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4G internet access in Springfield MO

Posted on: Thursday, 2012.03.29 by J.D. H. in in Android tips, Misc Links, Phone tips, Travel, Work,

Recently I had a very pleasant surprise: Springfield MO has 4G cellular internet coverage! Specifically, Clear has some WiMax towers up covering quite a bit of Springfield as well as Ozark, Republic and possibly Nixa. If you have a compatible Sprint 4G phone then you may already be good to go. I will post speedtest results when I [...]

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St. Louis Retail: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on: Friday, 2012.01.13 by J.D. H. in in Daily Updates, Travel, Work,

I spent the past few days with Samantha and Hazel in St. Louis. We were visiting my longtime buddy and business partner John. We had a great trip and accomplished a lot of fun stuff (dining out, talking, playing) as well as some serious work (computer & server installation, house planning, etc.) One thing that [...]

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Cheap tech gear for telecommuting jobs in Colorado

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.08.10 by J.D. H. in in Cameras, computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Travel, Work,

Colorado is a wonderful state to visit for business or pleasure. This summer my wife and I will be spending almost a month there. We have a housesitter for home and will be staying at a cabin at 10,500 ft. For the portion of the stay where I’ll be working (telecommuting) I have tried out [...]

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Canon SX230: an awesome GPS geotagging camera! [REVIEW]

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.05.04 by J.D. H. in in camera tips, photography, Travel,

As you may have already read in my mini-review, I’ve been having fun playing with my mother-in-law’s snazzy new camera, the Canon Powershot SX230 HS. Canon SX230 HS Review & Sample Photoshttp://www.jdhodges.com/review/cameras/canon-sx230-hs-review-sample-photos/My mother in law recently purchased the camera and my wife has one of its predecessors, the SX210. Overall Canon has made some nice [...]

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Kayak week and staying busy

Posted on: Friday, 2010.05.07 by J.D. H. in in Daily Updates, Entertainment, Kayaking, Travel,

It’s tough to come up with good titles anymore after having a website/blog for 10+ years. Actually, I’m not sure I was ever very good at picking blog titles . I almost entitled this blog entry “Mashed Potatoes and White Gravy”  due to me having mashed potatoes and white gravy three days in a row. [...]

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American Airlines killed our Kindle

Posted on: Sunday, 2010.02.21 by J.D. H. in in Ask J.D., Entertainment, tech tips, Travel, Travel tips, Uncategorized,

Alternative title: What to do if your Kindle breaks after warranty coverage has expired. What happened: last night we found out our Amazon Kindle was dead. It had been killed by American Airlines. What we’re doing: We are getting a replacement Kindle from Amazon (see below). What we will do differently: We will be even more [...]

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Hawaii after a month

Posted on: Monday, 2010.01.11 by J.D. H. in in Hawaii, Travel,

We’ve been in Hawaii just over a month. It’s been a wonderful time so far and here’s a short categorical summary of my thoughts so far: Weather Definitely one of the highlights. In Kona we had one day of rain, the rest was sunshine.  Temperatures were in the low to mid 80s during the day [...]

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