At the turn of the millennium, web-based technology was in a state of chrysalis. Google was just one of several mainstream search engines, not yet a monopolistic empire. Dial-up internet (and its ...

My WinXP desktop is connected to my university LAN via Ethernet. I have a Linksys wireless card inside it setup for an ad hoc network. I've tested the network with an iBook (Mac OS X) and an XP laptop ...