I have come to the conclusion that I need to somehow get myself a broadband connection. Dial-up really has it's shortcomings, not the least of which is the fact that it ties up the phone line. When kids need a ride then it becomes a bit of a nuisance. If I could just get them to e-mail me then it wouldn't be that much of an issue I suppose.

Another thing is when you need to download some picture or some big file or some upgrade. That's where 'Broadband' really shines. And that's what's so frustrating. The technology is out there to provide it at a decent price and the demand is good as well. If I knew for sure how long it was before it was available I would likely just wait but the thing is that no one wants to make the commitment to say yes to the 'Rural' population here. I somehow believe it will be some sort of 'Wireless' solution that will ultimately prevail. It only makes sense. The telephone company has had wires running to the ranch for years as has the power company. I can't see anybody else stringing more more wire as that would be just too costly. The telephone company doesn't see interested and so far the power company hasn't done anything and even if they did it would likely include a 'Wireless' component.

In any event, I've been doing some reading on the 'Wireless' angle and would really like to pursue it further except that there has been a bunch of discussion lately about new wireless standards, protocols, and RFC's - Request for Comments. I guess I'll just wait a bit to see what happens and curse the dial-up connection I have now until I burst into action after getting thoroughly frustrated. After all it's only about six kilometers, as the crow flies, from a choice between cable and ADSL.

Anyhow..., readers here will be the first to know when I finally get adequately connected once more.

Check back regularly, no telling what little nugget of gnarled knowledge or whimsical wisdom you're going to unearth here but I will guarantee it won't be a 'horse nugget'.

Hasta Luego

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