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Sony-Ericssson’s new uber mobile phone, the P900, reviewed here.
I am however looking out for this, which should be due any time now.

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The Register has this article about why Windows is inherently an insecure system.
If your normal user on Windows has Administrator privilege, switch it to unprivileged now.

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For carrying out this project I went down to Ap Liu Street the previous afternoon to check out some cheap mobile phones and serial data cables.
There were tons of USB cables, but chances of them working with the Coop server running OpenBSD is pretty slim. The serial data cable OTOH are easier, as with the [...]

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I have just replaced my OpenBSD firewall/Internet gateway with a Buffalo WiFi AP/router. The AP used to be at the other side of the flat, providing WiFi coverage to the sitting room. Now that it is deep in my computer pit, I’ll have to think about where to put its antenna and how to hook [...]

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