I work on a Macbook Pro with a 15-inch screen most of the time (when I’m not on an iPad and mobile). Carting around this portable window on the online world has been easy and nice over the years, but it doesn’t give me enough space to “spread out” my working materials as I would on a desk or table.
My (2008 aluminum) Macbook Pro directly supports (only) one external “DVI” monitor, which extends my workspace by adding a single 24-inch window that I can drag documents onto. But frequently I need more. [Read more…]
comes thru! They’re in the 21st century now!
It has been my plan to make several trips into the Yosemite wilderness this summer in order to visit some places I’ve never seen before. Most tourists have seen Yosemite “Valley” and many have seen Tuolumne Meadows. Access to the wilderness areas is controlled by a “permitting” process that limits the number of people who may enter on a wilderness trailhead each day. There are a couple dozen trailheads, and they have quotas of one to two dozen camper-hikers per day per trailhead. Once you’re into the wilderness area, you can pretty much go where you desire, as long as you have the energy and the food. 
Since the age of 6, when I visited Estes Park, Colorado, whenever I see any geographical feature more than say 100 meters above me, I climb it. (Provided it’s not a technical climb.) If I can get there without hanging by my fingertips, I go.
Someone asked today about the meaning of “73” as used by amateur radio operators. It essentially means “Bye” or “Best wishes” and is used when you’re done talking to someone and signing off…as in “I’ll say 73 for now.”