Getting Buzzed over mobile video

Cool Tools Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Meru Networks Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind." Click here to download! Keith Shaw's Cool Tools Alert, 08/02/07 * LATEST COOL TOOLS VIDEO: Getting Buzzed over mobile video Buzzwire, a new entrant into the mobile multimedia arena, is looking to gain traction by offering streamed video and audio without the need for a special client on the phone. Keith gets the lowdown from Buzzwire CMO John Kelley. * LATEST COOL TOOLS COLUMNS: Network World VoIP and Convergence Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. Our extensive database of detailed product information will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you need to build out a converged voice and data network. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. USB device uses image analysis to scan for inappropriate images File Audit Facility software and USB drive, about $195, by Guardware: The USB device includes detection software that uses image-analysis algorithms to scan a notebook or desktop for potentially inappropriate images or Web pages. The software can scan several image types, video files and HTML Web pages looking for the objectionable content. The software also can scan for music files to check for possible illegal downloads and measure how much storage is being used for music files. * LATEST TWISTED PAIR PODCAST: One year later, we're still wasting time Jason and Keith celebrate a year of Twisted Pair by talking about BIND security flaws, the culprit in the Cisco / Duke / Apple iPhone story, and how much time the average worker is wasting while at work. * LATEST COOL TOOL BLOG: Native hard drive encryption: Coming soon to a notebook near you? In March, Seagate, ASI Computer Technologies and Wave Systems announced they had created a notebook (the C8015) with native hard drive encryption. If the notebook is lost or stolen, no worries – the data is encrypted on the hard drive, and there's no way to access the data without the user's password (no back doors, recovery tools or services available to retrieve it). Logitech redesigns the ergonomic keyboard I'm the farthest thing from an ergonomics expert – at this very moment typing this I'm breaking at least rules of comfortable typing (leaning back in my chair, extending my arms to type, monitor not at eye level), but sooner or later this may catch up with me. iPhone? Pssh. Harry Potter? Meh. This week it's about the D'oh! With so many things getting promoted these days in the blogosphere, we're gonna run out of hype. The iPhone? So last month. Harry Potter? Please, the book is out and the new movie came in 2nd place to Chuck and Larry. Umbrella tells you if it's going to rain From the "One more reason the Internet was invented" department: Ambient Devices has launched the Ambient Umbrella, which uses the Internet to alert you if rain is in the forecast. Live Chat Live chat with Cool Tools columnist, Keith Shaw You love his blog, his Twisted Pair podcast show, and his Cool Tools videos. Talk with Keith live about today’s best techno-toys. 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 17.

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