by Ty Davison | Jan 20, 2014 | Essays
Never having been to that oasis of sin and decadence called Las Vegas, I determined to go with the help of a Groupon that gave me a “luxury tower” room at the train-themed Palace Station Hotel & Casino for an average nightly price of $36. This could...
by Ty Davison | Aug 29, 2010 | Apple
It is abundantly clear that huge advantages accrue to having personal information—email, contacts, calendar, etc.—available anywhere. Apple’s MobileMe (buy the old version and save) syncing service handles most of this wirelessly. If I update a contact on my...
by Ty Davison | Jul 30, 2010 | Essays
In 1995 I traveled across America via Amtrak, whose dismal on time track record and other failings led critics to call for their shutdown and to brand them (thanks to their logo) “the pointless arrow.” Not one of my trips on Amtrak was less than two hours...
by Ty Davison | Jan 10, 2003 | News & Commentary
After a very pleasant stay with the Lillys (thank you!), I left Los Altos this morning and endured the tedium of the 11.5 hour trip back to Salem. It was wholly uneventful, a phrase which only begins to suggest the level of boredom I faced. I was very happy to return...
by Ty Davison | Dec 25, 2002 | News & Commentary
Los Altos, California Erin’s as big as a house and getting bigger. Travelling in this condition means stopping every 60 to 90 minutes so she can get out, walk around, and maintain the circulation. What that means is a trip that takes 11.5 hours normally took...
