CableCARD
CableCARD Con Artists
It is an FCC requirement for cable companies to support CableCARD here in the US. The idea is a consumer can purchase their own set-top box and use it interchangeably with different cable providers.
Apple
TimeMachine Backups to NFS
Using a Mac with TimeMachine, an NFS server can be configured to provide storage for all of your backups.
Java
Paying for Oracle Java
Oracle has already decided to re-commercialize Sun Solaris, and now the next target may in fact be Java. How much are you willing to pay for Oracle Java?