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Gone in 20 Minutes: using laptops to steal cars

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Leftlane News reports that all is not well in the world of high-tech gadgetary in cars. It looks like thieves are using laptops to crack the wireless code that controls the keyless entry systems for cars.

I’m glad my car still uses a good old key.

Help the Invisible Children in Uganda

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Three young film makers went to Uganda to make a documentary. They came back with a story to tell and a promise made to the “Invisible Children”.

Invisible Children is a grassroots effort to create awareness and provide help and education to the children in Uganda who are being kidnapped and forced into the rebel armies as child soldiers.

You can make a difference by joining the Global Night Commute on April 29, 2006 or by purchasing the Invisible Children DVD and showing it to everyone you know.

These two video clips will have an impact on your life and what you can do to help: Proof and 100 Percent.

Microsoft to ‘host’ Linux virtually

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

Microsoft is finally accepting the reality that enterprises want to use Linux within their IT environment. CNET reports that Microsoft to ‘host’ Linux virtually.

It’s better to share in the pie and control how the pie is divided, than losing all the business to . We’ll have to wait and see what performance degradation comes with Windows being the host OS.

RIM Blackberry Settlement

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Glad to see that RIM and NTP have settled. Although I live in Canada, the repercussions of a shutdown would have been felt here. All of RIM’s business would have been impacted.

Now RIM can get on with improving their technology to meet the challenge from Microsoft.