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Payphone Access Points

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications wants to provide a new purpose for a declining business by using street corner pay telephones to wirelessly link its broadband customers to the Internet, President Larry Babbio said.

Read More : Yahoo! News – Verizon May Equip Pay Phones with Wireless Links


Linux Framebuffer

A simple chart showing the framebuffer numbers for your lilo.

Unix-Haters Handbook

This is a real book, that was at one time in print but now in PDF. Its 329pages and free! Check it out.

“The Unix-Haters Handbook” WWW Page


Turn anything into oil?

Turning things into oil could be a profitable business

Dead Man's Switch

Finally, a way to wipe my computer if I forget to click a button for long enough.

Gnome 2.2

Trying out Gnome again, over other lightweight window managers

Sharp Zaurus Review

Very detailed review on the new Zaurus SL-5600.

“The new Zaurus SL-5600 from Sharp is a linux-based PDA with a 400MHz Intel XScale (PXA250) CPU. The street price is currently around $500 for the SL-5600. Sharp calls these devices Personal Mobile Tools, and if it were up to me I’d call the Zaurus, say, an “Ultra-Light Computer”, but I’ll use the term PDA here. The 5600 is an upgraded version of the 5500 which has been widely available for over a year, and the appearance is almost identical including the distinctive miniature keyboard which hides behind the quick button panel. The Zaurus is a very feature-rich device with plenty of power and expandability.”