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  1. Aireo 802.11 Interface Works Today on The iPod Gets WiFi, Sort Of · · Score: 5, Interesting

    SoniqCast's Aireo player already has 802.11b (11Mb) integrated already. Interesting option to download files to it while it's sitting in your car. Interesting quirk however, is that it doesn't take DRM-protected files. SoniqCast says they're working on it. Good think I still have all my P2P files...

  2. More Than the Technology on Rio Rancho, New Mexico: 103 Square Miles of WiFi · · Score: 1

    Don't underestimate the significance of all this. Consider the impact on the cellular industry if WiFi providers can compete at the metropolitan level. If 3G was in trouble before...

  3. Then Was GRC Right? on Infected Windows PCs Now Source Of 80% Of Spam · · Score: 1

    Steve Gibson launched a 1-man crusade against MS when they released Win2K+ with the IP_HDRINCL socket option, which gave programs (run by Administrator) access to the IP header. This allows rogue software to impersonate any other hosts and, as Gibson predicts, would lead to a wave of zombies that would destroy the Internet. He was largely dismissed as "Chicken Little" since the new wave of DDOS attacks (apparently) never materialized. Does this use of IP spoofing mean he was right?