Cap'n Bob & the Damsel

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To Infinity and Beyond

GPSWell, we’re not exactly Buzz Lightyear, but with our new Garmin nüvi GPS navigation system, we will be able to find our way around during some upcoming excursions. We will be going on our summer vacation soon, so we decided to get this system installed so we can both figure out how to use it.

Now that our retirement goal is in sight, we plan to be on the go a lot more when we do retire. But, that being said, we still have a couple of adventures left before we retire. One is the summer vacation coming up soon and the other is the GUN BLOGGER RENDEZVOUS in September. We don’t plan on getting lost for that one, for sure.

Speaking of GBR-IV, are you registered yet?

20 Jul 2009 by Technobabble Travel

Database Server Problems

ServerWe have been experiencing problems with the database server over the last 36 hours or so. I am advised that there may be additional periods of interruption, so please be patient if that should occur.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

11 May 2009 by Blogosphere Technobabble

Pink Stuff

We drove to visit my Mom and Dad today. My sister was also visiting. We decided to share some of our photos and got out our laptops. She also has a pink laptop and a little pink camera. It’s a girl thing.

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I stacked them all up and took this group picture. Pretty! Clickie biggie.

02 May 2009 by Technobabble

Outage

ServerOur ISP lost an entire block of servers this afternoon. We were off for a little over an hour. Seems to be fine now.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

30 Apr 2009 by Technobabble

Server Upgrade

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We’re currently backing up the website files and database. When that is concluded, we’re going to be off line for a while while our Internet Services Provider (ISP) moves us to a bigger and faster server. Hang in there if things aren’t working since there will be an IP address change that will result in the Domain Name Servers having to re-associate the IP with the URL. We might be gone for several hours while that is happening.

24 Apr 2009 by Blogosphere Cyberspace Technobabble

My New Pink Notebook Computer

new-pink-notebook.jpgShe arrived today! Woo Hoo!

A few weeks ago, we decided to get this little notebook computer for me so whether we’re in the back yard swing or on the road, I’ll have my own little blogging machine.

While we enjoyed our winter cruise, we had a bottleneck of sorts with computer access. At home, we’re used to each having a computer connected to our local network with internet access. On the road, we had to share our one laptop. Neither of us had enough time to do our usual ‘thing’ – blogging and reading the other blogs.

It’s so cute! We got all set up today and now I’m off and running with the new toy.

Click the image to the right to enlarge . . .

17 Mar 2009 by Technobabble

The Las Vegas Boom

Landsat 5, one of several Landsat Earth-observing spacecraft has been operational for 25 years and counting. Originally intended for a three-year mission, this bird is still ticking. One of the more startling observations made by the Landsat program is a 25 year visual history of Las Vegas urban expansion.

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Images courtesy and © NASA/USGS. Click image for larger view.

A Desert City Blooms

In the 25 years that Landsat 5 has been in orbit, the desert city of Las Vegas has gone through a massive growth spurt. The outward expansion of the city is shown here with a series of false-color images. The dark purple grid of city streets and the green of irrigated vegetation grow out in every direction into the surrounding desert. These images were created using reflected light from the shortwave infrared, near-infrared, and green portions of the electromagnetic spectrum (Landsat 5 TM bands 7,4,2).

Credit: NASA/USGS

McCarran FieldNotice the runways at Las Vegas McCarran Airport (Just below the center of the urban mass), barely visible in 1984, now clearly visible in 2009, as it has been surrounded by industrial growth.

02 Mar 2009 by Culture Rocket Science Technobabble

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