State of the Joe Address and WiMAX
Samurai Joe here has been busy as all get out. I have started classes again at VSU and in my final semester you would think I coulk take it easy but instead I am pulling a nice & easy 18 credit hours. In fact, if I had the choice I wish I could take maybe another 3 more online. Basically I am trying to do all that I can to get out with my B.S. in I.S. before the summer is thru. I have that vision locked in and thats the fuel that is driving me. I luckily didnt slack off when I first started and so instead of the usual 12-13 credits that freshman take I took at least 15-17 the first 2 years. This is what allowed me to catch up with nearly all of my class eventhough I lost an entire semester back in Fall of '04. Gotta give it up for my self-destructive pace of study. Now I am gunning for a good graduate program. Sigh... will this ever end? Well beyond my B.S. degree my next vision is that beautiful day when an even more beautiful woman joins me in life forever. And if you know me then you know who I am refering to. ;o) Love you exponent.
Aside from the usual hub-bub I am still doing my utmost to make sure that I stay on the cutting edge of technology. The newest one that has piqued my interest is WiMAX. I thought you would be interested in this article that shows how influential it will be in future technology. Basically the US government is making moves to try and compete with Asian and European development in Nationwide broadband. Purportedly the government will sell off special frequencies in an auction. Also in 2008 "the long awaited 700MHz band" will also be auctioned off. This is critical because it is currently held by the analog TV stations. In 2009 all those TV stations will switch over to a purely digital signal and allow WiMAX to take over their frequency band. If that is the case then all of the infrastructure and backbone that allowed the analog TV signals to broadcast all over the country will simple switch and then be used to broadcast broadband. The only real hardware development will be the end-user modem/reciever. I think that this technology and its versatility will become extremely and exceedingly vital to the continuation of the United States technological muscle.
Aside from that I still am a nut for my photography. For anyone that wants to give dontations of equipment here are some of the lenses I really like:
1) Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8---------------219.95
2) Tokina 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6---------269.95
3) Sigma 28mm f/1.8-------------------249.00
4) Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5------------379.00
5) Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5--------------369.00
*All prices from BHPhoto.com so if you find a site that gives better prices AND backs thier stuff with a good warranty then feel free to let me know. Of course, if you are a very generous person and would like to just hook me up with some of these lenses then feel free to contact me at b166er@gmail.com. Now if someone wants to be TRULY generous and fund my Africa Safari Photo shoot I need the following: the 800mm Sigma MSRP (see for yourself) the 600mm Canon with IS (check price for yourself on this one too). I think that would def. make the trip awesome oh and since you have so much cash to throw around how about a nice 1DS Mark II. Sigh... one day... Maybe later than sooner, but one day... :o)
Aside from the usual hub-bub I am still doing my utmost to make sure that I stay on the cutting edge of technology. The newest one that has piqued my interest is WiMAX. I thought you would be interested in this article that shows how influential it will be in future technology. Basically the US government is making moves to try and compete with Asian and European development in Nationwide broadband. Purportedly the government will sell off special frequencies in an auction. Also in 2008 "the long awaited 700MHz band" will also be auctioned off. This is critical because it is currently held by the analog TV stations. In 2009 all those TV stations will switch over to a purely digital signal and allow WiMAX to take over their frequency band. If that is the case then all of the infrastructure and backbone that allowed the analog TV signals to broadcast all over the country will simple switch and then be used to broadcast broadband. The only real hardware development will be the end-user modem/reciever. I think that this technology and its versatility will become extremely and exceedingly vital to the continuation of the United States technological muscle.
Aside from that I still am a nut for my photography. For anyone that wants to give dontations of equipment here are some of the lenses I really like:
1) Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8---------------219.95
2) Tokina 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6---------269.95
3) Sigma 28mm f/1.8-------------------249.00
4) Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5------------379.00
5) Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5--------------369.00
*All prices from BHPhoto.com so if you find a site that gives better prices AND backs thier stuff with a good warranty then feel free to let me know. Of course, if you are a very generous person and would like to just hook me up with some of these lenses then feel free to contact me at b166er@gmail.com. Now if someone wants to be TRULY generous and fund my Africa Safari Photo shoot I need the following: the 800mm Sigma MSRP (see for yourself) the 600mm Canon with IS (check price for yourself on this one too). I think that would def. make the trip awesome oh and since you have so much cash to throw around how about a nice 1DS Mark II. Sigh... one day... Maybe later than sooner, but one day... :o)
Conveyed by Samurai Joe @ 10:14
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