Aaaaaand... WE'RE BACK!!! (or "WEBFAIL!")

Ahhhh.... air-conditioning and fresh towels. All the fresh towels I want, even. No charge. (Thanks, Kim and Craig!)

It was really great seeing everyone, and I look forward to combing through my photos and video clips. Probably not quite the selection Kevin Kelly has (I hear he's promised to send CDs...), but we'll see what turns up.

Even with all the pre-Ft. Rob scheming I did, I was still thwarted by limited access. I don't think it due to lack of signal, which I had. Therefore, I'll be doing some retro-posting in the coming days, so check back again soon. You'll all be traveling and unable to look at the blog anyway, right? Close enough.

My brother blamed the webfail on me having a Mac, given that he had no trouble getting his IBM Thinkpad fired up and working just fine. I think it was my Internet provider — rather, it's partner in coverage (or lack thereof), Alltel — unwilling to allow me to access the web outside of California. I will be seeking a refund of equipment AND access charges upon my return.

I guess I could have used Chris' set-up, but all my editing software was on my laptop. Plus, I decided I'd be better off focusing on collecting all the footage and photos and experiences AND THEN posting them up here. Or, at least, that's what I'm telling myself to keep the journalist in me from being outraged about the inability to do live updates. *sigh*

But all is well. I have lots of photos. Not as many as Kevin Kelly, I'm sure, but still a lot. I also have quite a bit of video footage to sort through and/or compile. Look for those in coming days... I know there's some good stuff in there.

Also, I'd encourage any of you to e-mail me photos or video clips that you want posted here. I'd be happy to get them up. Comment postings are encouraged as well.

Check back soon...

Technology on the prairie

Good news, everyone! Chris has WiFi Internet on his cell phone plus Bluetooth, as does my computer, so we'll be able to do updates as his wireless plan permits. (No, that's not him up there. Man, it has been a long time since we've seen you, huh?)

Allow me to translate (all you math and science geniuses I'm related to hush while the English major tries to do math): [Chris + cell phone(WiFi)] + [Gina + MacBook(Bluetooth)] + (Prayer x Wireless signal) = LIVE FT. ROB BLOG

Updates likely to be posted anytime after 7 p.m. CDT since that's when his free Web minutes kick in on weekdays. Awesome.

Those farm guys are hooked up! (I love relating such stories to some of my coworkers. I swear they think Nebraska is a third-world country sometimes.)