Archive for January, 2007

"Global" GPS Tracking Systems — Are They Real? (Part 1)

The GPS is a world-wide system … yes, that’s what the “G” stands for … Global. GPS was specified and built for one particular purpose … navigation. It can truly be used to locate one anywhere in the world, and no days even in space.
Somewhere in the early days of GPS a sub-industry [...]

Finding Love With GPS

SUSAN SCHWARTZ, The Gazette
Published: Monday, January 29, 2007
To broadcast that you are looking for love, whether it’s online or in personal ads or at singles events or in bars, to be out there like that, is to be way braver than I could ever be.
I can’t even bring myself to read personals or to look [...]

Tales of November 4 — Conclusion

If you’re coming in late here, welcome. You should read part one and part two of this true “Why GPS” example … I know it’s true because I lived it.
Now where we left of was with the problem that even though SMSgt Freddy, me, and the rest of the Hearts players were getting the [...]

Who The Heck Is Ron Blount And Why Should You Care?

Some of my faithful readers already know I’ve written a few times about Ron and the Taxi Worker’s Alliance of Philadelphia and the city’s ill-advised plan to GPS Philadelphia cabs.  But for those who came here looking for Katie Couric’s legs (by far my highest visitor count ever that day, never underestimate the prurience of [...]

Tales of November 4 — Employee Scams Part 2

If you didn’t happen to read part 1 of these tales, it’s here.
So here we have a bunch of maintenance workers riding around in a bread truck waiting for an airplane to break. sounds a little boring, doesn’t it? Well, of course, it was. So what does a GI do when bored? [...]

Tales of November 4 And Other Employee Scams

This morning I came across this YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygEwoufSyss
(Tip of the blog derby to Brian at The Consumerist ) for the link to the vid.
Now if you don’t have time to visit the video, I’ll play spoiler and tell you what it’s all about. A fellow observed an AT&T maintenance truck coming to [...]

Happy 500th to Me — And A Lot Of Thank You’s

When I posted this entry, yesterday, a very important fact jumped out at me … look at the URL:
http://satviz.com/GPS_Blog/?p=500
This is post number 500 for the GPS Tracking blog. Wow, never thought I would stick at it this long. Now in terms of some blogging efforts number 500 is just a drop in the [...]

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