The race is scheduled to start at 7am (we will send an update on Saturday if we hear different), and we will cross the finish line a wee bit before 9am (optimistically) – we’ve been training for a 9 minute mile.
For those that cannot make it to the race at 7am there is (geek heaven) an online tracking system that shows our progress throughout the course. Technical info: We will be wearing RFID tags and as we cross certain points in the race they will update their live race map. Here is the link
A teacher at AHS put together a neat presentation to communicate the shift of growth in both technology and the world population. The presentation is online and super fast to go through, but the data points are very surprising and he has provided sources to demonstrate their validity. Take a look. My favorite point is that “teachers today are teaching students to solve problems that do not exist using technology that has not been invented”.
I have been enjoying my MacBook for nearly 8 months now and despite some initial hardware challenges (2 lemons, but Apple promptly switched them out in the first 15 days) life has been great. One thing that I have been relying upon is the use of Parallels, the Mac virtual environment that allows me to run Windows while working in the Mac.
I had a recent rash of challenges trying to print through a USB device in Parallels, and till today was stuck. The solution – Bonjour (Provided by Apple). Here is the link to the discussion on Parallels on how to tweak it for your environment.
End of the day – simple, it works, and it is free – beautiful.
James
After-all – this is the whole point of the internet, share and save time through experiences and collaboration.
This weekend I upgraded / replaced my old Blackberry with the newest creation – the BlackBerry Pearl. First off, I replaced my other phone after the microphone died and it couldn’t help itself from hour glassing for 2-3 hours at a time (usually when I was lost out in the backwoods of Illinois. So, I didn’t replace my phone because I didn’t like the old design, but was forced to due to natural selection.
My first thoughts are as follows: The Bad New First….
The back piece is too thin. Every time I hold the phone to type the back depresses more than it should, and makes me a bit nervous on its ability to sustain violent blows from its new user.
The buttons are a bit software, and slightly smaller. This makes typing a bit of a challenge, but I hope it is just a learning curve given the new device.
3 crashes in 4 days. Not too inconvenient given that it comes back within a minute, but still something we need addressed.
The Good Stuff…
Fast – Wonderfully fast compared to the old BlackBerrys
The roller ball is quite responsive and allows for some nice navigation.
The push / pull services are excellent (note these may have always existed, but I was not introduced until recently)
My latest add-ons are:
Google Maps (Live Traffic feeds, Satellite, wonderful)
Google Chat
Push Weather services (multiple locations)
[Know of any others, please pass them along!!]
The bluetooth functionality is great – super easy file transfer with my new MB.
The ability to setup the phone as a bluetooth-modem to the MB is AWESOME.
Overall a good experience. I will update this post with any new experiences….
