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Macworld 2008 : Photos and videos from Macworld 2008. It was a disastrous start on Tuesday morning, as the line for pre-registered attendees stretched from one end of the block on 4th Street all the way to the other end of the block and around it for another block.

Macworld 2008

Photos and videos from Macworld 2008. It was a disastrous start on Tue ...

Updated: Feb 12, 2008 3:09pm PST

Asus EEE PC : Video and photos of the new EEE PC from Asus.

Asus EEE PC

Video and photos of the new EEE PC from Asus.

Updated: Feb 12, 2008 2:53pm PST

Tarheel Antenna Mount : Photos of the Tarheel antenna mount, inside and outside. The top of the mast is 7 feet, 2 inches above the roadway. With the 6-foot whip, this gives me 13 feet, 2 inches height - too tall for many bridges and all parking garages. Maybe I should keep the CB magmount on the roof above the cab as a reminder. :->

Tarheel Antenna Mount

Photos of the Tarheel antenna mount, inside and outside. The top of th ...

Updated: Feb 12, 2008 2:42pm PST

GVPE Video and Photos : Photos and videos of various activities with the Jobo Giga Vu Pro Evolution. See the Google GVPE group at http://groups.google.com/group/gvpe

GVPE Video and Photos

Photos and videos of various activities with the Jobo Giga Vu Pro Evol ...

Updated: Feb 15, 2008 7:05pm PST

MacWorld 2007 : Snapshots from MacWorld 2007. (Watch the video.)

MacWorld 2007

Snapshots from MacWorld 2007. (Watch the video.)

Updated: Feb 12, 2008 2:13pm PST

MacWorld 2006 : Snapshots and video clips from MacWorld 2006. All photos and videos copyright

MacWorld 2006

Snapshots and video clips from MacWorld 2006. All photos and videos co ...

Updated: Feb 12, 2008 1:54pm PST

Columbia MURS Radios : The MURS radios we ordered came today (July 16, 2008), and here are photos of the unboxing. The radios are made by Columbia, a consumer brand I'm comfortable with. The package shows a price of $80, and we paid $30 through Amazon (a private vendor). I have been able to program them to a channel with privacy code enabled and lock them without having read the manual. We have no experience with them yet for distance and reliability. According to the test report submitted to the FCC for certification of this radio, the antenna is not removable and the two power settings yield 0.5W and 0.22W ERP. FAIL: We took the radios to Burning Man, and carried them around a week. Our use was for emergencies only, so we needed them only the last day it turns out, when a couple needed help. The transmit button locked itself on, and the radio would not stop transmitting. The power button would not work with the push to talk button down, so the only way to turn the radio off was to remove the batteries. Another try gave the same result - PTT would not release, radio would not turn off, so remove the batteries. Burning Man is a harsh, dusty environment, so this may not be a fair test in your situation, but it's where we need to have them work.

Columbia MURS Radios

The MURS radios we ordered came today (July 16, 2008), and here are ph ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2008 2:28pm PST

Macworld 2009 : Macworld 2009 had a large number of helpful business applications, many of them on the iPhone/iPod touch. For reviews, see http://www.cieux.com/macworld2009.html

Macworld 2009

Macworld 2009 had a large number of helpful business applications, man ...

Updated: Jan 07, 2009 5:06pm PST

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