Wednesday, January 23, 2008
High-tech redneck milestone
I have figured out how to use Boingo to get access to the wi-fi at Will Rogers World Airport. I am a stud. Slow to try things. But a stud.
Of course, I got to the gate a full 2 hours and 20 minutes before my flight -- but, hey, this flyin' thing post-9/11 is still pretty new to me.
But, I am still a stud.
Carry on.
--ER
Of course, I got to the gate a full 2 hours and 20 minutes before my flight -- but, hey, this flyin' thing post-9/11 is still pretty new to me.
But, I am still a stud.
Carry on.
--ER
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Gracias.
Can't e-mail at this particular moment, though, for some reason.
So, "Going Where the Lonely Go," by Haggard. (Answer to yer breakup song question). I sat in a truck stop many nights drinkin' coffee and mopin' and listenin' to that song when my fiancee decided she'd rather work on her uncle's pit crew every weekend rather than hang out with me. That breakup made me old. I was 19.
Can't e-mail at this particular moment, though, for some reason.
So, "Going Where the Lonely Go," by Haggard. (Answer to yer breakup song question). I sat in a truck stop many nights drinkin' coffee and mopin' and listenin' to that song when my fiancee decided she'd rather work on her uncle's pit crew every weekend rather than hang out with me. That breakup made me old. I was 19.
I'll mark the calendar: Today is the day our little E.R. took another step out of the 20th century. I'm proud of you!
My latest achievement was setting up an RSS feed reader. Actually (funny story) the computer guy at my place of employment passed by as I was reading Confessions of a Pioneer Woman one morning, came to a dead standstill and said "You're reading my blog! I LOVE Pioneer Woman!" Then he asked if I had her set up on an RSS feed and I told him I didn't know 'bout such modern things and he set one up for me.
I duplicated that here at home so now every time one of my favorite bloggers posts, it shows up in the feeder and saves me all those seconds clicking on the links through the day checking to see what's new. It's kind of fun, actually. There are all kinds of sites you can add to your personal feed.
(Now is where countless people say "Oh yeah. I did that in 1997.")
My latest achievement was setting up an RSS feed reader. Actually (funny story) the computer guy at my place of employment passed by as I was reading Confessions of a Pioneer Woman one morning, came to a dead standstill and said "You're reading my blog! I LOVE Pioneer Woman!" Then he asked if I had her set up on an RSS feed and I told him I didn't know 'bout such modern things and he set one up for me.
I duplicated that here at home so now every time one of my favorite bloggers posts, it shows up in the feeder and saves me all those seconds clicking on the links through the day checking to see what's new. It's kind of fun, actually. There are all kinds of sites you can add to your personal feed.
(Now is where countless people say "Oh yeah. I did that in 1997.")
And in case you're looking for Morton's Hot Salt, they are supposed to have it at the north Super Target. I tried the recipe with some cajun spice. It is Gooood.
Tony Chacere's try that.
"Bye Bye Love", by the Ev. Bro's.
What's an RSS feed?
Ain't Pioneer Woman amazing. I don't read her much cause I don't have to. I get a briefing from my wife on a daily basis.
Good trip, say salutations to Dr. ER per me.
On my trip to Oregon and back I learned that when you stay at a motel without wfi you can set up near the window and turn the computer until you pick up a nearby signal from another motel or such.
"Bye Bye Love", by the Ev. Bro's.
What's an RSS feed?
Ain't Pioneer Woman amazing. I don't read her much cause I don't have to. I get a briefing from my wife on a daily basis.
Good trip, say salutations to Dr. ER per me.
On my trip to Oregon and back I learned that when you stay at a motel without wfi you can set up near the window and turn the computer until you pick up a nearby signal from another motel or such.
ER: Hope you have a good trip!
Trixie: WooHoo! Another Pioneer Woman fan! (And I love my feed reader--there's no way I could keep up with all 105 blogs, news sites, etc. without it.)
drlobojo: Be careful with the wifi poaching. Some folks don't take kindly to that.
Trixie: WooHoo! Another Pioneer Woman fan! (And I love my feed reader--there's no way I could keep up with all 105 blogs, news sites, etc. without it.)
drlobojo: Be careful with the wifi poaching. Some folks don't take kindly to that.
I had to read this a few times to figure out what the high-tech redneck milestone was. Initially I thought it was that a place existed in Oklahoma that had WiFi. :)
Drlobojo, I used the Tony Cacherie's last night. I didn't make 24 chicken legs, just five (I want to see that chicken that had five legs!) I ate 3 last night and polished off the two cold ones for lunch today. I think they were even BETTER cold! Fabulous! Another pot roast for tonight. LOVE that woman.
I'm waiting for the next chapter of "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels."
Sorry for hijacking your thread, E.R.
An RSS feed is a way of pulling in all your favorite sites to one location so you don't have to hopscotch all over cyberspace to check for new postings. The one I have set up at work is NetNewsWire. At home I just use the Google reader from my iGoogle page.
Try clicking the little icon at the far right end of the address line up top -- it'll either look like a stylized sea shell or it will say RSS. That should walk you through setting up a feed reader. Every time you come across a site you like that you want to keep an eye on, you can click that little RSS icon and it will add it to the list. Then bookmark your reader on your bookmark toolbar and you can see who has updated their sites in one click. You can also read the main post in the reader and only click over to that site if you're interested in the topic or something.
It's a fun new toy for me.
I'm waiting for the next chapter of "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels."
Sorry for hijacking your thread, E.R.
An RSS feed is a way of pulling in all your favorite sites to one location so you don't have to hopscotch all over cyberspace to check for new postings. The one I have set up at work is NetNewsWire. At home I just use the Google reader from my iGoogle page.
Try clicking the little icon at the far right end of the address line up top -- it'll either look like a stylized sea shell or it will say RSS. That should walk you through setting up a feed reader. Every time you come across a site you like that you want to keep an eye on, you can click that little RSS icon and it will add it to the list. Then bookmark your reader on your bookmark toolbar and you can see who has updated their sites in one click. You can also read the main post in the reader and only click over to that site if you're interested in the topic or something.
It's a fun new toy for me.
Oh, and ER, you can get free wifi at Starbuck's, McDonald's, Burger King and some other standard fast-food places that want to hang on to their nerdy customers.
"drlobojo: Be careful with the wifi poaching. Some folks don't take kindly to that."
All they have to do is password their site if they want to keep it private. I assume it open if it is open. My experience is that motels and restraunts across the country are about 50/50 on passworded or not if their WiFi is free.
"Poaching" WiFi reminds me of the argument between Edison and Telsa. Telsa wanted to broadcast electricity and let everyone have it free. Edison went for the wires, and pay for use. Edison won. Thus this December when the wires came down due to ice and wind my electricity went off for 6 days. (by the way the Telsa method is now being built into some buildings and homes and thus doing away with internal wiring)
Is the Internet really free if you have to pay to get to it? That's like saying the highways are all free but you have to pay to use the access ramps and go past a stop sign.
FREE THE INTERNET!
All they have to do is password their site if they want to keep it private. I assume it open if it is open. My experience is that motels and restraunts across the country are about 50/50 on passworded or not if their WiFi is free.
"Poaching" WiFi reminds me of the argument between Edison and Telsa. Telsa wanted to broadcast electricity and let everyone have it free. Edison went for the wires, and pay for use. Edison won. Thus this December when the wires came down due to ice and wind my electricity went off for 6 days. (by the way the Telsa method is now being built into some buildings and homes and thus doing away with internal wiring)
Is the Internet really free if you have to pay to get to it? That's like saying the highways are all free but you have to pay to use the access ramps and go past a stop sign.
FREE THE INTERNET!
Oh, I agree totally that people should password protect their wifi if they don't want folks on it.
But I've heard some strange stories of folks getting arrested for sitting in parking lots to access "free" wifi when the business was closed. From a motel room you're probably fine, but I'm just sayin....
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But I've heard some strange stories of folks getting arrested for sitting in parking lots to access "free" wifi when the business was closed. From a motel room you're probably fine, but I'm just sayin....
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