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So I got sick of T-mobile's slow wireless card and have switched to Verizon Wireless's EVDO for a month.  I'm posting this from a hotel room using EVDO, and am happy to report that as long as you have three bars of service, you get close-to-broadband service.  Plus it's more secure than public Wifi, so I think I'm a happy camper so far.

Also tired, so excuse the brief post!  If anyone has any questions please let me know. Read Full Post

So I wanted to be online 24x7.  Inconveniences like leaving my home office couldn't be a hinderance to my being online.

So I went ahead and got a data card on T-mobile's EDGE network.  G2.5 in case your counting. 

Speeds are about 35 kbps at best during the day.  I don't even care how fast they are at night.  This is pathetic.  I have a year contract, so I'll deal with it.  My advice would be to go get an EVDO Rev. A card from Verizon if you need wireless data. Read Full Post

How much his gas where you live?

In my home state of South Carolina, you can currently buy a gallon of gas for about $1.97.  Just last week it was $1.84 at one local gas station.

Yes, South Carolina is home to the nation's lowest gas price.  So the other day I started thinking about it and realized that America has some of the cheapest gas in the entire world. 

So I was at the cheapest gas station in the state of South Carolina (near Simpsonville, SC), which is the cheapest state in America, which is the cheapest country in the world.  Was I looking at the cheapest gas in the world?

Just a thought.  Have a nice day!

If you have never experienced data loss, you may not realize how important making regular backups really is.  The truth is, most people don't even think about backups until they actually need them.  When I was an on-site computer support, I constantly ran in the peoplehood made bad decisions not to back up their files for years and years.  It became my challenge to restore their files, but in some cases, it was impossible.

The biggest problem with making regular backups is remembering to do it, and making sure that your backups are not residing with your computer.  I have been predicting for a long time, the online backup services will become ubiquitous, and a new player is set to make this happen.  The service is called Mozy, and it is 100% free as… Read Full Post