Year: 2007

  • Wingsuit flying

    Parachuting has come a long way in my lifetime. Have a look at this video on jumping from a helicopter I believe from the Alps:

  • Offline Blog Editing Tools

    If you are not already keeping a Blog of your own you may be finding you are soon to be a minority. It has become so easy to create one now the complex part is actually wring in it, and this article is about new ways to create or edit Blogs from other programs, offline…

  • Best SEO tips I’ve read for some time

    15 Tips to Drive Traffic to Your Blog Those who know me know I consider most SEO (Search Engine Optimization) a waste of time. There is no substitute for real content on your website or blog to get you up in the rankings of the search engines. Period. But once you have some information or…

  • Google Streetview oddities

    Street View Gallery > Top If you haven’t looked at Google Streetview yet you likely at least have heard of it. Google is now using web cameras to display 360 degree views of streets and has them displayed for a number of major cities already. Yes it is likely coming to your home too soon.…

  • Google Free 411

    Google Launches Free 411 Service When I was young directory assistance was free, a human, and very good. I used it a lot and maybe folks like me are why Ma Bell dumped it. But there is a good reason to keep information flow free and apparently Google agrees with me. What they have done…

  • Get out of Cell Phone contracts?

    CellSwapper Solves A Very Annoying Problem What an idea! I *HATE* cell phone companies. The whole Reagan revolution meant the downfall of customer service and cell phones debut in the same period led the way in customer NO-service. A major part of the NO-service was the inclusion of terrible contracts for long time periods with…

  • Vyew.com Revisited

    Vyew.com – FREE Anytime Collaboration and Live Conferencingâ„¢ From my PC Users Group to the church meetings I attend I am always looking for good “cheap” meeting software so that folks can attend online as well as in person. The best I have found is GoToMeeting.com but it’s not cheap and for non-profit groups it’s…