Electrical Outlet (September 2011)
Sourceforge.net to the rescue
Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:37am | Mike HowieOne of my co-workers recently got her first smart phone. A reporter for more than 25 years, she had a treasure trove of numbers in her old phone. Getting them transferred to the new phone, a Motorola Droid X2, was not a problem – Champaign Telephone took care of that when the switch was made.
Did someone say golden ticket?
Thu, 09/15/2011 - 2:41pm | Mike HowieJust stopped off at the Verizon store, and the staff outnumbered the customers. Guess all the chocolate bars are gone.
But on the drive back, I got to thinking on a tangent, as I will sometimes, about the chocolate bars. And Willy Wonka and the original golden tickets.
The new phone is here! The new phone is here!
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:44am | Mike Howie
Look what arrived today. Motorola Droid Bionic.
Waiter, there's a tablet in my candy bar
Tue, 09/13/2011 - 3:41pm | Mike HowieRemember story problems? I used to love story problems. If Car A leaves Memphis heading north on I-57 at 51 mph and Car B leaves Champaign heading south on I-57 at 54 mph…
… The other drivers will be telling them to get off the road.
Making music the new way: electronic set list
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 10:00am | Mike Howie
For 25 years now, give or take, I’ve played music on Labor Day weekend with good friends. It’s a party to celebrate the end of summer.
A tale from World War II
Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:23pm | Mike HowieI've mentioned that we are producing a book this fall from a special section the newspaper published in 1994 about World War II.
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