I wonder if Yoko was paid for allowing this? Just curious, because the "with Yoko's consent" comment makes it sound like it's a public service announcement.

I'll throw another one in for the Linksys WRT54g, but I'll give my vote to Sveasoft Talisman/Basic V1.3.1 (despite how Sveasoft has operated their company). This version lets you crank the output power up to a full watt (1000mW). I have four of these running to cover my property, and the one in the attic is hooked up to a 15dBi omnidirectional antenna on my roof, along with a higher gain dish-type directional antenna in my attic. I've got a 400mW wireless card in my laptop. I happen to live on a hill, and I can wander over two miles down to the beach and still use my cable modem connection. Even further if I had a boat. At least a couple of miles the other direction too. This setup has been stable since the Talisman/Basic V1.31 release last year, and for at least a year before that at a lower power output.

This will work great for crowd control, until a bunch of people run up behind it and knock it over.

Who here has made an old-style crystal AM radio set? No battery, and yet there is electricity enough to power the ear piece. What if someone were to use millions of these little devices to charge a capacitor? Granted, the source of the power is the thing that originally produced the radio transmission, but the universe if filled with natural phenomena that produce radio waves. So, it's not free energy, it's harnessing a distant energy source. Makes you think, though.

Patsy, no net tangible benefit? How about the benefit to the only planet we have? Care for the environment is likely yo be a major deciding factor for anyone choosing a hybrid at this point.

They keys look brown. Very Commodore 64ish.

Actually, for an extra $15/month ($65/month total), those of us lucky enough to be in Cablevision area can get Optimum's Boost service, which provides 30Mbps down and 5Mbps up, and opens port 25 and 80 for running mail and web servers (yes, they allow it). Rarely do I see over 15Mbps down, but it does happen on particularly fast downloads, and 8Mbps down is common for Torrents that are well seeded.

Forget about the misappropriated funds he spent building the computer. No doubt it's pocket change compared to the tax dollars they're wasting to prosecute him. Is this the best use of our judicial system?

Listen clueless, the point of this demonstration is the OS, not the hardware. Did you watch the video? Does the audio work on your computer? The device is irrelevant.

Steffen - Skipping Vista and waiting for Windows 7 isn't exactly an attractive option, considering XP support ends in April 2009 and Windows 7 is currently planned for a 2011 release. Two years without proper support/patches? That's just asking for trouble.