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Stingray firewall

Paul Westbrook | 13 August, 2005 20:46

Topview LaI saw this post on Gizmodo about the Stingray Hardware Firewall.  It is a device that is supposed to sit in between your Cable/DSL modem and your computer.  It is supposed to automatically configure itself for the different network and virus threats.

They claim that you will not need to configure it to make this work.  (I think that is only true if your ISP is setup to give you an ip address with DHCP.)  Also I doubt that this firewall will allow any inbound connections.

I don't know if the protection provide by this is any better than any gateway that offers SPI.  This is pretty expensive.  They are charging  $129 CAD, while the Linksys WRT54GS is $71, and it gives you a WiFi access point.

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"Discovered" feature of Navigation

Paul Westbrook | 13 August, 2005 20:06

I am sure that this was in the manual, that I haven't read, but I just noticed a cool feature of the Honda Navigation unit.  If you click on the icon that shows the GPS signal strength, it will show you the GPS coordinates.  Then it also gives the address that is closest to your current position.  It also allows you to save this position for later.

I think that this is an easier way to save your current destination, as opposed to doing a lookup for the name of the business or address.

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My wife was on the news

Paul Westbrook | 13 August, 2005 19:24

My wife was interviewed for the CBS 5 Eyewitness News.  Someone killed a bunch of ducks at a local car wash, and my wife went there to offer condolences, and she was interview while she was there.

Here is her blog post about the incident.  Here is the video of the news segment.

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