipment that goes into the field. They have a separate area for assembling custom McDonald's boxes because they're putting so many of them together. The assembly manager said that they had shipped over 400 hotspot boxes of all kinds in a recent day. They're typically handling site surveys for 25 to 100 sites per week, and that isn't slacking off.

A customer service operator gave me a tour through their CRM software that lets them slice and dice problems in a variety of ways, such as all previous problems that hotel room or how that particular user authenticated onto their network. This is typical stuff for any robust customer service/technical support operation, but the tools are quite nice and the Tier 2 reps have access to very level technical details about the access point or access port.

In the 30-minute audio interview I recorded with Vucina, we talked largely about the hotspot world, Wayport's position in it, and what the company will do when the U.S. becomes largely unwired. We also spoke about the nature of Wi-Fi in complement to 3G cellular data.

You can download the interview as a plain MP3 file [15 MB] or as a ZIP archive of that file [11 MB]

"Austin columnist Molly Ivins "

"Austin columnist Molly Ivins " 12/05/2003 10:14 AM

The Austin Chronicle: Screens: The Hot
Spot

The Austin Chronicle: Screens: The Hot
Spot 06/14/2004 10:08 AM
Austin is the Wi-Fi capital .. an article .. he builds .. More > .. [Link]

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My talk from the EFF-Austin party audio

My talk from the EFF-Austin party audio 03/13/2003 11:28 AM
Wiley Wiggins was kind enough to capture (and host!) the audio off my 16-minute talk at the EFF-Austin/EFF/ACTLab/Polycot party at SXSW. Can you spot the time I said "NSA" when I meant "SS?" 16.5MB MP3 Link Discuss (Thanks, Wiley!)

Livejournallers save Austin mural

Livejournallers save Austin mural 01/08/2004 07:46 PM
A mural on the side of a shop in Austin that was to painted over by the new owners has been saved by a campaign organized by Livejournallers. Link (via Torrez)

City Of Austin Migrating To
OpenOffice.org

City Of Austin Migrating To
OpenOffice.org 12/17/2003 10:45 AM
An anonymous reader writes "NewsForge.com has a story up this morning about the City of Austin and the results of their pilot program on OpenOffice.org. The ...

Signing Sunday in Austin at SXSW

Signing Sunday in Austin at SXSW 03/08/2004 11:03 PM
A reminder of my upcoming Austin signing, this Sunday:

I will be signing copies of Eastern Standard Tribe Austin at the SXSW conference, immediately following the Bloggie Award Ceremony on the trade-floor.

March 15, 1:30PM, at the book signing area of the SXSW Interactive Festival Trade Show & Exhibition on the third floor of the Austin Convention Center.

If you're not a registered attendee at SXSW, you can get a free trade-floor pass here.

Link

"Austin Bay sends Glenn Reynolds"

"Austin Bay sends Glenn Reynolds" 07/13/2004 03:22 PM

Austin Project Featured at SXSW

Austin Project Featured at SXSW 03/06/2004 01:49 AM
The Austin Chronicle takes a look at the Austin Wireless City Project's initiatives around the SXSW music festival, which happens next weekend: The project is offering free iTunes music to users of the free hotspots set up by the project. In addition, the IC2 Institute, a research unit of the University of Texas, is making a presentation during an Interactive Conference going on in conjunction with the festival. The institute will talk about how everyday people can benefit from connectivity. Howard Rheingold, who wrote Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution, will also speak at the conference. Other coverage of the Austin Wireless City Project's efforts include a story written by its co-founder, Rich MacKinnon. He offers a really great description of all the parties that benefit when a venue offers free hotspots. He gives the example of a free hotspot at an Austin restaurant and describes how a consultancy made money to install the router, a printing company was paid to make new coasters touting the free Wi-Fi, MacKinnon's company Less Networks pays a hosting facility to support the hotspot and a PR firm is paid to promote the free hotspots. He notes that even the big companies make money here, including Kinko's which printed a new sign, CompUSA which sold the access point, which was made by Buffalo, and SBC which provides the DSL connection. The list actually goes on, offering a strong argument for the business case behind free hotspots. [both links via Less Networks]...

Wi-Fi Alliance Moves to Austin, and a TV
Station Speculates

Wi-Fi Alliance Moves to Austin, and a TV
Station Speculates 04/23/2004 08:23 PM
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that certifies Wi-Fi equipment, moves its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas: The Wi-Fi Alliance is more a virtual organization with few staffers. The test labs it work with are under contract all over the place. A television station in Austin picks up the story and thinks that even though it will create no jobs in the Austin area, that there's a large impact involved. Sorry, folks, there won't be. That's not to put down Austin (don't mess with Texas, as you know). Austin has a variety of free, community, and for-fee groups and companies including Wayport and Austin Wireless City. (Inset picture of Wayport's headquarters.)...

Kentucky Drops Utah 62-52 in Austin
Semis (AP)

Kentucky Drops Utah 62-52 in Austin
Semis (AP) 03/26/2005 01:51 AM
AP - Regardless of whether Kentucky goes on to win the national championship, the Wildcats accomplished something Friday night no team has done all season: stymie Utah's Andrew Bogut. Primarily using two 7-foot backups and lots of help from smaller guys, the Wildcats harassed Bogut into the poorest shooting game of his All-American season and showed off their depth, spreading their scoring in a 62-52 victory in the Austin Regional semifinals.

BRS Group Selling Austin Data Center

BRS Group Selling Austin Data Center 04/21/2004 02:29 PM
theWHIR Apr 21 2004 6:41PM GMT

Intel close to clearing Austin 'eyesore'

Intel close to clearing Austin 'eyesore' 04/21/2004 06:18 AM
Offloads unfinished chip design centre

Dispatches from the war on spam