Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 1 November, 2020
We are setting daily new records for the number of virus cases reported – both the daily count and the running weekly average. This means the chances of meeting people in stores and elsewhere […]
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 30 October 2020
Good morning I wonder what our Halloween will look like this year. Has trick or treating been banned in your area? It has in some areas; I don’t even know what is happening here, and
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 29 October, 2020
Thursday saw a record for new cases reported in the US. We had 91,530 new cases reported on Thursday – the previous record was 81,585 on Wednesday, then 81,427 on last Friday. Is it
Unscrambling the Confusion of Cell Phone Frequencies
Note – this is the first part of a two part article. In this first part, we look at US cell phone frequencies. In part two, we’ll look at frequencies in other countries. In the
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Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 25 October, 2020
Nothing to do with the virus, but I’ve just finished a long drive east from Seattle, during the course of which I set a new personal record for coldest temperature observed in my car. -7°F.
Weekly Roundup, Friday 23 October 2020
Good morning Fall is already starting to give way to winter, with some parts of the country reporting substantial snow. I expect to be traveling east out of state on Sunday, and am anxiously looking
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 22 October, 2020
As you’ll see below, the US moved up to the second most virus affected country in the world this week, and credibly might move further up to become the world’s most affected country during
The Myths and Obscured Truths of 5G Phone Service
Each new generation of wireless/cell phone service comes with faster data speeds and greater hype. What is now being officially counted as 5G or fifth generation wireless phone promises extraordinarily fast data speeds, or
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Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 18 October, 2020
The world passed through 40 million cases early today, after having had its highest ever one day count of new cases on Friday (413,000). The US is also returning close to all-time highs, on
Weekly Roundup, Friday 16 October 2020
Good morning I hope you found some deals that appealed in the Amazon Prime Day sale. Looking at stats for sales from my Tuesday morning article, it seems the three most popular items were Fire
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 15 October, 2020
One of my common complaints about the entire virus debacle is the profusion of bad data – and tragically, much of it promulgated by the people we trust on and rely to give us
More Alexa Commands and Uses
Amazon continues to extend the ways you can use their voice command Alexa/Echo units, and to add to the range of products that have the Alexa capability within them. The combination of new hardware (ie
