http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/07/juggling-internet-bandwidth/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/07/juggling-internet-bandwidth/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:15:58 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/06/07/juggling-internet-bandwidth/ Working with bandwidth limitations. How I'm dealing with four computers, two mobile devices, and Internet bandwidth limitations. 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A quick summary of my experiences with Bank of America and their iPhone app. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/27/banking-by-phone-app/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/22/outraged-about-apple-tracking-your-every-move-read-this/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/22/outraged-about-apple-tracking-your-every-move-read-this/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:55:33 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/22/outraged-about-apple-tracking-your-every-move-read-this/ Once again, mainstream media, fed by tech journalists who should know better, get half the facts wrong and blow the other half out of proportion. Don't be misled by the media. Do your homework. Get the facts. 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