Spam Arrest – part 2
Hormel Foods Corporation loves Spam. They say their SPAM Luncheon Meat is "the one in good taste". For the rest of us spam is something quite different and anything but in good taste. There have been quite a few stories about spam here on patrickWeb. Early in the debate — years ago — I took […]
How To Become A Fonero
When my La Fonera was registered, I became member number 95,495 of the FON Community. This could be the start of something really big. Perhaps a revolution. Fon wants WiFi to be available everywhere and they are doing a lot to make it happen. The idea is that FON members (foneros) share their wireless Internet […]
The Proxy
According to the wiktionary, a "proxy" is an agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. You can find many variations on this theme in the wikipedia. If you belong to a club or association that is having a vote on something at a meeting which you are not able to attend, you can […]
WiFi Update No. 14
A WiFi update is overdue. The first WiFi story here at patrickWeb goes back more than five years. I was bullish then and and remain bullish. Like most thing related to the Internet, we are still at the early stage with new things being announced every day. According to a survey by the Wi-Fi Alliance, […]
The Future of Advertising
The title may sound presumptuous since I am not an advertising expert. However, from a consumer point of view, I suspect my views may be shared by many of my friends, colleagues, and readers. Let’s start with television and then consider the web. There are very big differences. The convergence of the PC and TV […]