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Kindle for iPhone
The New York Times reported that Amazon just released an Kindle Reader for the iPhone I downloaded it an hour ago and had a chance to briefly use it. It gives me access to all of the books I’ve already … Continue reading
Kindle 1.2 Update
Amazon recently updated the Kindle firmware to version 1.2. The update has been taking place over the past week or so. My Kindle updated last night. So far i see a new “Sync & Check Items” which I gather from … Continue reading
Keri Mullis on Scientists
Nobel Prize winning biochemist, Keri Mullis, talks about doing science and what we can learn about climate data and global warming.
AT&T U-Verse Installation Wrapup
As promised, here is the end of my tale which started here and here. Last Tuesday, Michael, from AT&T DSL Tier Two who had worked with me on Monday, called me to tell me that the line was finally clear … Continue reading
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AT&T U-Verse Story – They Won The Race
I posted this on Twitter, but AT&T came through. I’ll chronicle the events of what happened in a subsequent posting. Let me first say that now that it is running, the utility of the system is most impressive. It’s easy … Continue reading
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AT&T U-Verse Installation Saga Continues (?)
After spending 3 more hours on the phone (two hours of lost work), I finally heard AT&T admit they made a mistake when they disconnected the previous tenant’s DSL and that I’m still not seeing service before the the end … Continue reading
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What You Can Learn From Google Search Results
For some reason, the Solution Configuration tool bar has gone missing from Visual Studio 2005. I googled the terms: Visual Studio 2005 Solution Configuration Missing. When the first hit that comes up is an entry from “I Hate Microsoft” blog, … Continue reading
AT&T U-Verse Installation Delays
In all of my dealings with the phone company, I’ve had few problems. Mostly due to occasional outages. I’ve dealt with PacBell, with whom, I had nothing but excellent service. I’ve dealt with Mountain Bell (which became QWEST), who handled … Continue reading
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iPhone Blogging
Ecto for the iPhone: iBlogger Tags: mobile, iPhone [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]
Getting Organized
I’m looking at different ways to track and not lose ideas on the go. A common problem. OmniFocus is too centralized on the home system. Here’s what I need Ability to gather ideas and personal notes on the go Ability … Continue reading
Carmen Agra Deedy Great Story Telling
A great story about her mama spun at TED.
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iPhone 2.1 So Far So Good…
It’s been 10 hours since I installed iPhone 2.1 on my 1.0 hardware. It was the smoothest update thus far. No problems yet. I left wi-fi and location services on and the battery is still in good shape. The phone … Continue reading
IT Conversations: Kent Beck
The Conversations Network recently released an IT Conversations show I did post production on. Kent Beck tells stories about how his pioneering work in Test Driven Development, Design Patterns and Extreme Programming. Link. Technorati Tags: Programming
Posted in Computers, Podcasting, Programming
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iPhone Mail’s Bug?
After upgrading my iPhone to 2.0, I ran into a couple of problems receiving messages. When I open the Mail.app, on occasion (3 to be precise), it attempts to connect and never establishes a connection. I left it in this … Continue reading
Utility of Podcasting
On the recent Podcast Brothers, Tim and Emile address the recent Slashdot article, “Will Twitter Join Podcasting on the ‘Net Sidelines’?” The brothers conclude, is this kind of service [podcasting] of any value: “If it’s valuable to you, and accomplishes … Continue reading
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MojaveRATS Website
Check out the MojaveRATS website. We’ll be chronicling our adventures supporting two teams running the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup. If you a licensed amateur radio operator, we’re still looking for volunteers. Visit the web site or contact me through … Continue reading
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Lack of Blogging Activity
I blog infrequently, especially over the last few months. But I’ve been posting to Twitter quite a lot over the last year, mostly my adventures in podcasting. Much of it mundane — I’m working on show xyz, etc. This is … Continue reading
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Price of Gas or Value of Money
According to Andrew Olson, the problem is not the price of gasoline, but the value of the Dollar. In 1980, in Portland, Oregon, I typically filled up, under these draconian conditions, for an average of $1.24 per gallon. Adjusted for … Continue reading
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NAFTA Superhighway an Illusion?
How strange. According to Stephen Braun, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, the NAFTA Superhighway is an illusion. Some forgot to tell Lou Dobbs. Technorati Tags: Politics, transportation
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Some Photos Offline
Some of my photos are unavailable. They are hosted on Zooomr.com. Zooomr is in the process of upgrading and some images are offline, and it appears my images are in that category.
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