And yes, we’re still terrible bloggers. But, for the record.. we do this for fun, from time to time to keep our friends and family up to date. It’s easy to let the blog slip when we’re busy… and, BOY have we been busy! Here’s a quick run-down of events, Read more…
Yes, the start time is 4am Pacific / 7am Eastern I’m heading to my remotely operable astronomical observatory ( lovingly called – AstroShed ) I have some parts to swap out to help the setup perform better (Specifics below) NOTE: The stream is only as reliable as my AT&T Cellular Read more…
Today, we have optimism for the future of our United States. Together, we can heal the chasm which has grown over the past four years. We look forward to the restoration of truth, honor and integrity to the Oval office. It seemed almost impossible, but we’re nearly there. Just 74 Read more…
I (Michael) was recently featured in a YouTube live stream to talk about building our remote operable observatory. If you can’t get enough of that type of thing, check out the stream below. Note: There was a live chat interaction which you can see by watching it on YouTube via Read more…
As a tech nut, operator of a few forums, and moderator of a few others, I’m no stranger to the potential headaches of managing a forum and keeping things civil and helpful. I also recognize and commiserate on the desire to protect members from spammers and scammers or those just there for commercial profit. There is, however, a bit of logic that should be kept in mind when maintaining these communities. iRV2 appears to not subscribe to this logic.
Today, friend, fellow RVer, and geek David Bott was banned from iRV2 until January because someone asked him for where to find a video he’d created on the topic of better RV Wi-Fi, and he posted a direct link to it on his blog. Like most bloggers, David does have a small Amazon search on his site and uses affiliate links when he’s talking about a specific product. In the eyes of iRV2, this made his site ‘commercial’ and they banned him for the link.
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If you are an RVer (full-time, part-time, or dreamer) you should check out RVillage. It is a fairly new online community with some pretty nifty features. You can route your trip, you can check into a park or place and see other members that have checked in, you can meet Read more…