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Teaching kids to drive the Net

"Kids are the ones who spend more time on the Internet–it’s very much an extension of their real world. It’s important to get the skills in place so they don’t put themselves at risk for unwanted attention or give out personal information."

The Network is the Computer- users — including developers, scientists, and researchers — will have access to Sun Grid, a compute utility available at $1/CPU-hr in the U.S.

"Sun is the first and only vendor to make a credible utility grid offering available via the Internet,"

New Technology Policy Think Tank Launched – The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

"ITIF will work to educate decision makers and advance policies that raise standards of living and boost American competitiveness."

Why Municipal Wi-Fi May Be a Bad Investment for Cities

I’d like to take this opportunity to attempt to ratchet down the intensity of the debate a bit, perhaps to a more sober and practical discussion about whether having municipalities offer Wi-Fi makes sense.

Israel’s ‘kosher’ cellphone testing appetite for growth

Talks are underway to introduce a kosher phone to Jewish communities in the United States and other nations possibly later this year.

Wireless Home Security. Upcoming decisions by the Wi-Fi Alliance could make securing a wireless home network easier.

A major reason why so many wireless networks go unsecured is simply because doing so is a hassle

imbee.com Beta program launched. A new unique blogging and social networking site developed specifically for kids ages 8 to 14.

If you or someone you know would like to join our beta program, please provide us with your contact information. That way, we can send you a personal invitation to be a part of our imbee.com community at the end of April.

Hughes Looking At Rural Internet. Satellite Firm Sees Chance to Grow

Hughes officials say they see the company’s future more tightly tied to providing Internet access, Web sites and other services to the estimated 10 million to 15 million households without access to a high-speed broadband connection.

Father of spam says he has no regrets

"It’s like blaming the Wright brothers because United lost your baggage," quipped Thuerk.

Island Wisdom, Coded in Java. "Trampoline" -fundamental principles on how people communicate

The program will integrate with a company’s existing desktop and enterprise server applications, sitting quietly on a company’s network and vacuuming in e-mail, files, spreadsheets and anything else it can find.