I love the 21st century

So, this past weekend, my brother and I drove to Arizona from Salt Lake City. Since he is doing the driving, I did not have to take the day off work for the traveling. I was able to work on tasks for work. Since I have a Verizon Wireless Card, along the way I was also able to be online, receiving e-mails and handling customer issues for work.

Along the way, I was also able to share webcam with others on the instant messenger too. As I am typing this I am between Flagstaff Arizona and Page Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. There is virtually nothing around, but when the light is green on the 'Merlin XV640' EXPRESS CARD modem, I have an internet connection.

As I am using this, I was thinking how much it would have stunk to have lived my life at any other time. So, that is one of the things that I am grateful for during this thanksgiving season. Wireless internet on the Reservation. :-)

PS. After traveling through this wilderness areas, many of which I was not expecting any connection at all, I recommend the Verizon ExpressNet service. Right now, with a calling plan, the Unlimited Wireless Data is 59.99 per month. Great on Road trips (when another is doing the driving of course).

Apple Memory upgrade...

I think that I am going to start a new business. Here is my plan:

• Buy a load of memory from a place like Crucial.com
• Sit outside the Apple store with my table that says - "Memory Upgrades - 10% to charity"
• Charge 1000.00 to max out memory in a MacBook Pro
• Make 800.00 per transaction, donate 80.00 to some charity, pocket the rest.

WHY would the Apple store website charge me 1000.00 to upgrade, when I can order the memory for 200.00. I even found another site that had the chips (without a brand name) for 77.00 each.

I think that if I choose to go to the Apple store and upgrade, I should get a MacMini free. :-)