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Sprint's Xohm WiMax Network Debuts In Baltimore, Works Well 86

Posted by timothy on Friday October 10, 2008 @10:42PM from the will-it-reach-the-double-t-diner? dept.

bsk_cw writes "Sprint's newly launched Xohm service is now offering America's first WiMax network. Computerworld's Brian Nadel went to Baltimore to try it out, and he reports that Xohm delivered data smoothly to a car moving at highway speeds, played YouTube videos flawlessly, and on average, pushed through more than 3Mbit/sec., compared with 1.3 Mbit/sec. for the AT&T network Brian used as a comparison. But right now, coverage is only planned in a few US cities; if Sprint isn't able to ramp up its coverage quickly, it may lose its advantage."

Choosing a Replacement Email System For a University? 485

Posted by timothy on Friday October 10, 2008 @06:27PM from the did-I-leap-off-the-page dept.

SmarkWoW writes "The university I attend is currently looking to change the way in which is provides its students with an email service. In the past they used a legacy mail system which can no longer fit their needs. A committee has narrowed the possibilities down to three vendors: Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. Representatives from these three vendors will be coming to our college and giving a presentation on the advantages of their systems. We're looking at other services these companies provide such as calendaring and integration with existing software that our university runs. What questions would Slashdot readers ask during these Q&A sessions? Which of these three companies would you recommend? Why? What advantages would each have that college-level students would take advantage of? What other aspects should we consider when making our decision?"

Comment Re:Make the schools pay for the books. (Score 1) 293

by xlark on Sunday April 23, 2006 @08:54PM (#15187195) Attached to: DRM Lite for Electronic Textbooks

A similar system is employed at my school. We have a "Text book rental system" which is payed for in our tuition. Essentially, each professor gets to choose a single book for their course, which the university rents out to the student free of charge. At the end of the semestere, these books are return. Professors are still free to require supplemental text, but most will use a book from the rental system. At current count, this has saved me from buying 5 books, and I'm only in my first year. Unfortunately, most of my Comp Sci professors have opted not to use this system.

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