Now I know that’s not how the song goes, I’ve had cousins from Central Texas drag me to Gilley’s to hear that song live and they sang every word without missing a beat. So no emails about the title please.
This type of cowboy would make his housewife proud of him anyway, look what he has done in the digital world. He’s a digital cowboy and his name is Dwayne Hendricks, the architect of TAPR Spread Spectrum Radio has been honored in ‘Wired Magazine’ as the ultra-wideband cowboy. That’s the kind of cowboy any housewife would be proud of…
As a forward-thinking entrepreneur, Dwayne Hendricks paved the way for wireless broadband access to Mongolia, Native American reservations, and isolated schools in Thailand.
The FCC’s Technology Advisory Council is where he fires off ideas about taking control of the airwaves from the government. Looking beyond Wi-Fi to ultra-broadband and other technologies that should make licensing unnecessary, this would also enable wireless access for an almost unlimited number of people, managed by intelligent software on their devices.
A brief look at ultra-wideband, made up of very short, low-power pulses that could one day move DVD data around the house in seconds, yes, seconds. As soon as the kinks are worked out, most of the cables in your home could be used for jumping rope, as the cable box sends new ones to your TV, DVD player sends movies to PC wirelessly.
This may seem like pie in the sky for a stay at home mom homeschooling her children, but when you empower them with the right technology, the sky is the limit. Just focus on the fact that your cowboy or cowgirl could help spawn the ability to move freely between Wi-Fi and cellular networks with just one bill to look at each month.
Just that bill alone should motivate us to get our kids going in the right direction…as digital cowboys and cowgirls.
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