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May 16, 2004

HotBrick, Not Hot Enough, Yet

I recently installed a great little firewall appliance. Or rather, I tried to. HotBrick (http://www.hotbrick.com/) is a relative newcomer to the space, but their devices are appealing. I tried the VPN 600/2 (the smaller of the two devices). It features 2 WAN ports (offering load-balancing and...

May 13, 2004

Intel Wants to Help To Park Your Car

A video report from Intel Research Center shows an app that will report free parking spaces based on your specified criteria. Unfortunately, it also will help meter-maids write tickets more efficiently! See http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2-5209834.html.

May 12, 2004

Changing the ColdFusion JRE

Several months ago I posted an entry about changing the JRun JRE (http://www.forta.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=e&entry=1026). A couple of users have asked me how to change the ColdFusion JRE if using ColdFusion in standalone server mode (with embedded JRun). The instructions are actually, the same,...

May 11, 2004

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: The Movie

I don't know how I feel about this one. "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" is my favorite series (I'll confess to rereading the full 5 volume trilogy every year or so). But a Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie? I guess it was inevitable, but honestly, I am not sure that I want to see what some...

May 11, 2004

Bluetooth Washer and Dryer?

This one seems to be pushing it, but apparently the Bluetooth enabled washer and dryer will soon be available in Asia. I don't read Japanese, but the translation I have been given explains that Toshiba is releasing the appliances which communicate back to a home terminal or console via Bluetooth....

May 10, 2004

Google Blogs

Google Blog is the official blog of Google itself. As per the tag line: "Insight into the news, technology, and culture of Google. Get the latest word direct from the Googleplex about new technology, hot issues, and the wide world of search." See http://www.google.com/googleblog/.

May 9, 2004

Bluetooth Monitor?

I don't know how this one slipped past me, but ... Sony has announced a 17" LCD monitor that receives video via Bluetooth (using a special USB adapter). I don't think I'll rush out and buy one (even if it were available in the US), but I do believe that this serves to show what Bluetooth is capable...

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