eSuds
Reuters reported that IBM is rolling out new technology that may be powerful enough to stop college students from bringing laundry home to mom and dad for the weekend. The system is called eSuds and it was developed by IBM and USA Technologies. Instead of the usual chasing all over to find quarters, this new […]
Ocean City Surfing
I arrived in Ocean City, New Jersey for a visit with some family on Wednesday night. After dinner it was time to check some email and things on the web so I got out my RJ-11 phone cable and plugged it into the phone jack in the wall. Then it occurred to me to try […]
Some Good News On Spam
Mike Nelson at IBM reports that there are two new useful spam references.. O Steve Wildstrom on personal spam filters: O Wired magazine on a new technique for fighting spam
Spammer Fine
It was heartening to see the report by Danny Freedman on the AP wire that the Federal Communications Commission had issued a record fine of nearly $5.4 million against a company for sending “junk faxes” to businesses and consumers.The fine was levied against fax.com, a company based in Aliso Viejo, California. It was the largest fine […]
Spam in Perspective
This story puts spam in perspective — a very negative one. I continue to be hopeful as I see more and more startup companies bring solutions to market.
