Category Archives: technology

Oregon Trails 2009 Tools and Ratings

In this final post about Oregon Trails 2009, I rate my accommodations and describe the tools I used to plan and execute this successful adventure.  See my earlier 10 blog posts for daily descriptions of my journey about northwest Oregon. … Continue reading →

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Oregon Trail Updates

For my trip to Oregon this July I hope to use my iPhone to post online photos and audio from the trail for my friends and family.  The last time I was in Oregon I sent regular emails to them … Continue reading →

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Jonesing for a better TV…

The Harris Poll had some interesting HDTV statistics yesterday: Almost a year-and-a-half after Blu-Ray won the format war, 11% of US adults own HD-DVD players but only 7% own Blu-Ray players I own both, although my HD-DVD player is gathering … Continue reading →

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Unboxing

Here’s a fun video about the unboxing experience we nerds love to view online.

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Going Cellular

With the end of the 2008-2009 school year, I cancelled my Vonage VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone service.  I thus joined the 18% of adult Americans (and over one in five US households) who have only cell phones. I’d … Continue reading →

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