Category Archives: RF
ZOMG Cellphones Cause Cancer!
Well, actually no. But the World Health Organization isn’t letting that stop them from adding cell phones to a list of things that don’t cause cancer but we’re going to scare you about it anyway. Over the past eight days, … Continue reading
Posted in Cell Phones, Fail, RF
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Up Skirt
Under side of an ex AT&T tower. (Sorry Pervs, were you looking for something else?) Twelve foot diameter dishes (6 GHz) at the top.
Posted in RF, What Am I Doing?
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Whitespace!
Hold on to your hats folks, the world just changed. Did you feel it? The Federal Communications Commission today took steps to free up vacant airwaves between TV channels –called “white spaces” –to unleash a host of new technologies, such … Continue reading
Posted in RF, Television, WiFi
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Goodbye Analog TV
Today is the day most analog television broadcasts stop in the US. The first TV I remember was a 19 inch black and white on a stand with wheels. It never moved so I’m not sure what the wheels were … Continue reading
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X-Rays come from the darnedest places
So you can make anything – including an X-Ray machine with tape. It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of … Continue reading
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Slow News Day at the New York Times
It must be a slow news day because the New York Times has dusted off the bi-monthly cell phone scare story. It’s a pet peeve of mine, so I’m going to rant about it. “Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told … Continue reading
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New Stuff – Airport Extreme
I’ve been wanting one for a while, and the latest firmware allows Time Machine backups to attached disks, so on Monday I bought it from Amazon. It also has a cool trick of running a DHCP server while being a … Continue reading
The Business Model Behind The Kindle
I just added a post on the other blog about the Kindle’s business model, its permanent wireless Internet connection at no extra charge and NO ADS!
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Sprint+Clearwire makes Clearwire?
Over at the Serious Blog, my take on the Sprint/Clearwire deal. A hint: It isn’t pretty. The press seems to think this is a big plus for WiMAX, but I don’t see it that way. If you had an asset … Continue reading
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Verizon forces all cell phone carriers to adopt flat rate pricing
Cross posted from the “Serious” blog. From now on I’ll post non-snark wireless and Internet items over there. The gun stuff will stay here along with everything else. -Alan And that’s what will happen happened in response to Verizon’s announcement … Continue reading
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