July 20, 1999: Y2k bill signed into law

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In a step to protect companies from any post Y2K problems, in 1999, President Bill Clinton signs a bill into law protecting companies from legal action.

Today I have signed into law H.R. 775, the “Y2K Act.” This is extraordinary, time-limited legislation designed to deal with an exceptional and unique circumstance of national significance—the Y2K computer problem.

In signing this legislation, I act in the belief and with the expectation that companies in the high technology sector and throughout the American economy are serious in their remediation efforts and that such efforts will continue. Many have worked hard to identify the potential for Y2K failures among their systems and products, taken reasonable measures to inform those who might be injured from Y2K failures of steps they could take to avoid the harm, and fixed those systems and products, where feasible. If nonetheless there are significant failures or disruptions as we enter the Year 2000, plaintiffs will turn to the courts seeking compensation. Responsible companies fear that they will spend millions or more defending Y2K suits, even if they bear little or no responsibility for the harm alleged. Frivolous litigation could burden our courts and delay relief for those with legitimate claims. Firms whose productivity is central to our economy could be distracted by the defense of unwarranted lawsuits.

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While at Infocomm 2018, I checked in with Panasonic and the cool things they were doing at the booth. I saw an emmersive gaming projection unit, a video wall with interaction, their education area – containing digital whiteboards and video systems to stream and record. But as a video guy, I was really interested in the AW-UE150 4k PTZ camera coming out in December.

About the Panasonic AW-UE150

WIth at 1 inch MOS sensor and 20x optical zoom – along with their intelligent (i Zoom) feature, this PTZ camera will be able to capture video across a room at 4k 59.94fps. The camera also will have one one of the widest viewing angles at 75.1 degrees horizontal for optimal capture of a concert, presentation, house of worship, and more.

The camera can be connected using 12G-SDI, HDMI, optical fiber, and IP protocols like VISCA, OnVif, and even NDI.

Add the AW-RP150 camera controller

This is a  great way to control multiple PTZ and static remote cameras. The RP150 includes a one-hand operation joystick, and a large touch-panel LCD screen. The unit also has an LCD panel for camera monitoring.

Both items will be out in December, the UE150 is expected to be in the $12,000 range, while the RP150 will be in the $5,000 range. Check out Panasonic Pro Video for more information.

 

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Amazon Prime Day started with a massive failure for at least six hours the site was unresponsive and although I personally did not miss out on any deals a lot of people did. As we head into show 1300 on the next episode we have some mini-giveaway so listen to the show and be sure to email in your thoughts and commentary on the podcast to date. I am very pleased very few shows have made it to 1300 episodes.

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* The Apple ID FAQ (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/apple-id-faq/)

* Financial regulators turn the watchful eye to cryptocurrency market  (https://www.cnet.com/news/financial-regulators-watchful-eye-cryptocurrency-market/)

* Cheapest phones for seniors (https://www.androidcentral.com/cheapest-phones-seniors)

* Live channels is the best thing on Android TV (https://www.androidcentral.com/live-channels-best-thing-android-tv-youre-not-using)

* Comcast won’t try to top Disney’s $71.3B bid for Fox (https://www.cnet.com/news/comcast-reportedly-wont-try-to-top-disneys-71-3b-bid-for-fox/)

* Amazon Fire TV Stick Vs. Fire TV 4K Vs.Fire TV Cube (https://www.androidcentral.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-vs-fire-tv-4k)

* The 15 best Spotify playlists for Summer (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-spotify-playlists-summer/)

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* Rolls-Royce EVTOL (https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/rolls-royce-evtol-flying-taxi-concept/)

* Pininfarnia developing a $2 million all-electric hypercar (http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/07/pininfarina-developing-2-million-all-electric-hypercar/)

* Best prepaid wireless plans for 2018 (https://www.cnet.com/news/best-prepaid-plans-us-cellular-straight-talk-freedom-pop-and-more/)

* How to recover a lost or misplaced file on your computer (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/recover-file-lost-misplaced/)

* What is Project Fi? (https://www.androidcentral.com/project-fi)

* Galaxy S8 gets camera improvements  (http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/07/galaxy-s8-gets-camera-improvements-in-latest-update/)

* How to convert a Windows laptop to a Chromebook (https://www.androidcentral.com/how-convert-windows-laptop-chromebook)

* Brewers are using AI to predict how your next beer will taste (https://www.cnet.com/news/brewers-are-using-ai-to-predict-how-your-next-beer-will-taste/)

* How to make your laptop comfortable as a desktop (https://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-your-laptop-as-comfortable-as-a-desktop-1827626775)

* Kids can build Lego models digitally and they buy their own creations (https://offspring.lifehacker.com/heres-how-your-kids-can-build-lego-models-digitally-and-1827634553)

* This adorable robot wants to make air travel less stressful  (https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17576334/klm-royal-dutch-airlines-robot-travel-airport)

* How AT&Ts plan to become the new Facebook  (https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17569602/att-verizon-silicon-valley-facebook-google-net-neutrality-ad-targeting-privacy-nightmare)

* MoviePass is using you to ruin the movies (https://www.theverge.

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* Moto Z3 Play Vs. OnePlus 6 (https://www.androidcentral.com/moto-z3-play-vs-oneplus-6)

* The Apple ID FAQ (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/apple-id-faq/)

* Financial regulators turn the watchful eye to cryptocurrency market  (https://www.cnet.com/news/financial-regulators-watchful-eye-cryptocurrency-market/)

* Cheapest phones for seniors (https://www.androidcentral.com/cheapest-phones-seniors)

* Live channels is the best thing on Android TV (https://www.androidcentral.com/live-channels-best-thing-android-tv-youre-not-using)

* Comcast won’t try to top Disney’s $71.3B bid for Fox (https://www.cnet.com/news/comcast-reportedly-wont-try-to-top-disneys-71-3b-bid-for-fox/)

* Amazon Fire TV Stick Vs. Fire TV 4K Vs.Fire TV Cube (https://www.androidcentral.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-vs-fire-tv-4k)

* The 15 best Spotify playlists for Summer (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-spotify-playlists-summer/)

* How to stick with a fitness routine when you haven’t seen progress yet (https://vitals.lifehacker.com/how-to-stick-with-a-fitness-routine-when-you-havent-see-1827626855)

* Rolls-Royce EVTOL (https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/rolls-royce-evtol-flying-taxi-concept/)

* Pininfarnia developing a $2 million all-electric hypercar (http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/07/pininfarina-developing-2-million-all-electric-hypercar/)

* Best prepaid wireless plans for 2018 (https://www.cnet.com/news/best-prepaid-plans-us-cellular-straight-talk-freedom-pop-and-more/)

* How to recover a lost or misplaced file on your computer (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/recover-file-lost-misplaced/)

* What is Project Fi? (https://www.androidcentral.com/project-fi)

* Galaxy S8 gets camera improvements  (http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/07/galaxy-s8-gets-camera-improvements-in-latest-update/)

* How to convert a Windows laptop to a Chromebook (https://www.androidcentral.com/how-convert-windows-laptop-chromebook)

* Brewers are using AI to predict how your next beer will taste (https://www.cnet.com/news/brewers-are-using-ai-to-predict-how-your-next-beer-will-taste/)

* How to make your laptop comfortable as a desktop (https://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-your-laptop-as-comfortable-as-a-desktop-1827626775)

* Kids can build Lego models digitally and they buy their own creations (https://offspring.lifehacker.com/heres-how-your-kids-can-build-lego-models-digitally-and-1827634553)

* This adorable robot wants to make air travel less stressful  (https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17576334/klm-royal-dutch-airlines-robot-travel-airport)

* How AT&Ts plan to become the new Facebook  (https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17569602/att-verizon-silicon-valley-facebook-google-net-neutrality-ad-targeting-privacy-nightmare)

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*Canonical releases new infographic to show how Ubuntu Linux ‘connects everything’

https://betanews.com/2018/07/10/canonical-infographic-ubuntu-linux/ (https://betanews.com/2018/07/10/canonical-infographic-ubuntu-linux/)

*Google has made a $22m investment in KaiOS, a smartphone operating system designed for low-power devices that originally forked from Firefox OS.

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*Announcing Amazon Linux 2 with Long Term Support

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*The Linux Mint desktop continues to lead the rest

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-mint-desktop-continues-to-lead-the-rest/ (https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-mint-desktop-continues-to-lead-the-rest/)

*Linux Releases: elementary OS 5.0 Beta And CentOS 6.10 Are Here

https://fossbytes.com/centos-6-10-elementary-os-juno-beta-released/ (https://fossbytes.com/centos-6-10-elementary-os-juno-beta-released/)

*Riot.im browser-based Matrix client gets ‘reply’ feature

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*YouTube Blocks Blender Videos Worldwide

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*Bill to save net neutrality is 46 votes short in US House

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/bill-to-save-net-neutrality-is-46-votes-short-in-us-house/ (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/bill-to-save-net-neutrality-is-46-votes-short-in-us-house/)

*EFF has released STARTTLS Everywhere: free tools to encrypt email between mail servers

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/announcing-starttls-everywhere-securing-hop-hop-email-delivery (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/announcing-starttls-everywhere-securing-hop-hop-email-delivery)

*Wi-Fi security is starting to get its biggest upgrade in over a decade

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/26/17501594/wpa3-wifi-security-certification (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/26/17501594/wpa3-wifi-security-certification)

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(https://geeknewscentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/49-l-150x150.jpg)Great news the Nintendo NES Classic is available in massive quantities. I advanced ordered mine tonight with no issue, we will see if I actually get one this time. Plus as great d...