From the category archives:
Just became a recent convert to e-readers. Got a Kindle, but not wedded to this specific device. I really like the whole category now that I’ve got one in my hands. I’m enjoying reading books on a device rather than holding a book and flipping pages. I do most of my personal reading in bed [...]
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Vector1 Media runs on a platform of open source technologies. We use WordPress for blogging and Joomla for our content management. The experience overall has been a positive one, but there are some limitations. In some sense, it’s “you get what you pay for” in terms of these limitations, but it’s also a factor of [...]
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Working away today from my home office, and the doorbell rings. My office is on the third floor, so it’s a bit of a trek to answer. Could be a neighbor or the Jehovah’s witnesses again. I make the trip, slightly grumpily, and am surprised to see a four year old boy who I’ve seen [...]
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I’ve long contemplated the best computer for conference or in-the-field journalism. I hate lugging around a heavy laptop that’s overkill for the simple text and voice recording that I do at a conference. I need very little computing power to record the details of an event as it’s happening, and my ability to collect information [...]
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In my travels to various conferences I’ve gotten to know several other reporters that cover geospatial topics, and there’s always an instant connection given our common purpose. Angus Stocking is a freelance writer, registered land surveyor and regular contributor to American Surveyor magazine. He’s also a free thinker with an interesting personal tale of being [...]
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Tomorrow will be the last day that I’ll receive the Rocky Mountain News, my trusted city paper. Still not sure what that means for my morning newspaper reading habits. I’ll miss the good local coverage and the convenient tabloid size. Fortunately, we’ll still have a local paper, and the Denver Post has committed to grabbing [...]
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Obama will sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Tuesday at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and I’m thrilled that he’s chosen this city and that venue to sign this bill into law. The venue is green, having recently added a huge solar array on their roof that produces 100 kilowatts of [...]
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There’s nothing quite like travel to raise the blood pressure. I’m adding another post to the blogosphere about the stupidity of erratic and changing travel policies. Today, the issue was parking at the Stapleton Park and Ride. They instituted a new fee, when it’s been free for years. I don’t mind paying the $1/day, since [...]
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I’m upset about the closing of Circuit City not just as a bellweather of a really bleak economy, but because it means an end to my favorite way of purchasing electronics. I’ve been using Circuit City’s buy online and pick up at the store method for years because I really hate talking to pushy and [...]
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