Good morning Happy birthday this week to the IBM Selectric typewriter (pictured, left). First released (obviously enough) in 1961 (on 23 July), the ‘golfball’ typewriter with dual pitch and a correcting ribbon was an enormous …
JetBlue’s Panties Police launched a sudden raid on a flight departing La Guardia last week, and demanded to see what a woman was wearing underneath a long baggy blue t-shirt that went down well below …
So, as we now know, on Friday last week an FAA authorization expired, due to political wrangling between the parties in Congress. This has caused the FAA to discontinue some services, and it has also …
Airlines Expose their Hypocrisy (Are You Shocked?) Read More »
Oooops. Time for a bit of frantic back-pedaling here. My usual source of information on airfare movements (farecompare.com) has gone unusually quiet this weekend, so I missed an unfortunate development (thanks to sharp readers who …
Here’s a tip that might possibly save you 10% or more on any domestic airline tickets you choose to buy. I’ve decided to send this out as a special newsletter due to its probably short …
Urgent : Short Term Opportunity to Save 10% or More on All Domestic Air Tickets Read More »
Good morning The big news of the week was Wednesday’s announcement by American Airlines of their order for 460 new planes, which I quickly analyzed and sent out a commentary on immediately thereafter. If you …
I featured a letter from a reader a few weeks ago who wrote about the appalling treatment he received at the hands of the Immigration people when flying in to the US from the UK. …
American Airlines has announced, just minutes ago, that it is placing orders for 260 Airbus A320 series planes and 200 Boeing 737 series planes. This has concluded a growing crescendo of speculation about what AA …
American Airlines splits huge new plane order between Airbus and Boeing Read More »
Good morning Carmaggedon looms large in the thoughts of Los Angeles drivers this weekend. What is being termed ‘carmageddon’ is the closing of 10 miles of I-405 for construction, with grim predictions of massive traffic …
Programmers understand why it is so difficult for computers to manage information in a manner that is truly convenient and free of complications for end users. But from our perspective, surely this is something that …
Microsoft OneNote – Is it Truly the Universal Panacea for Data Storage and Retrieval? Read More »
I finally succumbed to self-imposed pressure and upgraded my Microsoft Office from 2007 to 2010, and in doing so, joined the just over 100 million others who are already using Office 2010 (not bad for …
Good morning I hope your 4 July weekend was a pleasure. Certainly the Pacific Northwest is now in the grip of glorious summer weather, and I hope the same is true of you too (if …
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