http://galelawrence.com/blog Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:59:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It all began with Blogger, I think, but I'm not sure when Pyra Labs introduced their first version of it. Wikipedia was founded in 2001, MySpace was launched in 2002, and Facebook appeared in 2004. I think Twitter came next, but I don't know what year. I like Blogger (and ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=94 I spent the entire morning and part of the afternoon at Best Buy recommitting myself to Apple and learning about MobileMe. The Apple salesperson--a nice young guy name Colin--was very patient and worked me through the whole MobileMe installation process, account set-up, and synchronization of my Mac address book and ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=87 The people at AT&T didn't have the time to teach me anything about the iPhone I bought from them, so I hired a Best Buy Geek named Bobby to teach me the basics. I'm still in way over my head, but he taught me enough that I can start practicing. ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=89 The iPhone first became available in Vermont January 15, 2009. I managed to buy one January 16, and I'm not sure my life will ever be the same.... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=85 All of a sudden iPhones are available in Vermont, and I'm thinking I should probably try to get one to take on my road trip south of snow. http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=92 What, I ask, am I doing at a second McDonald's on a beautiful Sunday afternoon? After Healthy Living, I tried Barnes and Noble, but they charge $3.99 for two hours of access to an AT&T connection. I didn't have the time, money, energy, or will to explore that option, so ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=71 Today I'm out trying to learn how to use my new road tool. My adventures so far have consisted of visits to various places around town that say they have Wi-Fi. It's been a mixed experience so far. The Williston rest stop offers Wi-Fi, but I'd have to establish an ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=77 Because I'm going on a month-long vacation south of snow, I decided I needed a "road tool" so I'd be able to send and receive e-mails and post entries to my blogs. I discovered a new product that seems to be perfect for the tasks I have in mind — ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=80 As I explore cyberspace and my relationship to it, I realize that my single most important cyber project is the blog I call A Naturalist's Journal, which was my first blog and remains the one that grounds me on this Earth during my own lifetime. I really do need to ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=64 I was reading a newspaper article about a 44-year-old professional named Michael Howe who has recently co-founded a company called YOUDiligence that specializes in monitoring social networking sites. The company offers an automated ssearch tool that replaces the need for parents or guardians to manually monitor their children's activity on ... http://galelawrence.com/blog/?p=67