Tech DC

Google recently added biking directions with Google Maps. See Bicycling as a drop-down option when looking for directions.

Beta Warning
The yellow note at the bottom to use caution isn’t just for legal reasons. Many have reported mistakes, such as directions to bike through Arlington Cemetery.
But, like everything Google, it seems to get better over time. People [...]

Screen Busted

There has been a lot of concern online about screen problems with the late 2009 27 inch model of iMacs. Gizmodo has covered this extensively. I recently saw an Arlington, Virginia customer’s 27″ iMac that had developed screen problems. I used PiXel Check to change the screen to one color to see the problem [...]

Online travel booking is easier than ever. And for us lucky folk in Washington DC with three airports (Dulles, Reagan, and BWI) there are flights everywhere and lots of deals. Below are some useful travel sites.
Travel Reservations
Travelocity – early leader in online reservations with roots back to CompuServe and AOL. Now known for the gnome [...]

Here are some resources to inform/panic you about the H1N1 Swine Flu that was just declared a national emergency.
Washington D.C. area residents should visit:

Swine Flu Vaccinations: When and Where to Get Them by the Washington Post. It has links to all the D.C., Northern Virginia, and suburban Maryland Flu resources. Local residents should go here [...]

Over-the-air (OTA) high definition television is great. It provides free high definition programming that is higher bitrate (meaning higher quality) than high definition TV from cable, fios, or satellite.
But it can be tricky to get antenna placement correct.
Channel Spreadsheet
I use a spreadsheet that I create from antennaweb.org data for installing HD OTA TV for DC [...]