Month: July 2007

Apple iPhone Review and Realization in Baltimore, Maryland

Well, It’s June 30, and my iPhone is still not activated. I’ve been watching online auctions today and am considering pulling the plug. Especially since they’re going for $700 to $1000. Maybe I’ll put the money in another bamboo fly fishing rod. After all, I know how to use one of those, and I won’t need a computer to “sync” it. After speaking to the good folks at AT&T, friends that have macs, and a “mac genius” from the Apple store in Towson, Maryland I’ve discovered several truths about the Apple iPhone. First, the good news. Because I have not activated my phone, my billing …

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Apple iphone Review and Woes in Baltimore, Maryland

This post, written on June 30, 2007 are my comments from an iphone review on Mario Armstrong’s Tech Blog, Mario, greetings! Nice to have met you and Phil at the York Rd AT&T location yesterday. I have not had a cell phone for years and recently have had several close friends threaten to put my on their plans.I’ve also managed to get through the past few years without an ipod. So Friday I took a decided leap of faith and purchased an iphone. I wheeled into the lot at 6:47 PM waited for the folks in suits to unlock the door and soon after Bobby, …

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Summertime Lows and Questionable Water Management in Western Maryland on the Savage River and the North Branch of the Potomac

The update on the Western Maryland scene is, despite comparably low precipitation levels and low flows on the Gunpowder, the Savage River received an 800 Cfs White Water release from 9-1 p.m. today, July 1st. The ACOE, (Army Corp of Engineers) is complying with whitewater groups requests to release a volume of water over five hours, that will send more water downriver than in the past two weeks, (at 50 Cfs a day). Data is showing that the Savage reservoir is at a 12 year June low, yet the ACOE assures that the levels would allow a 800 Cfs for five hours of recreation, which …

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