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Articles Tagged "vermont":
Jon Stewart Coming to UVM ¬
2009-03-12
Jon Stewart (I think he hosts a little show called The Daily Show) will be coming to UVM’s Patrick Gymnasium on March 28th. General admission tickets went on sale a few days ago and it looks like there are still some left.
Unfortunately, as much as I want to go, we just decided to pass because (1) we don’t have the money for it and a concert we’d like to see this summer and (2) the Patrick Gymnasium just plain sucks.
[Via Jackson Latka]
'the browser' ¬
2009-02-04
Jonathan Butler has a new radio show on The Radiator 105.9FM discussing the Internet and the web in Burlington, Vermont. His first guest was my coworker @edwardshepard.
[Via Small Dog Electronics]
Less AT&T Upgrade Advantage for iPhone ¬
2009-02-03
From AT&T’s information page for the UNICEL acquisition:
You’ll also be automatically enrolled in the AT&T Upgrade Advantage(SM) Program. […] Not only will you receive discounts on the widest selection of wireless phones, but the higher your monthly rate plan and data-package rates, the more you’ll save.
Unfortunately, the Upgrade Advantage page notes the following:
You can earn additional equipment discounts of up to $100 off of the standard 2-year contract renewal discounted price. Additional equipment discounts do not apply to iPhone.
Bummer, especially considering that the few of us who are happy AT&T bought our UNICEL network are so because it brings us full iPhone support.
[Via Mark Engelhardt]
Burlington named Healthiest City in the U.S. ¬
2008-11-17
— Burlington is younger, with an average age of 37[…]
— Burlington is better off financially, with 8 percent living at the federal poverty level[…]
— It’s much more educated, with nearly 40 percent of area residents having at least a college bachelor’s degree[…]The cultures are significantly different, too. Bicycling, hiking, skiing and other exercises are common in Burlington. Neighborhood groups commonly focus on improving parks, working in community gardens and repairing and improving sidewalks.
It’s great that the city I see every day looked upon so highly in this area. It’s unlike other cities I’ve lived near or visited frequently and I love it. It really is such a positive area to live in.
[Via Jackson Latka]
Battery Park on Last.fm ¬
2008-07-17
Earlier this week I tossed Battery Park up as a venue on Last.fm and added the final three events in the aforementioned free concert series.
Small Dog Electronics’ eWaste Initiative ¬
2008-07-16
Simply bring your old computer into a retail store, along with your invoice, and we will recycle it free of charge. If you would like to participate online, we will take your old computer when you buy a new one, less shipping charges.
We’ve offered electronic waste recycling for many years, but Apple has had an additional leg up on that front for a couple years now: free recycling when purchasing a new computer. As of today, we can now offer the same!
Tax Free Weekend at Small Dog ¬
2008-07-12
In a bid to boost Vermont’s economy, Governor Jim Douglas has declared that [Saturday, July 12th, and Sunday, July 13th,] will allow consumers to purchase items up to $2,000, free of tax.
Small Dog Electronics will be open extended hours in our retail stores [and] we’ll also be offering special deals and discounts, including cash savings on all Mac bundles and a free Canon all-in-one when you purchase a Mac with AppleCare!
This is the weekend to buy a computer in Vermont. I’m helping out at the South Burlington retail store today (Saturday).
Battery Park 2008 Free Concert Series ¬
2008-07-09
As one of the very first efforts from Burlington City Arts in 1981, the Free Concert Series has become a tradition in Burlington’s Battery Park for young and old, residents and visitors. The concerts take place on four consecutive Thursdays at the height of Lake Champlain’s summer and feature regional musicians.
Mark your calendars for these dates if you enjoy a good concert. This year’s lineup includes Needtobreathe, The Smittens, Back Door Slam, Cannon Fodder, Tift Merritt, The Eames Brothers, Matt Costa, and Sara Grace and the Suits.
Regarding the plan for AT&T and Verizon Wireless to swap some properties to allow Verizon Wireless to purchase UNICEL:
“The swap proposal was inadequate because it didn’t cover 2 1/2counties in the southern half of the state. … So that proposal was rejected,” said Julie Brill, Vermont’s assistant attorney general. The omitted counties were Windsor, Windham and Bennington.“The swap would have meant there would have been a near monopoly in those three counties, so we said, ‘No,’” Brill said.
A disappointment. I had switched to UNICEL over a month ago for other reasons, but I must admit that this pending deal did give me additional motivation.
[Via Edward Shepard]
Vermont Blog Directory ¬
2008-06-11
While Cathy Resmer has retired 802 Online, a “blog about Vermont, its media, and its Internets”, she has started compiling a directory of Vermont weblogs. Towards the end there, 802 Online became little more than a YouTube link blog, but it’s good to see some good come out of its demise.
Local Motion Trail Finder ¬
2008-05-30
I didn’t realize that on this year’s Earth Day Local Motion, a non-profit promoting and supporting pedestrian & bicycle travel in Chittenden County, launched an interactive “Trail Finder”:
The Trail Finder is a free online resource for 77 walking, biking, hiking, and mountain biking trails in Chittenden County. Residents and visitors can get maps and directions, learn about trail features, and submit comments and photos.
It’s built on Google Maps and contains lots of detailed data about the local trails. It really made finding a trail to start bicycling on yesterday quick, easy, and completely painless.
Say Goodbye to the iPhone in Vermont ¬
2007-07-30
There’s been some recent iPhone-related news that gave the impression that we were getting closer to legitimately using using iPhones in Vermont. Unfortunately, I think we lost all progress today.
First, the good news: I now have three coworkers that have iPhones: Jimmy, Mark, and Don. So far their accounts are still active. I really suspect that their EDGE usage will be what tips the scales against them, but it’ll be interesting to find out for sure if/when their accounts get cancelled.
Also, iPhone hackers have produced a way to bypass activation or activate it using a different AT&T/Cingular SIM card. This means that one doesn’t need activate and then cancel their iPhone’s AT&T service to use it as a video & web iPod or use it with another AT&T SIM. They’re not working on fully unlocking the iPhone so that it can be used with any SIM card yet, but I’m sure they will be soon.
This is all well and good, however today’s bad news is that Verizon Wireless is buying RCC (i.e. Unicell), the only GSM1 cell phone network actually in Vermont.
What does this actually mean? Well, nothing yet. Change moves slowly in the cell phone market. However, it does mean that Verizon will be transitioning RCC customers over to CDMA technology at some point in the future (and my guess is that it’ll happen within a year):
Rural Cellular utilizes both CDMA and GSM technology separately across its five regional markets. Verizon Wireless plans to deploy CDMA service in Rural Cellular’s existing GSM markets and convert the GSM customers to CDMA service. Verizon Wireless, however, anticipates maintaining Rural Cellular’s existing GSM networks to continue serving the roaming needs of other GSM carriers’ customers.
Fortunately, they do note that they’ll be maintaining the GSM network for those roaming with GSM phones (e.g. the iPhone). Also, the benefit of “reduced roaming and operations expenses” will be a nice bonus for RCC customers who already have to pay higher rates.
But, and there is a big but, this will mean that non-AT&T SIMs will be disappearing in the not-too-distant future, so when AT&T does kick Vermonters’ iPhones off their network, even if the iPhone is unlocked by then they won’t have anywhere else to get a valid SIM.
As I mentioned previously, AT&T recently purchased Dobson so other rural areas in the United States will be able to use iPhones on AT&T’s own network, but Vermont just lost all hope of that ever happening.
1 GSM is the cell phone technology used by the iPhone.
Camping on the Long Trail ¬
2007-07-24
Emily and I had a blast this weekend doing something that we’re still shocked we actually pulled off. We’ve lived in the Burlington and Shelburne, Vermont, area for over four years, but we’ve never gone hiking or camping up here.
We take frequent drives to take in the beautiful views along Lake Champlain, the surrounding countryside, and the local mountains, but never really immersed ourselves in it. We’ve wanted to, but always seem to only talk about it or just plain wuss out.
This time it was different. We actually planned for it. We spent Saturday morning gathering supplies and packing our gear, ate a big lunch next-door at Sauce, then hit the road. We took the scenic drive from Shelburne, through Hinesburg and Huntington, and winding up Route 17 to the top of the Appalachian Gap1.
We had decided to start from there and hike along the Long Trail up over Baby Stark Mountain and Molly Stark Mountain, and down to Birch Glen where we’d either camp or continue on to the next camping spot, depending on how long it took. After all, it’s only 2.6 miles from the App-Gap to Birch Glen.
Hah! Oh, how naïve we were! It took us nearly four hours to get there! Neither of us are in great shape (especially me, since I pretty much only ever sit at a computer), but that 5.2 mile (round-trip) hike, with 1500 feet of climbing (and 1500 feet of descent) with fully laden packs was brutal. Beatiful, but painful.
We laughed. We nearly broke down and cried. We froze our asses off during the night. We felt so great after resting for a few minutes and starting to hike again. And we agreed that this gets us major brownie points for the next 12 months.
Regarding the hike, all I can say is wow! The weather was absolutely gorgeous both days. The forest is beautiful and serene. And the view from Molly Stark’s Balcony made it undescribably worth it (at least when we were actually sitting there enjoying it)!
As you can see, it’s quite breathtaking. You can see Camel’s Hump in the center and Huntington is visible down in the valley to the left.
It’d actually be a reasonable day hike from the App-Gap up to Molly Stark’s Balcony, especially since you wouldn’t have to deal with the long hike down to Birch Glen. I don’t think I’d do that particular hike again with full gear, but it was well worth the pain that I’m still in.
It really hammered in what a beautiful state we live in… and I thought I already appreciated it.
1 This is actually one of my frequent commute options from Shelburne to Waitsfield every day. It’s absolutely amazing. More about the App-Gap.
