Tag Archives: GPS
Thursday Doors – Georgetown MA
Earlier this week, I was staying in Burlington, Massachusetts. On my way to Burlington, my GPS stopped working. Normally, this wouldn’t be a problem, I’ve been to Burlington often enough that I don’t really need directions. However, the day after … Continue reading
Posted in New England Life, Thursday Doors
Tagged Georgetown MA, GPS, iPhone, one room school, traffic
78 Comments
One-Liner Wednesday – Thanks Greta
“Please drive to the highlighted route” Yeah, I get it. I’m in a parking lot, and Greta, my GPS, won’t be able to help me until I can get to the main road. Of course, once I get to the … Continue reading
Posted in New England Life, One Line Wed, Technology
Tagged Burlington, GPS, Greta, traffic, travel
51 Comments
Thursday Doors – Wendy’s Doors
In the comments of the post where I featured the doors of the Captain Benjamin Allyn house, Wendy mentioned that her great-great-great…great grandfather lived in Braintree, Massachusetts back in the 1600s. I told her that, if I ever had the … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, History, Photography, Thursday Doors
Tagged Boston, Braintree, General Sylvanus Thayer, GPS, Historic Houses, history, New England, Thayer birthplace, Thursday Doors
68 Comments
Waiting for Better Accuracy
The title isn’t my work. I copied that from Greta, my Garmin GPS. You may remember Greta from such previous posts as “Yo Greta” and “Directions.” The other day, as I was leaving my office for a short but somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Rant, Travel
Tagged air travel, airlines, customer service, GPS, speed limits, surveys, travel
48 Comments
Yo Greta
Before leaving on our road trip to Pittsburgh, I had to buy a new GPS. I’ve had a GPS since they just barely became affordable, so this is the third incarnation of Greta. I named her Greta after Greta Garbo. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Technology, Travel
Tagged Garmin, GPS, Greta Garbo, Picard, Star Trek, Star Wars, Technology, traffic, X-Wing, Yoda
40 Comments
It’s not my fault
Since I’ve spent my entire career plying the waters of computers and related technology, I get tagged with all of its failures. When my wife points to the pile of paper she has to shred because “your technology” helps one … Continue reading
Posted in Perspective, Technology
Tagged eBooks, GPS, iPad, itkindofgotawayfromyou, Jimmy Carter, LA School District, Libraries, Mars Climate Orbiter, Metric System, Technology, time
8 Comments
When Do I Get Watson?
Since I’ve always been a geek, I got excited a couple of years ago when IBM’s Watson beat the two best human Jeopardy players on the planet. Of course, when I watched the “behind the scenes” show, I realized that … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Rant, Technology, User Experience
Tagged Apple, Concatenate, GPS, Jeapardy, Oracle, Pirates, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Zoo, programming errors, Siri, Technology, Twilight Zone, Watson
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