Archive for July, 2008

10 things you should know about the Internet

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

…including the fact that Al Gore actually did sort of create the Internet.

Read the whole story here.

The Bank Job and ham radio

Monday, July 28th, 2008

I watched an excellent movies on DVD last night, The Bank Job, a true story about a bank “heist gone wrong… in all the right ways.” I was surprised watching the film when ham radio showed up and became a key element in the story.

I don’t want to ruin the story if you have not seen the film, so I will say no more except that I highly recommend it.

Surfin’: More Theme Park Hamming

Friday, July 25th, 2008

This week, Surfin’ picks up where it left off last week with more hamming at the theme parks. After you read that, come back here to post your comments, if any.

By the way, Surfin’ is a weekly column published on ARRLWeb features Web sites related to Amateur Radio, specifically, and radio, in general. If you have any suggestions for Surfin’, please contact WA1LOU using the e-mail link to the right.

Surfin’: On the Radio at Disney

Friday, July 18th, 2008

This week, Surfin’ take a radio road-trip to Disney’s East and West Coast worlds. After you read that, come back here to post your comments, if any.

By the way, Surfin’ is a weekly column published on ARRLWeb features Web sites related to Amateur Radio, specifically, and radio, in general. If you have any suggestions for Surfin’, please contact WA1LOU using the e-mail link to the right.

Surfin’: Still Got User Interface?

Friday, July 11th, 2008

In this week’s Surfin’, readers of this column consider the user interface of Amateur Radio software. After you read that, come back here to post your comments, if any.

By the way, Surfin’ is a weekly column published on ARRLWeb features Web sites related to Amateur Radio, specifically, and radio, in general. If you have any suggestions for Surfin’, please contact WA1LOU using the e-mail link to the right.

Surfin’: Logging Online

Friday, July 4th, 2008

In this week’s Surfin’, we consider Google Docs as an online Amateur Radio application. After you read that, come back here to post your comments, if any.

By the way, Surfin’ is a weekly column published on ARRLWeb features Web sites related to Amateur Radio, specifically, and radio, in general. If you have any suggestions for Surfin’, please contact WA1LOU using the e-mail link to the right.