REBEL ROUSER - John Lynch has bought and sold everything from chicken restaurants to Cisco routers. Now the former software engineer predicts that WiMax will change the way we work and live. Here's why you should pay attention to what he has to say

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YOU ALREADY KNOW JOHN LYNCH. HE'S THAT quick-witted, fast-talking, working-class guy rarely seen in anything but jeans and a button-down shirt whose enthusiasm could charm just about anybody into just about anything. When he talks about technology, it's with the savvy of a guy who's worked with computers since mainframes ruled the day and the vision of a kid who thinks the latest big thing, Wi-Fi, is already played out. But when he talks about his business, it's today's market that comes into sharp focus. That's because Lynch's company, aptly named Asset Recovery Center, buys and sells used technology. And a stroll through the controlled chaos of his headquarters serves as a lesson in what's hot and what's not.