Using a cellular phone to connect to the internet is a great way to get online when other options aren’t available. It’s not a fast connection, and not especially economical, but it’s enough to check your e-mail and it’s better than paying through the nose for an hour of WiFi. Though many cellular networks include data access in their service plans most do not publicize it widely, and there is little in the way of instructions for getting it set up.
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June 11, 2006
So, I went out for a run on Wednesday night. It was supposed to be a four mile run but it ended up being much longer. Somehow or another as I ran through Ward Circle I turned down Massachusetts Ave rather than Nebraska Ave. I didn’t realise the error until I reached Maryland. I spent another hour trying to find my way out of deepest, darkest Chevy Chase. Not my finest hour.
April 21, 2006
The sex chromosomes — X and Y — have a profound impact on our lives, determining not only what sex we will be but also influencing how we will live or lives. In his book “The X in Sex: How the X chromosome controls our lives” (Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2003, 205pp), David Bainbridge makes the argument that though it is the Y chromosome that determines our sex, it is the much larger and more gene-rich X chromosome that plays the more important role in mediating subsequent sex differences. [ more … ]
December 15, 2005
Out of the box, iSync will not synchronize calendar or contact information with the Motorola V276 cellular phone. But there is a way synchronize iCal and Address Book information across Mac OS X and the V276 without resorting to third party software such as OnSync. Basically a couple of very minor modifications need to be made to a preference file in iSync. [ more … ]
October 31, 2005
I’m just back from attending a conference Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The conference was great, but the most fun part of the trip was attending a rodeo. It was the first time I’d been to one, and though I had a fair idea of what to expect, some of it was still a surprise. In particular the “Pee-Wee Ram Scramble” in which small children chased a ram, attempting to pull a ribbon off its back, was a hoot.
August 14, 2005