Archive for May, 2006
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2006YES YES YES … READ ‘EM AND WEEP!
Houston Astros : News : Houston Astros News
HOUSTON — Retirement and the Hall of Fame will have to wait a little longer for Roger Clemens, because The Rocket has decided to go on one final mission for Houston.
No. 22 agreed to terms Wednesday on a one-year deal with [...]
Muni Wi-Fi: Bringing Expectations Back to Earth
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006Olga makes a few points in a manner I haven’t mentioned before. Head over and she what she has to say on Muni WiFi.
Muni Wi-Fi: Bringing Expectations Back to Earth
Every city, nowadays, seems to be planning a municipal Wi-Fi network. Problem is, consumers’ expectations of these networks are often out of whack. Two most prevalent [...]
Century-Old Telecom Tax Fades Away
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006This is really good news. The Spanish-American war is finally paid for. Whewww! That was one expensive war at more then 400 Billion dollars.
This is one of the reasons why I am not anxious to have the government involved in the Muni WiFi project. If there is a way to mess up a program, or [...]
Middle Class Goes Broadband As Price Falls
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006It looks like a lot of people are getting high speed Internet, and most are doing it without government help. Hmmm … do you think the digital divide will mend itself before the cavalry can arrive?
My Way News - Middle Class Goes Broadband As Price Falls
NEW YORK (AP) - Middle- and working-class Americans signed up [...]
Blogging Software - Part I - BlogDesk
Monday, May 29th, 2006I am still using the two different blogging software packages, BlogDesk and Zoundry’s Blog Writer and wanted to give you an update on the testing of the two. To be honest, they are as different as night and day, but each has it’s pros and cons. I still haven’t made the decision on which [...]
New Orleans to get free wireless access
Monday, May 29th, 2006I’m glad we’re doing it for all the right reasons.
N.O. to get free wireless access
The service will be available in Uptown, downtown, the French Quarter and Algiers by Sept. 1, and eventually could be available to the entire city. The free service will be provided as long as the city rebuilds, and EarthLink hopes to [...]
Vonage Stock Trips in First Day of Trading
Monday, May 29th, 2006I am fascinated by this IPO by Vonage. They are the most prominent and probably the VoIP service with the most customers, but they are generating a huge black smoking hole with the money they are burning through. It seems to me I remember reading their burn rate was something like $100,000 per month. Not [...]
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29th, 2006It’s important to remember on Memorial Day. Head over to SanLeon.Net and read the Glovebox story, USS Sudden Jerk.
This is cross-posted at Business Unusual and Motivation on the Run
Two Texas Highways to get boost to 80 mph
Monday, May 29th, 2006It’s true that Texans do things in a big way and this story is no different. The Amarillo News requires free registration, but the details are below. What you have to remember about the 432 miles stretch between El Paso and Kerrville, is that it’s just a drive between two towns. There is nothing else [...]
links for 2006-05-29
Monday, May 29th, 2006
Test scores are in: Northeast still has dumbest drivers
at least texas scored in the top half. how’d your state do?
(tags: cars driver testing)
Work anywhere in an inflatable office
make sure to click the “office in a bucket” link for a picture of your future cubicle
(tags: funny technology)