Getting caught up on things… Home broadband usage survey shows that 31% of home Internet users have a broadband connection at home, up from 21% a year ago. That's not too bad. In my neighborhood, our only choice is still DSL because the cable system is antiquated. [Via Phil Windley] Firebird Extras — bookmarking this list of cool Firebird addons for when I finally get around to trying it out URL run-down — great list of articles related to best practices for URL design; I've ready most of the articles he points to, but there are some new ones worth…
Lots of people pointed to the online Wired story Slammed!, but I found the detailed Analysis of the Sapphire Worm to be more helpful for understanding the details. Plus, this report came out on February 4th (the worm attack itself started on January 25). The Wired story is in their July issue. It seems that Ethernet turned 30 in May (I missed it). The Internet Society has a good detailed story.
Powers of Ten is a really cool Java app (basically a timed slide show) that shows successive images from the Milky Way down to the subatomic level. Lots of cool images on this site, including microscopic pictures of beer. Another related website I need to check out: Powers of Ten. [Via Ken Coar]
My aging Motorola phone finally gave it up when its battery died. Not quite ready for a brand new phone (still waiting for the Sony Bluetooth phone on the Sprint network), I planned to just buy a new battery. Sticker shock ensued when I saw that Sprint charges $60 for a replacement — that's before tax & shipping. A quick web search later brought me to PhoneBatteries.com. The same exact battery (made by Motorola) was only $27. Even considering $10 for 2nd-day delivery, this is a bargain. They're hooked in through Yahoo Stores and I'd highly recommend these guys if…
With the renewal for my Cantoni.org domain coming up, I decided to dump Register.com and instead move to PairNIC.com (part of Pair Networks which I’m using as a web host). I’ve had great success with Pair as a hosting company and I expect PairNIC to be as good (plus, you really don’t need to deal with your registrar very often). Pair had Register.com beat on price as well — $18 vs $35 for the first year. Even with multi-year discounts, Pair beats them across the board.