Long Distance – No. 9
The Verizon phone bill for last month’s service at the lakehouse was $16.11. It seems like a reasonable amount until you look at the detailed breakdown. The Touchtone Line was $5.68. And then there were the "other" charges. Federal line cost charge – $6.05. Local Number Portability Surcharge – $.21. Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge […]
The Rolodex
It was a rainy day and so I decided to work on something I have been putting off for a long time — cleaning up my contact list. We all have contact lists. Some of us keep them in a Palm Pilot or other personal digital assistant. Others keep them in a small spiral notepad. […]
IBM Happenings: September 2004
Many companies slow down during the late summer and take a while to get back in high gear in September. Based on the announcements from IBM, it did not seem that the company took much of a breather. Here are the announcements from IBM. The complete index of IBM Happenings by year and month is […]
One Million Downloads
The Opera browser has become even more popular since all the bad press about how insecure Internet Explorer is. If the Opera desktop browser is red hot, the Opera Mobile browser is white hot. Earlier this week, Opera Software announced its one millionth download of Opera Mobile from www.opera.com. This is in addition to the […]
Rolling Thunder – 2
This story isn’t about WiFi, blogging, or The Future Of The Internet — much more on that important set of topics to come. At times, it is fun to write about music, motorcycles, hiking, and other things. This story is a journal about a 666 mile two-day motorcycle trip — not quite as long as […]
