Hmmm, didn’t much like that headline, did you? Given the socioeconomic strata and the average political leanings of most prolific blog readers, we don’t have a lot of rabid hawks here. Ever notice how Michael Moore couldn’t even get an answer out of most of our esteemed legislators when he asked them why [...]

Small business tracks savings with cheap high tech
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050922.wxtracks0922/BNStory/Technology/
Make an extra $500 a day?  Sure, sounds good, doesn’t it?  However, you’d be surprised how many small business owners can’t see the forest for the trees.
Here’s a nice article about a small, family-owned business who were able to do simple math.  Instead of sending trucks and drivers out to visually [...]

Businesses in the Fuel Price Crunch
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/sfl-ybpower19sep19,0,7930131.story?page=1&coll=sfla-business-headlines
An interesting article this morning. In the aftermath of Katrina it seems the media, large and small markets; are spending their time reporting Chertnof’s and Nagin’s posturings or Bush’s latest flyover … if Rita hits the US, Bush has his staff on full alert so he can fly over [...]

Here’s a link I couldn’t resist:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000430055334
Scroll down and look at the TI-4100 GPS receiver. Believe it or not, I was using ones like this in 1985, even though the GPS had only one or two birds in continual operation. My job included keeping a highly classified “Doomsday” radio system on line. Because [...]

Hub school buses to roll despite drivers’ GPS gripeBy Kevin RothsteinTuesday, September 6, 2005 - Updated: 09:38 AM EST
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=101177
Well, school’s back in and here’s some more of the usual misguided griping.  The school district is charged with the safety of the students and with the efficient transportation of the kids.  The drivers get paid to drive, but [...]

Sixth formers are to use global positioning systems to show tourists historic sites in a Denbighsire town

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/4215518.stm
Interesting use of handheld GPS. Not just because it points out a valuable method to popularize and improve history study, but if you read closely, you’ll see that these students have developed an extremely valuable tool for public [...]

Cause of fatal bus crash unknown
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1453799.htm
Just wandering through some other news items when I came upon this sad story.  Time and time again I have noticed the contrast between the information available to investigators in air crashes versus bus disasters.
One can immediately jump to the conclusion, ‘oh but aircraft are so much more expensive, it’s not [...]