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  • Schumpert Menu Line

    Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 17:09 in internet . web, eat . drink

    Last fall I posted the number for the Schumpert Hospital Cafeteria Menu. If you call the number 318-681-4564 you’ll find that this Shreveport Louisiana Medical center (pictured) has a daily menu recording, with a very special voice. George, the...

  • I Do Not Like Slideshows

    Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 17:35 in slideshows, msnbc, internet . web

    I wouldn’t consider Top 10 lists and slideshows to be the paragon of journalism however they’re fun to view and offer some pithy fluff during (or between,) coffee breaks at work. Plus they still probably provide more content than USA Toda...

  • New Look

    Posted on Saturday April 11th, 2009 at 14:22 in internet . web

    Hello Friends. If you’re a visitor to this Travel/Denver blog you’ll see a new homepage and format! For those interested in blog speak here are the details:   Most blogs use a software system like Blogger, Wordpress, or Typepad to mana...

  • Kayak App for iPhone

    Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 14:43 in travel, iphone, kayak, internet . web

    Kayak.com releases iPhone app....

  • Coupon Printer . exe

    Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 14:29 in media, 9news, internet . web, couponprinter.exe

    The “Your Money” section of KUSA / 9News has a section listing grocery coupons.   Today they featured it on the front page of their site, so searching for some crazy deals I clicked and found $1 off Frosted Flakes.   (Yeah I know it&#...

  • Museum of Robots

    Posted on Sunday January 11th, 2009 at 14:52 in second life, tech . toys . gadgets, internet . web, museum of robots

    I saw the below linked article and photos of the “Museum of Robots.” Without giving it more than a glance I thought, “Cool. I wonder where they’re at?” It took me a minute on their site to realize that this wasn’...

  • Some Press

    Posted on Friday January 2nd, 2009 at 16:57 in travel, internet . web

    During my blogging break I wrote up a piece for Happy Hotelier - a Dutch based site focusing on hotel and lodging reviews. They feature a plethora of travel bloggery on their site called the “T-List” (Travel list,) with original and sub...

  • Definition of Hacking

    Posted on Wednesday September 17th, 2008 at 20:45 in email, hacked, internet . web

    Right now thousands of headlines are blaring “Sarah Palin’s email HACKED.” Just like with aviation stories, the terms used are grossly exaggerated or just plain wrong.  The most commonly used or overheard words are headlined as fac...

  • Getting on the Grid

    Posted on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 at 14:18 in internet . web

    I’m a fan of Walt Mossberg’s WSJ Technology column. Here he is talking about the future of technology and interaction at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Especially interesting is the first 10 minutes of this presentation. He predicts how some...

  • Fonolo Looks Awesome

    Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 14:42 in internet . web

    I read the Consumerist regularly.   Its a great consumer advocacy site, and has interesting articles and finds mixed in with some gut wrenching horror stories. When I read this post on Fonolo my interest peaked.  They’re offering a solution ...