Picked up the Book Bug from the Library

Well.  We’re about to start the trip.  Nan has the Book Bug and I’ve got most of the techie stuff done and we’re about to start packing…  Day 1 will take us to Marion, Illinois.Geocaching.  We’re planning on doing three Geocaches… We may visit a few more but we’ll see how timing works out.  The … Read more

Posting over Verizon Wireless

We’re at the Verizon kiosk in the mall and they have a laptop with the broadband card for people to test… so I thought I’d see how well it works and try to make a post onto the blog.  Looks like it pretty sweet for out in the boonies as long as theres cellular coverage.  … Read more

Trip Planning

We’ve been planning for the LONG trip.  Can’t believe it’s only two weeks before we leave.  Our younger son graduated High School tonight. We can’t believe where the time has gone. We have a copy of Delorme Street Atlas 2008.  Bought it so we wouldn’t have to rely on an Internet connection and I can … Read more

Microsoft Live Writer

Well. We got things set up the other night and we need to test the ability to post using offline tools.  This post was composed in a program that comes free from Microsoft called Windows Live Writer. It seems to allow the use of several different blogging packages.  I have not done anything with it … Read more