Fine Print / Boilerplate / Acknowledgements / Credit / FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) It finally occurred to me (thanks to my friend and advisor Bill Vodall) that I could incorporate all of this repetitive "stuff" that cluttered up the bottom of GDBWIA (originally titled Good Morning, BWIA)(GDBWIA) into a single hyperlink - this page, originally created on November 6 (here in the US, Election day), and most recently updated on February 25, 2008.
My Writing - I write a lot about different aspects of Broadband Wireless Internet Access and also "general" technology topics. If you want to know about all of what I write, check out the new Steve Stroh Articles blog at www.stevestroharticles.com. It features three-way convenience - Bookmark it or browse it when-I-remember-to-check, there's an RSS feed (three of them, actually, depending on your choice of RSS technology), and if you'd rather be notified of updates via email, see the email signup via FeedBlitz halfway down the left column.
About me Probably more than you want to know about Steve Stroh, the author of GDBWIA.
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BWIA - Broadband Wireless Internet Access Others say Broadband Wireless Access... Or just Broadband Wireless, or even Wireless Broadband. In my writing I like to convey very specifically what it is I'm discussing and describing, so I say Broadband (as opposed to "narrowband" [slow]), Wireless (as opposed to wired / wireline), Internet (there's all kinds of "private", non-Internet telecommunications, but to me, by far the most interesting stuff is happening on the Internet), Access (generally... as in public access, such as services provided by Internet Service Providers to the public; as opposed to military, government, enterprise).
Geospatial references I (quite happily... gratefully!) live, work, and play near in the beautiful Pacific Northwest USA, specifically near Redmond, Washington (state) which is very close to Seattle, Washington. I often sprinkle references to technology-related events, stories, and sometimes even the weather (it doesn't always rain here - that's just what the locals tell the tourists that are tempted to move here) in the Seattle area, especially on the rare occasion that something notable relating to BWIA occurs. Yes, I'm in the heart of Microsoft country... and Clearwire country... and pretty close to the former AT&T Wireless (now "wireless by AT&T"?), Boeing's considerable presence in the Seattle area, T-Mobile, and lots of other tech companies. The Redmond / Seattle area is in the US Pacific Time Zone, and (irritatingly) subject to Daylight Savings Time; UTC/GMT -8 hours.
Frequency of publication I try to get GDBWIA out in the mornings (Pacific time zone) Monday through Friday. If I can't get GDBWIA out on a particular day, I'll try to post a brief note saying that I can't publish that day (so you don't have to constantly check). A few readers (and friends) have told me that you're coming to enjoy... even depend on reading GDBWIA every day. I can't ask for more than that in a readership base, so I'll try (hard) not to disapoint. Thank You!
Feedback solicited! I'd like to hear from readers about Good Day, BWIA. Do you like it? Or not? My preferred form of feedback is comments in the various articles for public consumption, but if you'd prefer, you can just email Steve.
Clearwire Modem Weather Report - My Clearwire modem (NextNet Wireless / Motorola Expedience Residential Service Unit (RSU); non-WiMAX) is aimed out the first-floor window of my home office on Hollywood Hill, through the dense tree canopy of the adjacent greenbelt, the leaves of which, especially when wet, are good attenuators of the 2.5 GHz band that Clearwire uses. The wetter the weather, the fewer the bars. It's impressive that Clearwire's system works, let alone works pretty well, under such conditions. Maximum signal strength is 5 bars solidly on (which I've never achieved from this location). On February 18, 2008 I converted my entire household over to using only Clearwire Broadband Wireless Internet Access. I write about my experiences as a Clearwire user, and about Clearwire the company and as a bellwether for the overall Broadband Wireless Internet Access / WiMAX industry in the Independent Clearwire Blog.
Good Day, BWIA was originally inspired by Good Morning, Silicon Valley. My original addiction to GMSV was the result of Patricia Sullivan's incredible prose and wit, and her anointed successors, John Paczkowski, and most recently, and equally ably as his predecessors - John Murrell. The format of GDBWIA has morphed considerably from GMSV, but I'm indebted for the inspiration.
The opening image of sunrise over Mount Rainier, Washington is courtesy of Buckley, Washington Chamber of Commerce.
GDBWIA is written on a 24" iMac or a 15" MacBook Pro Yes, I'm one of "those" happy Apple users, but I come to using Apple products, Macs (especially this new generation of Intel-based Macs) and OSX because they work for me, not because I'm "religious" about anti-Microsoft or "Apple can do no wrong". This generation of Apple products, hardware, software, and OS, in a phrase, works reliably, unobtrusively, and just generally lets me get my work done.
Daily beverage of choice Generally, Tully's Veinte Coffee of the Day with two shots (double shot-in-the-dark), or occasionally the equivalent from Starbuck's. A few posts from the first few weeks of GDBWIA referred to "chilled Vancomycin" which is a powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotic drug delivered intravenously to try to cure a lingering abdominal infection resulting from surgery in May, 2007. I often forgot to get it out of the refrigerator in advance of my twice-daily self-administered infusion treatment... it's an interesting feeling pumping chilled liquid, literally, into your bloodstream. The infusions were successful... kind of... they worked fine, but didn't succeed in eliminating the infection because, we eventually discovered, it had formed in a spot in my abdomen that was beyond the reach of the antibiotics circulating in my blood. I had a second major surgery in December 2007 which succeeded in eliminating the infection, and "I'm good" since then.
Editorial Assistance I'm often "assisted" in my writing by two "Editorial Assistants". The first is Thomas, our family's older cat, who sometimes (purely at his discretion) "offers" (with full claws, to "get my attention") to keep my lap warm as I'm writing (it's a close fit; big as I am, now that I have a lap, it's barely big enough for him). The second is Mackenzie (Mac... not to be confused with the myriad of Apple computers in my working environment and our home), our family dog, one of whose favorite sleeping spots is under my desk, helping to keep my feet warm in my slightly chilly office during our damp, chilly winters here.
Editorial Philosophy Best summed up by prolific, and beloved author Don Lancaster who told the following story:
Many years ago, I was attending a folk concert. The opening act was a single flute player, performing in front of the closed stage curtains. His job was to warm up the audience for the high priced help to follow.
He was good. Very good.
But as he went along, the music started getting strange and ultimately downright weird. He started playing chords on his flute, along with notes having unbelievable tonal structures. Eventually, the music had turned into bunches of impossible sounding and god-awful squawks.
Almost all of the audience got bored and restless as the music seemed to deteriorate. Just then, I happened to notice the friend beside me who had played in and had taught concert band. He was on the edge of his chair with his mouth open.
He turned to me and, speaking very slowly, said simply
"You can’t do that with a flute."
Of the thousands of people in the audience, at most only five realized they were now witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime performance involving the absolute mastery of a very difficult musical instrument. To pretty near everyone else, it just sounded like a bunch of god-awful squawks.
Always play for those five.
If you're reading my writing, you're among "the five".
This article is Copyright © 2007 by Steve Stroh except for specifically-marked excerpts. Excerpts and links are expressly permitted (and encouraged).