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I have to freely admit that in general, I am a fan of AT&T. I know, that just breaks Todd's heart, but we have AT&T here for our local phone service, our wireless service, and our broadband service. We don't have any choices, really, so this is what we deal with, and in general, I am happy with the way
I was just toodling around on Engadget and ran across a shortie about AT&T increasing smartphone and 3G by 20%. Since I don't use either service, I almost passed the article by. But it said AT&T and I have AT&T at home and have looked at the Laptop Connect plans they have, although I'm just too cheap right now to
Todd brought up an interesting point in a recent podcast. What gas cost will it take for people to make real changes in their driving habits and fossil fuel usage? Obviously $4 a gallon gas in the U.S. is not it. Todd posited that $14 or $15 a gallon gas would do it. However, some recent studies are showing that
A few recent studies have indicated that more and more people are eliminating their home phone service in lieu of cell service. My mother has already done this (she's such a rebel in her old age - she turns 67 this year). My father is considering it, and he's 72, but it would mean going down to "naked" DSL and
The other night, I was rudely awakened by the phone ringing. Being a mother and also a light sleeper and chronic insomniac, I heard the phone when no one else did, and got up to answer it. Three clocks in the bedroom glowed red with the current time, 1:38 a.m. There is no phone in the bedroom, which is supposed
I have for years hoped for a large-scale and economical solution to our fossil fuel woes. One of the biggest problems with solar is the cost to produce it. While coal-fired power plants can make electric at a cost of about five to seven cents a kilowatt hour, solar costs between fifteen and twenty cents per kilowatt hour to produce.
Being a born-again hippie, I can't let Earth Day pass without saying a few words about going green. Earth Day began in 1970 as a way to recognize that we have a responsibility to at least know what our impact on our earth is. One of the most highly touted ways to "save energy" and "go green" today is the