Thu Tu’s Blog

I have less than two months before the warranty on my Honda Accord runs out. I was hoping that the DST start/end dates change would be addressed while my car was still under warranty. When I searched on the internet, it seemed as if there would be a fix, at least for the Acura, around [...]

My heart skipped a beat or two this morning when I checked the car clock on the way to work and it said 11:30. Sure, going to work at 10:30 is late by some standards, but it feels very different to me when it gets to be 11 o’clock. Then it dawned on me that [...]

The Monday before the Super Bowl, a coworker asked when I would have a Wii party. I said since the Super Bowl was coming up, Sunday would be a good day. He said he didn’t care for the game. So I had the epiphany to have a Wii party in conjunction with a Super Bowl [...]

My love affair/dependency with GPS navigation started way back when I used a bluetooth system that sent GPS data to my iPaq, which I connected to my car’s audio system so I can hear the directions.
Then I bought a new car that included GPS Navi. I had to pay for more than just the system [...]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/21/delta2.launch.reut/index.html
Wow, I didn’t realize there were so many GPS satellites. They just launched the 50th satellite. Woohoo! As a GPS user, I definitely appreciate having as many satellites in the sky as possible, because it increases the chances that my receiver will find enough satellites more quickly. :thumbsup: