What’s New

People have been asking what I have been doing and why I haven’t been keeping up with the entries here. Well, it has been pretty busy around here. The economy may be taking a very minor uptick. It is hard to say, but there are signs. As a result, many clients are rushing to update their Web sites. That means we are kept hoping around here.

In addition to that, we have had a bunch of grand openings and ribbon cuttings here in Guilderland, and I have been participating in those. You can see several of my photographs of these events at www.guilderlandchamber.com. Just the other day we had the Clancy Real Estate ribbon cutting. Last week it was Elizabeth Ellen Jewelry. A month or so ago we were all at the Five Guys Hamburgers opening. It is pretty exciting around here.

I am once again the Board Chairperson for the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce. This is a temporary position. The Chair position has a two year term, and mine was up last June. Alison Wacksman was the next chair, and she did an excellent job. Unfortunately, Alison had to step down due to job commitments. The immediate past chairperson is supposed to be available in case of emergencies, so I was voted back to complete the season. In a couple of months, June, to be exact, the will be a round of voting and new members of the Board will be elected. A new Board Chair will be elected as per the bylaws.

Now that’s excitement!

Well, today is a big day. It was 25 years ago on this date that the top level domain .com was introduced. Records indicate that .com is the most popular of all TLDs. But it took over two years before 100 Web sites were registered as .coms.

Do we order a birthday cake? Do we put candles on it? Some of us who are in the “Web business” certainly think so. After all, .com is the base for our online economy. Everyone wants to have one, everyone wants to be one. You are reading this on a .com TLD.

Happy Birthday!

Roger

We like to keep our eyes and ears open for interesting Web sites. We have come across one of the coolest sites that we have seen so far. Do you have a radio scanner? You know, one of those devices that let you listen into police and fire department radio transmissions?

Well, if you don’t own a scanner there is a Web site just for your. Visit www.radioreference.com to discover what is going on in your area, or maybe what is happening elsewhere across the country.

Radio Reference is a site that scanner owners know because it has databases that allow them to easily program their radio scanners using the proper software and computer. This site have been recently updated, and it now has live radio feeds supplied by volunteers across the country. You can click on the Live Audio link and follow the trail to your favorite location. If a feed is available you can listen in right from your computer.

Depending on the location, you may find the traditional police, fire, and EMS broadcasts available. You might also be able to listen to airport transmissions, too.

Radio Reference is a fascinating site, and we warn you that it could be very addicting.