Can you imagine how wonderful the web would be if ADA requirements were enforced on all the bullshit Flash websites?

Looks like I'll be browsing in ADA mode all day long! (not that I don't already... *clicks on /b/*)

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/64143

Companies decry government regulation and restrictions on the free market, and yet at the same time use those exact same "tools" of restrictions to subvert each other.

Maybe that's free market at it's best? Using all tools at your disposal. Sure makes things messy though, doesn't it?

I can't say IBM's finger pointing at Microsoft is terribly surprising though...

I will second this.

I work at an engineering consulting firm and we are experiencing the same challenges. This seems to effect schools (a major part of our business) and munis such as Jake's.

The analog option:
We have had to suggest using a Comcast box per channel and then output the signal to one of these (requires account). This is then piped back into a bi-drectional CATV distribution amplifier and those same digital channels are now available on their analog counterparts. It requires a dedicated rack of equipment and is as expensive as the amount of channels you want to make available. And as Tisha points out, it's really only good for one building.

The digital option:
Same procedure as above only you use one of these per channel. You get unencrypted digital QAM.

Let me just say that the problem is not that these are digital channels. The problem is that Comcast has chosen to encrypt the channels you're paying for. There is no other way around it unless you can convince Comcast to give you your channels in the unencrypted digital QAM format. If all you had to do was buy some generic digital cable tuners/converter boxes, or buy TVs with built-in digital tuners -- you'd be fine. But because Comcast ENCRYPTS THEIR CABLE TV CHANNELS... you can't.

My firm loves and adores Trapeze WAPs. You can get MIMO units that are PoE powered for far less than the competition *cough* *cough* Cisco.

We have one prominent client (an IT admin who runs a large school campus) who swears by Trapeze WAPs.

Check them out: link

Keep in mind that only the best WAPs can only handle so many clients at once! You're going to need to have multiple WAPs on multiple channels in your area to make this work.

CA CA CA CA COMBO!

Mod Parent UP!!!! (I'm out of mod points :(

I'll prefer to stay in wonderland. No matter how wonky it may be. *goes back to dinking around with his rooted-G1 running CyanogenMOD 4.1.7*

...with the realization that conventional advertising no-longer works the way it once did --- companies are mining data to deliver targeted advertising to consumers.

Nothing to see here.

Move along.

Thank you. (I'm not being sarcastic)

I've never thought about that expression before. I'll be sure to keep that link handy.

Oh and mgblst --- suck it.

What's even more amusing is the first result:

Why are Mac's So Expensive? - Yahoo! Answers

I could care less about whether or not macs are more expensive, or about commercial OSS prices.

I just want accurate results from a search engine.