Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Google Earth Simulator

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you use Google Earth and also have an interest in flight simulators, check out the built-in sim.  Open Google Earth and press Ctrl-Alt-A. This will pop up a window asking if you wish to fly an F-16 jet fighter … Continue reading →

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You Know It’s Fall

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I think fall is the best time of year.  Spring may be when the flowers bloom and all the plants start to grow, but fall is when we humans start fresh. School starts a new year and all the sports … Continue reading →

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School Tech Support Costs on the Rise

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here is shocking story from eSchool News.  As if schools had anywhere to go but up.  It seems the trend is the same as I remember it years ago.  For many schools, total cost of ownership equals acquisition cost. Now … Continue reading →

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Quick Web 2.0 Drawing Tool

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Best4c has a completely online drawing tool called NetMapApplication.  There are icons for flowcharts, floor plans and networks among others.  It’s mostly drag and drop.  All icons are re-sizable (they work like vector images).  All the objects have snap points.  If objects … Continue reading →

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Flood Pictures

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Someone has put together a few hundred pictures of the August 2007 flood in Findlay.  You can click through them or watch them in a slide show. http://sidelinephotos.phanfare.com/album/389129/535360#imageID=24612159 One section also has pictures taken from an airplane.

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