Posted by swedegeek on June 7, 2010
I’ve been wrestling with Father Time of late in getting a chance to get some more blog posts rolling out. As you may have noticed, the old man has been seriously overpowering me. But, then I got to thinking, I already generated a bit of content that could be re-purposed and posted here. This amazing thought came about as I was working on my most recent homework assignment for the Business Data Networks and Telecommunications (aka, INFS-750) class I’m taking this summer. It’s one of the core courses for the MSIS program at Dakota State University.
This really was one of the cooler assignments I’ve had to do so far for my Master’s program. I was required to go wardriving in my neighborhood and write-up my findings on “conducting the wireless survey,” which is just PC-speak for wardriving. So without further adieu, here is what I submitted for the assignment, with some minor edits, plus a bonus mention of a possible business venture/idea. Continue reading »
Posted by swedegeek on February 1, 2008
Greetings, loyal readers! Don’t want to be too anti-social with the travel crew, but I got a quick chance to check some email, so thought I’d fire off a quick post as well. We got in 2am Cairo time after about 16 hours of fly time and a 9 hour layover in Amsterdam yesterday. Having arrived at the Detroit airport at 7pm Eastern time on Wednesday, and only 7 hours difference in time, that meant 24 actual hours of plane, airport and layover time. Whew!
Amsterdam was a bit chilly and rainy, but we managed to see the Anne Frank House as well as the Van Gogh Museum. The house was a very moving experience and the museum had a lot of special artwork that. After hearing a lot about both places before arriving, it was pretty amazing to get to see them. We also wandered through the streets around Central Station and had some pretty tasty meals.
Morning in Cairo started at 11:30 for us. We’ve arranged to have a driver in a van at our disposal for the week, so we got picked up by Jill and grabbed some breakfast-lunch on our way out for the day. We then went to see an ancient, but still very active, Coptic (original Egyptian Christian) church that was built in the 3rd century. It’s known as the “Hanging Church” because it’s actually built on one of two old towers, so the majority of it is suspended about 20m above ground. I love heights!
We then went to a park where we could see the Citadel, watched the sunset behind the mosques and listened to the 6:00 call to prayer being sung throughout the city. Pretty cool to hear it in surround sound like that. We then went to a very authentic Egyptian restaurant for a delicious meal. Dinner ended with us all taking turns puffing on a couple of shishas… that is… hookahs. We were up in smoke.
Tomorrow is going to be a trip to the Egypt Museum and/or the Pyramids of Giza. If we miss one, we’ll catch it on Sunday. Then, Monday starts the flight to Luxor and cruise to Aswan. Should be very exciting. Hard enough to believe we’re just in Cairo.
All right, I should join the crowd again. There are already lots of photos to share, and we’re only a day into it. Many more to come!
Posted by swedegeek on June 10, 2007
Just a little while ago, I went through approximately 100 posts from the Lifehacker.com. That may seem like a lot, and it kind of was, but I pre-lifehacked my Lifehacker reading. After much cajoling, I finally was convinced to start using Google Reader. To sum it up, it’s awesome. All my favorite sites with an RSS feed can now be read from a single source. How lifehack-ish is that?
Now that my brain is full of all sorts of neat ideas to save time, money and sanity while enjoying it all, I need to share some of these with you my loyal readers. I recommend the following for all three of you. Some of these go to other sites, but I found them first on Lifehacker. Continue reading »
Posted by swedegeek on May 15, 2007
Well, this past Thursday evening, Megan and I bought tickets to fly to Cairo, Egypt next February. In less than a month, Megan’s sister Jill is moving over there for at least a year or two, so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity to see such a different part of the world. As of right now, a majority of their family is going, with at least 6 of us going and possibly more. I say the more the merry, but we’ll see what happens with expanding the tour group. Continue reading »
Posted by swedegeek on January 8, 2007
On Saturday, we headed to Ann Arbor to see Megan’s long time friend Evan. She was in town from San Diego along with her husband Keith to visit her brother and his family, along with her parents who flew in from Billings. Megan’s dad has even been close friends with Evan’s father since grade school, so the ties go way back. Being only 50 miles away, Megan wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to spend some time with them. Continue reading »
Posted by swedegeek on January 7, 2007
Latter Half of 2006 in Review… with Photos!
Well, here I am again after a rather lengthy hiatus. (I haven’t blogged since last year!) I had a pretty decent streak of postings within about a month this summer, but I apparently fell off the blogging deep end after that. So, to get back on track, here’s a quick rundown of the rest of my 2006 with photos when available. Continue reading »
Posted by swedegeek on June 28, 2006
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