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WECA changes name to Wi-Fi Alliance: As so many firms from Visio to Real Networks to FedEx have discovered, what customers call you is the best name to call yourselves. The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) launched a new Web site and a new name: the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Warcycling around Dublin: Niall Murphy pointed me to his and his colleagues' report on warcycling (and warwalking and -driving) around Dublin in the interests of demonstrating issues with security in wireless networking.
Alan Reiter blogs from 802.11 Planet in Singapore: Where in the world is our peripatetic Mr. Reiter this week? After three weeks in Brazil recently, Alan Reiter blogs today from Singapore, where's he's speaking at another 802.11 Planet conference, at which they offered Wi-Fi access just today, just for his talk.
Athens, Georgia, goes overall wireless (NPR RealAudio): NPR reports on the local university in Athens, Georgia, paying to put Wi-Fi town-wide. [via Scripting News]
In contrast, Marketplace radio program says warchalking is prelude to bandwidth stealing: I haven't listened to the report yet, but Mike Whybark writes in to criticize the radio program's report and encourage folks to listen to it themselves, and send feedback to the program.