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I never had a real remote control car when I was a kid, so I wanna ZipZap.

Available at RadioShack.

Azure Wireless will announce next month their wireless hotspots and Resellers for their wireless networks for Melbourne. Late this year they will have Sydney and next year they will Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth. See the article, Melbourne start-up brings wireless broadband home, from ZDNet.

Will they fair better than their U.S. counterparts.

Microsoft have made their move into the wireless hardware business with the announcement of their branded Wireless base station, Wireless Universal Serial Bus Adapter, Wireless Notebook Adapter, two kits, with a base station and either a USB adapter or notebook adapter, and five Ethernet-based products that connect computers to each other and the Internet through wire connections.

See Microsoft Unveils Hardware for Wireless Networking at Yahoo!.

Images of Iraq’s buildings that possibly host research into nuclear and biological weapons can be found on the web at GlobalSecurity.org, the images are at this link.

“Some of the buildings at Tuwaitha that were associated with Iraq’s clandestine nuclear weapons program at the time of the Gulf War in 1991 have been destroyed and not reconstructed. Other buildings that were associated with the pre-Gulf War nuclear weapons program remain in active use, though the current activities at these buildings cannot be verified with satellite imagery.“

Links thanks to Bird’s-Eye View of What Irks Bush at Wired.

One more person in the world that demonstrates why we should pay close attention to the “To” and “CC” field of our email. It seems that the below email is travelling around the world faster than you can say “Nimda Virus”.

—-Original Message—–
> From: Tripp Murray
> To: Christopher R Cattani
> cc:
> 01:38 PM
> Subject: FW: All Time Low
> Please, read my email first. Then read her email, I think that she was
> forwarding my email to a friend but hit reply instead. You will love this
>
> —-Original Message—–
>>
>> From: mary.b.callahan@us.pwcglobal.com
>> mailto:mary.b.callahan@us.pwcglobal.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:48 AM
>> To: Tripp Murray
>> Subject: All time low
>>
>> Ok first — here is the e-mail I received from Tripp, the new guy I met last
>> week. If you want to go out, perhaps we can get him to pay for drinks at the
>> Park. Since we have not slept together, he will of course be trying to impress
>> me and will, therefore, do anything I ask. Unlike John, who fell asleep during
>> sex last night. I went over to his place last night around 11:30. We started
>> having sex. When I noticed his eyes were closed for a little too long, I said
>> “John wake up.” At which, point he shot up saying “what’d I miss.” Yes, I think
>> that is a new low.
> >
>> Let me know about tonight. I think you need company.
>>
>>——Original Message—–
>>> From: Tripp Murray
>>> To: Mary B Callahan/US/ABAS/PwC@Americas-US.com
>>> cc:
>>> 09/05/2002 10:01
>>> Subject:
>>>
>>> So are you off to the Bon Jovi show tonight in Times Square? Sounds like it is
>>> going to some turnout. What division of audit are you in for PWC?
>>>
>>> Are you heading out tonight? A friend of mine is leaving for MBA School in
>>> France so, he is throwing himself a going away party at Park, ever been?
>>> What are the plans for this weekend, recovery from the long weekend or
>>> adding just a little more hurt to the situation?
>>>
>>> TTFN,
>>>
>>> Tripp Murray
>>> Associate
>>> TM Capital Corp.

For more on the story see One click away from humiliation- New York woman mistakenly sends e-mail to date, at the National Post, and One click from humiliation at The Age in Australia.

Speaking of Bon Jovi (what a great segway)….

Finally a record label starts to understand the term “value add” and how it relates to reducing the issue of copying copyright media. The new Bon Jovi album, Bounce, comes with a serial number that allows you to register for “unreleased music, messages from the band, and, best of all, the chance to buy Bon Jovi concert tickets through Ticketmaster in select cities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe before they go on sale to the public”.

Thanks to Slashdot for the link.

Archeologists get so excited about the little things.

‘The Great Pyramid shaft has been blocked for centuries by a chunk of limestone that has copper handles and may have been wedged into the shaft by pyramid builders after they used it as a polishing tool.

“This is one of the first major discoveries in the Great Pyramid in some 130 years, and now what we need is time for further analysis,” he said.’

Nuff said.

Ancient Pyramid Chambers Opened.

Here is a poll for visitors. I’m thinking of getting a laptop, and have asked around for suggestions. The two that I am favouring are the Apple PowerBook or a Sony Vaio. I know the selection is limited, but I’d appreciate if those that have experience with either would vote or post a comment. Or both. I’m happy to hear from people who may suggest another alternative, as long as it is backed with your reasons.

Thanks.

UPDATE - October 2002 - I chose an Apple PowerBook. I’d highly recommend it. Email me if you would like to know why.

A big “welcome back” to The Shifted Librarian. I’ve missed your blogging.

Dan Bricklin has a great detailed article on reasons for the decline in CD sales. The Recording Industry is Trying to Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg.

Thanks to Mike McBride for the link.