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The 10 Most Disappointing Technologies of the 2000s

I have just realized that FOIB and ianbell.com passed their 10-year anniversary some time in 2009 without me really marking the event.  During that time I’ve authored thousands of articles, missives, and comments that have been shared from my online pulpit and...

Copy Protection is the Enemy of Content Distribution

The MPAA has, believe it or not, heard you. You want to copy the material you buy, for use in other devices, etc. You want to, as someone once said, be able to “Rip. Remix. Burn.” your media. And why not? You paid for it. MPAA Boss Dan Glickman is actually...

Goodbye Digital Cable, Hello Digital Cable…

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cidR8&ncidR8&e=2&u=/ap/ 20030910/ap_on_hi_te/digital_tv FCC Moves to Make TVs, Cable Compatible 1 hour, 25 minutes ago By DAVID HO, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Regulators adopted rules...

AOL Gets Its Dead Reckoning…

AOL didn’t lose 846,000 subscribers. It never had them in the first place. -Ian. —– http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid04&ncids8&e=6&u=/ washpost/20030724/tc_washpost/a32817_2003jul23 AOL Subscribers Down by 846,000...

WiFi BruHaHa Part Deux

http://www.whistlerquestion.com/madison%5CWQuestion.nsf/WQnews/ 86B2104E64B389DE88256D58007648FE?OpenDocument Wireless service sparks controversy   By Steven Hill Reporter A consultant working with Whistler Cable to set up a new wireless Internet service is accusing...