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I am leaving tomorrow for a trip back home to Florida. Hopefully I will be able to find time post while I am there. It should not be a problem seeing as I am taking my Macbook Pro as well as my brand new Nokia N800. That’s right, I decided to go with the N800 as my new mobile device. You would think that between those two devices I would be all set for mobile work, and I am as long as I have a cell signal. The problem is that coverage where I will be is spotty and a broadband connection non-existent. Once way or another I will finish up my promised post on my N800 impressions and get it posted soon.

Sorry for the long absence folks but I am still trying to get everything settled out with my house and new job. Speaking of the house, it is kind of funny but I have to admit that there is serious lack of technology used on it so far. The company I have hired to build it is owned and operated by local Mennonites. Since my house will basically be a finished in barn it is being built in the traditional pole barn style and pretty much by hand. It is a neat reminder of how hard work and ingenuity can equal if not exceed the technology used in modern construction.

On the technology front I am in the market for a new mobile device to augment my Macbook Pro while on the road and roaming around away from my desk (which seems to be an increasing trend). I am leaning toward a Nokia N800 on the recommendation of Matt Miller (aka palmsolo). I will post more info on what I purchase once I make up my mind and of course I will post on how it works out as well.

“The devil is in the details” is how the old saying goes and while most people roll their eyes at old truisms such as that it is still an everyday fact that a lot of a person’s work is judged by their attention to detail. I spent most of my day today trying to get a single new server installed in a server rack. A vendor had recently installed some equipment and let’s just say that their focus was not on running any of the cables neatly. Since space is limited trying to work around the mess the left behind just made my job more difficult. While the vendor left a good impression when they were on site that impression has been tarnished by having to cleanup after them. If the vendor had just taken a little extra time with the details it would have made their first impression a lasting one. The lesson as I see it is to make sure you take the extra time with the details as they can really add up.

You just have to start your first post that way for some reason. Anyway, welcome to Cadiztech.com. It seemed fitting to start our life in a new place with a new website and domain. The result is this site. Please excuse the dust as I move in and get settled.
My plan for this site is to provide a view of the role technology plays in rural life. Besides living in a small town in the backwoods of Kentucky my family also runs a small farm so keep an eye http://www.RivendelFarms.com as I get that site up and running as well.

Stay tuned there’s more to come.