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Archive for December 17, 2008
BRATS Holiday Party Success, All Re-elected!
December 17, 2008 by kb3ljm.
December 16 saw all the officers and board members re-elected during our fabulous holiday party.
Half of the Board will continue through December, 2009, while the rest of the board will be extended through December, 2010. (See lists of Board members and officers on page 2.)
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Congressional Committee Members Release Report Lambasting FCC Chairman
December 17, 2008 by kb3ljm.
On Tuesday, December 9, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce — the congressional committee that oversees the Federal Communications Commission — released its majority staff report “on the bipartisan investigation of the FCC’s regulatory processes and management practices.” The report — Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Kevin J. Martin — stated that the investigation was prompted “by allegations to the effect that [FCC] Chairman Kevin J. Martin has abused FCC procedures by manipulating or suppressing reports, data and information.”
Full Story: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/12/12/10505/?nc=1
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RadioShack to sell $100 netbook
December 17, 2008 by kb3ljm.
[USA Today]
We’ve seen a recent wave of the new small and light laptops known as netbooks, produced by the likes of HP, Asus and others.
Starting Sunday, RadioShack will sell the 2.44-pound Acer Aspire, one mini-laptop at the awfully aggressive price of $100, provided you also sign up for a two-year AT&T DataConnect mobile broadband plan. The lightweight machine includes integrated 3G wireless. The Acer also has an 8.9-inch screen, built-in Web cam and 160 GB hard drive. It uses Intel’s energy-efficient Atom processor.
One recent indication of netbook popularity comes out of the UK. According to Hitwise Client Intelligence, the netbook category accounts for 1 out of every 7 computer searches over there.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2008/12/radioshack-to-s.html
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