Category Archives: leisure

Disney Tech

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have been impressed with the technologies used “behind the scenes” at Disney World.  Our park entrance ticket is a credit card with a graphic on it.  The one I’m holding has the Incredibles.  Are tickets worked for multiple days.  As we … Continue reading →

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The Drive

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today we are driving to Florida along with what appears to be most of North America.  From Ohio to Atlanta, Georgia, the trip has been perfect.  Somewhere around Macon, Georgia, everything came to a crawl.  This continued about every half … Continue reading →

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Tech Car – Prius

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I had a chance to ride in a “drive by wire” car today.  Buzz finally took possession of the Prius that he ordered in the spring. This car is truly a technological marvel.  The key doesn’t need to be inserted … Continue reading →

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Picasa on the iPod Touch

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was playing around with my Picasa account on the iPod Touch and suddenly everything looked different.  I thought I had adjusted the browser somehow to make Picasa look better on the Touch.  As it turned out, Google did an upgrade to the site and … Continue reading →

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Wii Multi-Touch Whiteboard

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last month, I saw Johnny Chung Lee’s video that showed how to detect finger movement using a Wii remote.  He summed it up best at the end of the video when he said it was cool, but he couldn’t really … Continue reading →

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