ESRI, the world's no 1 GIS company, has a Start Up program which provides software and training help to budding GIS companies. GIS is an exciting realm and I have been working on various GIS projects (using both open-source and ESRI software) since 2008. But since my disengagement from a previous employment my options to … Continue reading Alpha Objects is Now ESRI’s ‘Start Up’ Business!
Hurricane Irma 2017 and Me
Hurricane Irma 2017 has been so bad, especially for some Caribbean Islands that this post may seem like a bit of whining by me. Irma caused so much death and destruction that there is supposed to be no more 'Irma' named hurricanes in future. I hope humanity realizes the costs of global warming. Irma' impact … Continue reading Hurricane Irma 2017 and Me
TCL TVs: My Amazon Shipment Arrived Damaged!
I bought a TCL 43 inch one some months ago. It is sitting in our screened-in porch. I know, I know it's not supposed to be outside but the porch has a good roof which extends out over a foot, the tv is away from the screen a few feet AND we keep it covered … Continue reading TCL TVs: My Amazon Shipment Arrived Damaged!
Replacing My Home Network’s Ageing UVerse Modem
I have a 12 mbps internet at home via AT&T UVerse. I find AT&T's service to be reliable and very good. Before that, it was Bell South DSL and that too was good. However, before switching from DSL to UVerse, I used to require the modem restarts about once every 10 days. So I seriously … Continue reading Replacing My Home Network’s Ageing UVerse Modem
Scary Experience with my Whirlpool Clothes Washer!
This will be a short and even a pointless post! But here it is anyway. Over the last weekend, I started on washing my clothes. It was not a big load and so I put my Whirlpool washer (about 9 years old) on 'Small Load' setting. Or so I thought the setting was! Within a … Continue reading Scary Experience with my Whirlpool Clothes Washer!
My Lenovo Workstation’s Failed RAID 1
I have a fantastic workstation at home: A Lenovo ThinkServer TS 440, something like this: View on Amazon but much more souped-up: 32 GB RAM, 2 SSD drives in a RAID 1 array as the drives for Windows 10 OS, 2 SSD drives for virtual machines and web content. I have all of these drives … Continue reading My Lenovo Workstation’s Failed RAID 1
Virtual Tours Available
I have now added a menu item to show some 'legacy' virtual tours.
New Microsoft Outlook Online is Nice!
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Alpha Objects Moving to WordPress
A New Beginning.