From editor@telecom-digest.org Sun May 16 23:59:27 2004 Received: (from ptownson@localhost) by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.11.6p3/8.11.3) id i4H3xQ603349; Sun, 16 May 2004 23:59:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 23:59:27 -0400 (EDT) From: editor@telecom-digest.org Message-Id: <200405170359.i4H3xQ603349@massis.lcs.mit.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: massis.lcs.mit.edu: ptownson set sender to editor@telecom-digest.org using -f To: ptownson Approved: patsnewlist Subject: TELECOM Digest V23 #243 TELECOM Digest Sun, 16 May 2004 23:58:00 EDT Volume 23 : Issue 243 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. 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The show is a ratings winner and valuable property for its producers and Fox, but Broadcasting & Cable said the network is alienating viewers who repeatedly get a busy signal when they try to call in their votes. The voting system has been called into question in recent weeks as contestants who appeared to be front-runners were dumped in favor of others who many viewers have complained were lesser performers. Last week, favorite La Toya London was voted off while Jasmine Trias survived a shaky performance. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41466010 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 18:53:30 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: The Making of an Idol Talent show or popularity contest? An inside look at how reality's No. 1 show works-and is worked over by-the fame biz. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040524-638335,00.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 20:57:57 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Let's Have Less Of Lessig Stephen Manes, 04.02.04, 3:00 PM ET I suspect the Mies van der Rohe estate won't sue me for saying it's clearer than ever that when it comes to copyright law, Lessig is Moron. Stanford law professor Lawrence "Larry" Lessig has lately been the Great Oz of copyright law, with student acolytes, members of the self-important blogosphere and Tin Woodmen of the press hanging on the latest droppings from his Palo Alto, Calif., Emerald City tower about the supposedly pernicious evils of today's copyright system. Lessig has had a remarkable free ride in the public prints, but apparently he had a nightmarish vision of the curtain coming down on his radically silly ideas when he read my lambasting of his wacky new book, Free Culture, in the March 29 issue of Forbes (see "The Trouble With Larry"). Not only did Lessig take to blustering and bloviating in his March 20 blog entry, but he seems to have been the victim of a meltdown worthy of the Wicked Witch of the West. http://www.forbes.com/2004/04/02/cz_sm_0402manes.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:03:50 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Novell Wins Breach-of-Contract Dispute With Canopy Group By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune The Utah Court of Appeals has backed Novell's breach-of-contract victory over the Canopy Group, but in so doing unveiled a once-secret pact under which Novell sought to sue Microsoft by proxy. That 1996 antitrust lawsuit by Canopy and its subsidiary Caldera (now SCO Group) brought a reported $250 million settlement from Microsoft in 2000. The litigation, the three-judge appellate panel found, came as an oral quid-pro-quo for the sale of source code for DR DOS, a computer operating system targeted by Microsoft's alleged anti-competitive practices in the early 1990s. "Novell's board of directors worried that, if they brought suit against Microsoft in a private antitrust action, Microsoft would retaliate with further unfair practices that could neutralize the value of any antitrust recovery," Utah Appellate Judge Norman Jackson wrote. The court further stated that Novell used DR DOS as the lure, verbally reaching an agreement that Canopy -- in return for a $1 million deal for the OS source code -- would then sue Microsoft. Novell also was to receive a cut of any lawsuit awards in the form of so-called "royalties." "Novell insisted that its role be completely undetectable to avoid retaliation from Microsoft," the appeals court stated. http://www.sltrib.com/2004/May/05152004/business/business.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 17:21:52 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Internet Groceries Continue to Expand By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After the spectacular crashes of big-name Internet grocers in the late 1990s, the dream of a grand new wave of online food stores appeared to fizzle. But with intentionally meager fanfare, grocers have made Internet shopping available to tens of millions of consumers nationwide, and upcoming expansions will expand it to millions more. Industry watchers say it's no longer a question of whether Internet grocery can be successful, but rather of how big it will become. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41467288 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:42:20 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Spyware Sneaks Into the Desktop http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92784,00.html Sidebar: The Cost of Freeware http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92779,00.html Sidebar: Legislating Away Spyware http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92780,00.html Sidebar: 10 Tips to Stop Spyware http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92781,00.html Sidebar: Counterespionage Measures http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92786,00.html Spyware Wake-up Call http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92775,00.html ------------------------------ From: John McHarry Subject: Re: Transoceanic Data Communication Cables Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:45:07 EDT Organization: BellSouth Internet Group Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:51:47 -0400 Bill Burns wrote: > Tony P. wrote: >> If you can find it at your library, get "A history of Engineering >> and Design in the Bell System: Electronic Technology" >> They go into the tube based amplifiers used for the early >> sub-oceanic cables. > An excellent book, and a good recommendation, but the first tube > repeaters came a hundred years after the beginning of undersea cable > communications so I don't know if this should be considered "early". Anyone who is interested in this stuff who gets the chance should visit the old Cable and Wireless College museum at Porthcurno, Cornwall, UK. It is the devil to get to, being the first cove in on the south side from Land's End. The train ends at Penzance, some miles to the east. I rode out by bicycle, so it isn't all that far. I don't know if there is a bus, but a cab fare shouldn't kill you. There is a nice beach as well. The docents a few years ago when I visited were retired C&W people who really knew their stuff. Porthcurno is where the first successful transatlantic cable landed, and many current ones still do. They have pieces of some of the cables from those of that era up through the more modern tube amplifiers and beyond. The very early cables were a single conductor keyed both ways against ground. The signal was so weak, it was used to deflect a tiny mirror mounted on a torsion wire. A light was shined on the mirror and bounced back on a wall maybe fifteen feet away. There was a line on the wall, and the operators watched the deflections. Once a message was received it was retransmitted on the landline system. As I recall, this thing could do maybe 10-12 words per minute, and was extremely expensive to use. The cable landing at Porthcurno was considered of utmost importance during WW2, and much of the museum is in the bunkers built there. The Installation is much more heavily fortified than the cabinet bunker in London. Odd thing is that the cables came right up on the beach to a connection point in a small shack. I guess it could be replaced with little bother if hit. The C&W college is interesting in itself. The company built it to train university grads for underseas telegraphy, and later telephony, service. Since many of these assignments were extremely isolated, the isolation of the college location served to wash out those who couldn't take it before they ended up on a rock in some ocean with two supply ships a year. ------------------------------ From: geercon@alltel.net (David) Subject: Need an Answering Machine Phone Combo Without This Problem Date: 16 May 2004 17:42:46 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com I have an all in one phone and answering machine that works good but one problem. You can turn the volume all the way down on the answering machine monitor but it comes back up after the first message is left. I want the answering machine on and the volume on the monitor off without it doing that. Can anyone recommend a make and model of answering machine that they know doesn't do that? ------------------------------ From: dee2tee28@yahoo.com (cadbury) Subject: Combi Phone - Mixing Board Date: 16 May 2004 06:10:24 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Is there a single device which would enable me to do all of the following? 1. Have a hands free conversaton over the phone 2 . Be able to play a cd on my computer, hear it in my headset AND have the other person on line hear it too 3 . Be able to adjust the volumes of both audio sources (mine over the phone and the output from the computer). This is so that I can comment the audio source while we both listen to it. Thanks a lot Dee ------------------------------ From: mandm@flashnet.it (Mario) Subject: Re: USR 5410 WiFi PC Card Not Transmitting Date: 15 May 2004 22:39:35 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Here is a follow up on the problem hopefully you can help me. I think the wifi card is working because link quality 100% and the strenght inscrease as i get closer to the access point. The green led also blips once in a while. I did configure the tcp/ip of the wifi card with the right ip, submask 255.255.255.0, gateway is the access point itself ip address, I have two dns servers. If I ping the wifi card itself it answers, anything else I ping it wont answer. why? Where is the problem ? It want resolve any url and it doesnt navigate at all either. It doesnt ping the access point or any ohter ip on the wifi lan. What can I do? where maybe is the problem? the same wifi card on other networks works fine. Thanks, Mario >> Hello, >> I have an ADSL wifi network, and in a laptop I have a usr5410 wifi >> turbo pc card, which is green enabled , link quality 100%, signal >> strength 84% and it sees the right mac address adsl gateway on the >> network, but if I do a ping to the wifi access point or try to >> navigate it doesnt seam to transmit at all. >> Why? What maybe the problem? >> Thanks, >> Mario > Missing WEP key, perhaps? > --Gene ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 11:49:27 +0200 From: IPSI Conference Subject: Invitation to Montenegro and Sweden Dear Potential Speaker: This is an invitation for you to attend two IPSI BgD multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary conferences, one in Sweden, and one in Montenegro, as follows: Sveti Stefan, MONTENEGRO (arrival: 2.10.2004. departure 9.10.2004.) Keynote: Dr. de Gennes, Nobel Laureate, France Contact: vipforum@internetconferences.net Deadlines: May 31 2004 (abstract) + June 30 2004 (full paper) Stockholm, SWEDEN (arrival: 24.9.2004. departure: 26.9.2004.) Contact: stockholm@internetconferences.net Deadlines: May 15 2004 (abstract) + June 15 2004 (full paper). Keynote: Dr. Dino Karabeg, University of Oslo, Norway For more information on both conferences, see the web (www.internetconferences.net). All IPSI BgD conferences are non-profit! They take place in the leading hotels of the world, and are aimed at bringing together the elite of the world science. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Internet, Computer Science and Engineering, Management and Business Administration, Education, e-Medicine, Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, Environment Protection, and e-Economy. Sincerely Yours, Prof. Veljko Milutinovic, Chairman If you are not able to attend IPSI BgD conferences, you may like to submit a paper for one of the IPSI BgD journals. Please, check the web (www.internetjournals.net) and write to us at the email address given on the web. Thank you! PS - If you plan to submit an abstract/paper, let us know immediately. If you are not able to attend now, but you like to be informed about the future IPSI BgD conferences, please let us know. If you do not like to receive future invitations, let us know, as well! ------------------------------ From: Glen McGregor Subject: Blackberry Etiquette Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 08:50:34 -0400 Organization: Bell Sympatico I'm a newspaper reporter researching a story on the etiquette of using Blackberries and other hand-helds. Would like to hear the thoughts of users and non-users. I'm especially interested in any workplace that has banned or curbed their use in meetings. Glen McGregor Ottawa Citizen 613.235.6685 gmcgregor@thecitizen.canwest.com ------------------------------ From: jmayson@nyx.net Subject: Last Laugh! Man Angry at Verizon Hurls Phones Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 00:31:10 GMT Organization: Road Runner High Speed Online http://www.rr.com http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Central/05/14/store.rampage.ap/index.html "FARGO, North Dakota (AP) -- A man who said he was fed up with his cellular phone service went to a Fargo mall and started hurling phones across a store, striking an employee and causing more than $2,000 in damage, authorities said." John Mayson Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------ TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly but not exclusively to telecommunications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to various telecom forums on a variety of networks such as Compuserve and America On Line, Yahoo Groups, and other forums. 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