Archive for June, 2006

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Bologna gets free citywide Wi-Fi

Monday, June 12th, 2006

This news is from across the pond and shows that the contagious nature of the Internet is spreading quickly. If you are about to travel to Europe or beyond, take the WiFi card, you will be able to use it.
Bologna gets free citywide Wi-Fi | CNET News.com
The City of Bologna has announced on its Web [...]

Google forging ahead with Wi-Fi efforts

Monday, June 12th, 2006

“No ads at this time” is what Google is saying about the free WiFi in San Francisco, so this is a completely altruistic endeavor. It sure is a lot of money to be spent without any plan to recoup the cost of even implementation, yet alone operations.
Maybe they will set up a non-profit foundation [...]

Clear Lake 2006 Business Expo

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

These pictures of the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce 2006 Business Expo were taken on May 24, 2006. I’ve been working to decide how to post them, and thought I would try the filmloop application to see how it worked. For best viewing, you will need to be at full screen with your browser [...]

links for 2006-06-11

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

Jack the Cat Chases Black Bear Up Tree
the guard cat is on duty
(tags: funny)

EchoStar, DirecTV to Resell Broadband
more choices for high speed internet coming
(tags: internet technology satellite)

Bricklin Updates Collaborative Spreadsheet
the inventor of the spreadsheet is back with another project
(tags: internet technology software)

‘24′ Headed to Big Screen
jack on the big screen, no real time though
(tags: television [...]

Cell Towers Need Love, Too!

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Cellular towers are considered an eyesore by a lot of people and many cities are beginning to set ordinances in place to control the aesthetics, locations, heights, and looks. Some, however, take a different approach to this issue when it’s citizens cry foul.
Normally, when a cellular tower is constructed it appears like this. They’re in [...]

links for 2006-06-09

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Porsche, Lexus, Hyundai top U.S. quality survey
i still want a mustang cobra
(tags: cars)

Why on earth would I want an online spreadsheet?
good question
(tags: google technology)

Cars I Have Loved

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

For some time I have had the desire to write an article about the cars I have owned. I listed them all and started writing different things I remembered about each one, like the colors, engine size, etc. As this continued, the document got longer and longer, so I thought to get started, I would [...]

Blogging Software - Part II - Zoundry’s Blog Writer

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

The time has come to write an extensive article about the second blogging software package that is still installed and used on my laptop, Zoundry’s Blog Writer. This software, like the others I have been reviewing is free of charge to use and provides a platform for offline writing and multiple blog management. This is [...]

links for 2006-06-07

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Google to Introduce Spreadsheet Program
let’s see. email, calandar, word processor, and now spreadsheet.
(tags: google software internet)

Microsoft Software to Be in Qwest Offering
and microsoft shoots … scores!
(tags: microsoft software)

Special forces to use strap-on ’stealth wings’

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

This is way cool! I would love to see a live demonstration of this. The article claims the wings allow for six feet of forward glide for every one foot of lost altitude. That allows for a lot of distance to be covered, and the company is working on boosters. WOW! This puts a whole [...]

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