Incremental advances aren’t splashy but they do add on to each other and suddenly you have the high speeds we still whine about but couldn’t do the modern internet without.

I just wanna throw out there that, yes, HOW you get to places is just as important as the destination.

News you can use: What is DNS?

Plus, bonus video:

Some things to consider when letting folks onto your network.

Me? I just wish DD-WRT would let you add comments on the MAC filter list. I have a couple dozen addresses on there that I just KNOW I’ll never see again.

How to go the Occupy folks one better. If SOPA and other restrictive laws are going to strangle the internet here at home, some hackers are planning on popping their own network into orbit.

Honestly, if this is feasible, I think I might sign up for it. It isn’t like I’m in love with our ISP.

There are a fair amount of articles I never posted due to either time constraints or the blog being down during the move.

Here is one concerning the dawn of the internet.

Enjoy.

Here’s a solution in search of a problem. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, head of the Democratic Party, Representative from Florida, wants to protect America’s children.

She wants to keep them safe from pedophile predators.

All this sounds good until you realize she wants to out-Tipper All Gore’s ex-wife in order to do so.

She’s sponsoring a bill that would, if passed, track EVERY American’s internet activity and store it in a government database for up to 18 months.

Your IP, your name, your credit card number, your address, every single site you visited. It would presumably be the most hacked database in the history of man.

All to potentially stop some child porn viewers. Yes, odious folks. Folks currently being caught by other means just fine, thank you. Indeed police and prosecutors are baffled as to why this law is even necessary. They’re doing great without it.

It is draconian, it violates the rights of all Americans. It could potentially drive millions off of the internet and kill online purchases in general.

More on how leaning on IP tracking may not work anyway.

Following the trend of my previous post, tips for keeping customers safe if you provide a wireless connection. I imagine that works for anyone using your home network as well.

This should be required viewing. Commissioner Copps on Net Neutrality and on the future needs of telecommunications in this nation.

We’ve got a lot of work to do.

Bill Moyer’s is wrapping up his show next week and while I usually only catch it online after the fact, it’s going to suck to have such a coherent and intelligent voice gone from our airwaves.