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Cellphone “GPS” Works on iPhone
I’m happy to see the new Cell Phone Triangulation work on the iPhone. Where I’m working, it works better than my Blackberry on the T-Mobile network. The AT&T network is off by about 100 meters. I’m sure it can be … Continue reading
Netscape Navigator is Dead! Long Live Navigator!
I was a user of Mosaic (which became Internet Explorer) in 1995. Then I used Netscape Navigator, before it was purchased by AOL. I still have the floppy I used on my Macintosh 8100AV. Thanks to Firefox we may now … Continue reading
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The Christmas Gifts
In our extended family, we get lots of baked goods for gifts – biscotti and cookies from my aunt and cousins. I also get a few groceries. The ramen noodles are nice. These are classier, in nicer packaging. Funny, because … Continue reading
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Bob Edwards Weekend
Bob Edwards was one of the reasons I went with XM Radio. Now he is podcasting a weekend edition to his show. In fact, XM Radio has started podcasting multiple programs. Sweet! Technorati Tags: podcasts
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Tea Party 08
I’ve been following Ron Paul’s campaign for President since his announcement to run. Today was my first experience attending a political rally for Dr. Paul. He wasn’t there, but about 60 supporters from the San Francisco Bay Area gathered at … Continue reading
A Couple of Safari Pros and Cons
I’m still running Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). The latest version of Safari seems to be more stable. So far, it hasn’t hung up on some JavaScript sites and I’m now able to use GoogleDocs. On the down side, GMail … Continue reading
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More Problems with Microfinance
Friends at my church have been promoting microfinance as a means to pull the third world out of poverty. Until recently I was an advocate of microfinance, but Jeff Tucker of the Mises Institute changed my mind with his analytic … Continue reading
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Los Angeles City Fire Department Gets It When it Comes to the Web
Brian Humphrey, from the Los Angeles City Fire Department’s Media and Public Relations, really understands the web and how a Fire Department can put it to use. First he started twittering major incidents. Lately, he’s been blogging complete reports, such … Continue reading
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Lew Rockwell on Ron Paul’s Appearance on the Leno
I am jealous of Lew Rockwell and all the other Ron Paul supporters who got to see the taping of Ron Paul’s appearnace on Leno last night. Here’s Lew’s account. I thought Leno was incredibly polite. He asked intelligent questions … Continue reading
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WRT54G with Comcast Modem
Couldn’t figure out why my Linksys WRT54G router wasn’t connecting to the modem Comcast sent me. After spending most of last night, and part of this evening, I found this site. Unplug your comcast modem for 30 seconds so it … Continue reading
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Book Reviews Without Stating Shortcomings
I’m attempting to look for good books on Visual Basic. I’ve found that about.com has some rather useless reviews, then again, I guess their audience just wants a list of books. But it’s hard to make a decision when all … Continue reading
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Book Reviews Without Stating Shortcomings
I’m attempting to look for good books on Visual Basic. I’ve found that about.com has some rather useless reviews, then again, I guess their audience just wants a list of books. But it’s hard to make a decision when all … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong with Democracies?
I came across this in a posting about friend, Ed Stringham: “… Democracies adopt bad policies because most people are irrationally committed to systematically mistaken economic (and other) beliefs, and politicians have to heed public opinion to get elected” So … Continue reading
New Marantz PMD-620 Portable Recorder
Marantz Pro announced the new PMD620 Portable Handheld Field Recorder last week at Podcast Academy 6. It has all the features of other recorders such as the M-Audio Microtrak, Edirol R-09, and Zoom H4. I already have a Zoom H4, … Continue reading
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Podcasters? We Make Shows
On this week’s Mac Break Weekly, the gang reports on their trip to the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, CA. Revisiting Leo’s Podcaster vs Netcaster, Scott who reported on Michael Geohegan’s speech. We produce new media. More than … Continue reading
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X-Prize to the Moon
From Engadget, there’s this posting about the next X-Prize to the Moon sponsored by Google. Send a Spacecraft to the moon and travel 2km across the surface and return a gig of images and video by 2012 and win $20M. … Continue reading
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X-Prize to the Moon
From Engadget, there’s this posting about the next X-Prize to the Moon sponsored by Google. Send a Spacecraft to the moon and travel 2km across the surface and return a gig of images and video by 2012 and win $20M. … Continue reading
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Old Time Radio Podcasts
There are some of my favorite old time radio shows being podcasted. While I could download them form The Internet Archive, I am appreciative that someone is podcasting them on a regular basis, so i don’t have to program my … Continue reading
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FaceBook Addiction
I’ve spent the last three days trying to pull my self away from FaceBook. I don’t know what makes it so addictive. I think it’s the way it build social networks. I’ve connected with colleagues on IT Conversations/Conversations Network, and … Continue reading
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