12/04/2008
Leslie Tamppari: The Phoenix Mission (Caltech Today)
11/12/2008 [ 56k modem ] [ broadband ] [ cable/DSL ] 44 minutes JPL project scientist Leslie Tamppari discussed Phoenix's mission to Mars in a Watson Lecture on November 12. The Phoenix spacecraft launched in August 2007, carrying instruments to Mars to conduct atmospheric, mineralogical, chemical, and microscopy experiments to understand the history of water in the environment and the potential ...
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12/04/2008
Comcast to launch meter to track Web usage (ZDNet)
It only seemed fair that Comcast would give its customers a way to track their Web usage, seeing how the company imposed a a 250 GB limit on the Web data that its customers use in a month. But when the company announced that limit earlier this year, there was no system in place to help customers monitor their usage. An entry on the DSL Reports blog today said the company plans to launch a ...
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12/04/2008
Free Internet Access Plan Now Has Two Versions (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
A plan by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to provide a free national Internet network, up for a vote by the agency later this month, has turned into two versions, according to news reports.
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12/05/2008
Mobile broadband: Operators get more data for less lucre (ZDNet Asia)
While its good news to users that mobile broadband operators are giving them more allowances at a time prices are falling, analysts warn telcos not to overreach themselves.
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12/03/2008
Cisco unveils entry level wireless-N router (CIOL)
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Cisco has announced the availability of the Linksys by Cisco WRT110 RangePlus Wireless Router, an entry level wireless-N router for an enhanced and extended wireless experience. The three-in-one device combines functionalities of a Wireless Access Point, built in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch and Router to enable the freedom of sharing high-speed cable or DSL Internet access ...
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12/05/2008
BHS Football: H.D. teams are proving critics wrong (Desert Dispatch Online)
BARSTOW • Jose Rubio’s Desert Sky League pride runs deep. After defeating Palm Springs on Nov. 28 in the CIF-Southern Section Eastern Division quarterfinals, the Barstow football coach began to hear scoring updates from the Silverado vs. Hesperia game.
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12/05/2008
Is the last mile of fiber-to-the-node the future of BPL? (Ars Technica)
A firm that sells BPL gear agrees that BPL isn't the right solution. Or do they? It likes a fiber/BPL hybrid that the company just happens to have ready to offer. Read More...
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12/05/2008
CIF-SS Football Playoffs: Silverado aiming for .500 (Desert Dispatch Online)
Six weeks ago, it would have been pretty hard to imagine the Silverado football team sitting in the position it’s in now.
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12/05/2008
Comcast to offer bandwidth consumption monitor (BetaNews)
Comcast will reportedly be offering a Web-based bandwidth monitor beginning January 5 to accompany the usage limits made official last October.
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12/04/2008
Printing firm dumps MPLS service (Network World)
Shortcomings of an MPLS service led printing firm Wise Business Forms to dump the network service in favor of an Internet-based VPN that delivers better speed at less cost and will pay for itself in 16 months.
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