Using the iPad to Keep Tabs on the Weather
I have two hobbies that are intertwined with each other: amateur (ham) radio and weather.Ā As a ham radio operator I participate in Skywarn, a joint program between the National Weather Service and communities or organizations where individuals report weather events such as wind gusts, hail, rain, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes to the National Weather [...]
June 6, 2010
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Using the iPad for Media
As visitors to this site may have read, I purchase an Apple iPad shortly after they came out, and I promised to write about how I have been using it in various facets of life.Ā To give you the short story, it is great for media.
June 3, 2010
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My First Week With Apple’s iPad
Appleās marketing machine created extensive hype around the āmagical and revolutionaryā new iPad, released on April 3, 2010. Itās proven by masses of people huddled around demonstration tables in Appleās retail stores, the buzz on various tech blogs, and the amount of activity on Twitter. That is great for Apple, but it left me wondering [...]
April 21, 2010
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Must Have Mac Apps
I converted to Apple’s Mac and OS X in 2007 after returning from a mission trip to Cameroon (in West-Central Africa) with about 1800 photographs.Ā When I began working with them on the PC, things were slllloooooowwwwww, and Windows did not support my camera very well, even though it was one of the top consumer [...]
March 31, 2010
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Cell Wars
AT&T and Verizon are locked in battle over who has the most 3G coverage. In the Verizon ads they state that they’ve got the most 3G coverage and show maps to “prove” they have the most coverage.Ā AT&T filed suit claiming that the ads misrepresent AT&T service offerings since they have a massive “2G” network. [...]
November 21, 2009
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