Freedom of Speech in Online Game Worlds by Mark Waters
In the offline world, we've seen this intersection in (among other situations) U.S. Supreme Court cases addressing private speech at privately owned company towns and shopping centers. In some cases, the Supreme Court has said that certain landowners cannot prevent speakers from speaking on... With the emergence of these "virtual worlds," we must once again consider how we balance a customer's speech against a virtual world provider's rights to squelch speech. ... Millions of users participate in such complex interactive spaces as EverQuest, Second Life, World of Warcraft, and The Sims...

Freedom of Speech on the Internet by Fred Hanster
Once upon a time, the world was made up of many, many communities that each had different opinions about free speech. Some allowed it, some prohibited it, and some operated in vast grey areas depending on what their particular dictionaries defined as freedom of speech. ... However, even with rules and regulations in certain places, it quickly becomes apparent that a country or a government can try again and again to banish free speech from the internet, and they can try to limit what their citizens see, but in the end, one of these things could contain the power of the internet, or the...

Free Business Software Alternatives to Microsoft Office by Paul W Wilson
The cost of using ‘paid for’ business software has become prohibitive. Both businesses and home users are focusing on new and affordable avenues. The options include free software: • StarOffice: The code base can be accessed at OpenOffice.org. This is the group coordinating the development of... • GNOME Office: A part of the free GNOME Desktop for UNIX, many of the applications are stable to use but in development. ... Plenty of user group support is available. ... Freedom from dependencies on multinational companies who create a monopoly.

Wide Range Taser Crowd or Demostrator Displacement Unit by Lance Winslow
Wide Range Taser Crowd Control VS ELF or VLF to prevent out of hand protests which can lead to blood shed. This new technology might be deployed against an army or for crowd control? Taser Guns for crowd control? Many people at once: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996014 This... will have needs for the higher level power settings which would stun or incapacitate the intruder, but in the case of free demonstrations, freedom of speech, etc. ... I believe there are many uses for this wide range area taser unit, for instance immobilizing your enemy without killing him and...

Wireless Microphones by Eric Morris
Wireless microphones are microphones which are not connected to any cables and allow freedom of movement. The advantage of wireless microphones is that they allow mobility. Since they are not bound by wires, they offer a wide area of coverage. They do not require any special installation... They are available in various frequencies, selection of which depends on the area of coverage required. ... The transmitting range of wireless microphone can be up to a radius of 1000 feet. ... This unit comprises of an adjustable headband, super cardiod design capsule, and a wireless mini pin connector.

Introduction to Tablet PCs by Robert Scheer
The Tablet PC is a notebook or slate-shaped mobile computer that is approximately the size of a paper tablet. It gives us portability, flexibility and usability that are changing the way we work with our computers. Its touch screen or digitizing tablet technology allows the user to operate the... Others may prefer speech input, or a combination of both. ... Tablet PCs became available to the general public with the introduction of Microsoft's Windows Tablet PC Edition in the fall of 2002. ... This means that more powerful processors can be used with little or no loss of battery life...