A Hair Cut, One Woman at a Time
Looking for a haircut? Dudes and children have it easy at this place. But for the ladies, it’s one and only one woman welcomed at a time.
The Secret to Your Pet’s Veterinary Health
What is the secret to your pet’s good health and well being? From the looks of things at the VCA Kaneohe Animal Hospital, it has to be Coke products, lots and lots of Coca-Cola for your pets. 😉
Today’s Outage
Sorry folks, Pulpconnection was out most of the day due to issues with hosting provider, Dreamhost. There have been minor glitches with Dreamhost in the past, and most often, my tinkering is the cause of outages. But today, Dreamhost had to repair some major stuff that took time.
Anyways, all is resolved and we’re back online.
Oceanic Mobile Simply Works Here and Here and Here
I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to test drive Oceanic’s Mobile Internet service on several occasions. What can I say other than it simply works. Be it the older USB stick for laptops to the newer hockey puck-sized mobile hot spot, Oceanic Mobile Internet connected me to the online world again and again. And not just in Hawaii, but traveling in California as well. That’s why you’ll see the “And Here” tag associated with Oceanic Mobile since it works here and here and here.
Easy Setup
Connecting with Oceanic Mobile Internet is easy.  The USB stick required software drivers to be installed on my Mac, but that was a breeze. Launch the connection software and after a minute or two, you’re online. That’s it. When the software or drivers need updating, you’ll be notified of the updates.
With the Intelligo mobile hotspot, setup is even easier. The device is associated with the Oceanic Mobile Internet network, and all you have to do is connect to the device’s WiFi.  If you want to configure the WiFi or other Intelligo settings, it’s all done using a web browser. Easy. The Intelligo offers 4G speeds and lets you share this connection to five other devices – great when traveling with a geared up family.
Great Connectivity
I can attest to the great connectivity of the Oceanic Mobile Internet service.  Okay, it’s not perfect, no mobile carrier’s network reaches everywhere, but my OC Mobile device did remain connected when I lost connection with other carriers.
Here are just some of the pictures demonstrating the reach of OC Mobile.
Gotchas
To be completely upfront, there are some gotchas that you should know about however. Getting connected does takes some time. We’re talking minutes, not seconds. Part of getting connected is negotiating 4G or 3G speeds with the OC Mobile Internet network, and this is not instantaneous.
The battery of the Intelligo (first generation at least) gets really, really hot. Not dangerously hot, but more than “warm to the touch.” So when in use, you probably don’t want to leave the device in an enclosed bag. Let it “breathe” a bit. Battery life is pretty good. Depending on usage, you will recharge once a day.
Lastly, I just read about the change in service providers for Oceanic Mobile Internet. Oceanic changed partners from Sprint to Verizon. I’m not sure what impact this will have, but keep an eye on Oceanic Time Warner’s Verizon Wireless Partnership FAQ for more details.
Thanks to World Wide Ed for the free use of OC Mobile Internet, and to see where else OC Mobile works, head on over to andhere.com.
Is This License Plate a Blunder?
I’m a little surprised that this license plate was allowed on the streets. Seems like a blunder.
Eat Out Kailua
To bolster fundraising efforts, Kailua’s Hawaiian Soljahs baseball team organized a food truck and classic car rally this past weekend. Here are a few pictures from the event.
The Gluttony of Living Social
The deals offered by services like Groupon and Living Social can’t be beat that’s for sure. But once you engorge yourself with so many great deals, you face the gluttony of redeeming these deals, especially when the expiration dates come rolling around.
At Office Max, I bought 3000 labels to use a $10 coupon. Over the weekend, dinner at CPK (with another coupon) was followed by dessert at Cold Stone Creamery ($10 discounted). All the while, I was wearing one of the many shirts ordered from Threadless.com.
So yeah, getting deals is great since you feel like you’re saving money. But soon enough, when you commence your spending binge, you’ll feel the gluttony of living social.
Happy New Year
Gung Hee Fat Choy! It’s the Year of the Dragon, specifically the Water Dragon as @abaggy points out. To welcome the new lunar year on 1/23/2012, what’s more appropriate to wear, #23’s mighty-as-a-dragon Air Jordan 11 or the Air Jordan CMFT Max 12 “Fresh Water?”
Air Jordan 11
Air Jordan CMFT Max 12 Fresh Water
Irish Hottie?
Why does a very underaged family member have this “Irish Hottie” crown? I don’t get it.
Change Your Dreamhost Shell/FTP Password
If you’re a customer of Dreamhost, read their latest security bulletin requiring you to change your FTP/Shell password.
Do it now!
You can also keep up-to-date with service issues by following @dreamhostcare on Twitter.
Blondes Are Hip
It’s official, the Starbucks Blonde Roast is officially hip with this picture making Hipster.com’s popular page.
I wasn’t too happy with the results of the picture, but oh well. I took this picture after getting my free sample of the Blonde Veranda Blend by participating in Starbucks’s coffee tasting. Outside, the morning sun was yellowing the sky, making it look kinda blonde-ish. So I framed the Blonde Roast, Starbucks, and the dim morning light. It was still pretty dark outside so the picture turned out dark and grainy. But like I said, oh well. 🙂