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Portable Cell Phone Jammer blocks any frequency in a 1km radius

The CJAM 1000 bomb beater is a powerful portable cellular jamming device that lets you stop pagers, cell phones, wi-fi or any other microwave frequency for up to 1 km around your location. You can activate it remotely. Of course, it IS a bit difficult to purchase.

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Why Is Anyone Still Using Internet Explorer?

How many times must Internet Explorer be shown to be totally insecure before people turn to the more secure Firefox?

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Wireless Networks on Airliners

When wireless hot-spots started springing up in cities circa 2001, this shift had dramatic impact on the way people interacted. Released from their wireline chains, people were no longer constrained to use their computers in isolation.

In May 2006, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will auction airwave spectrum to allow broadband Wi-Fi on airplanes flying over North America on a ground-to-air network.

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Free PC-to-Phone in Canada and U.S.

FreeCalls365.com has launched a new VoIP (Voice over IP) telephone service that provides free PC-to-phone calls in Canada and the United States.

The service is supported by advertisements. You place the call from your computer. Headphones are strongly suggested. The dialer will constantly display ads based on the user's area code.

Tech Support Call from Hell

True story:

Customer: "I can't seem to connect to the Internet."

Tech Support: "Ah, right. What operating system are you running?"

Customer: "Netscape."

Complexity causes 50% of product returns

Half of all malfunctioning products returned to stores by consumers are in full working order, but customers can't figure out how to operate the devices, a scientist said on Monday.

Product complaints and returns are often caused by poor design, but companies frequently dismiss them as "nuisance calls", Elke den Ouden found in her thesis at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the south of the Netherlands.

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