I get that the designer wanted to accent this part of the ad but an inner shadow was a bad idea.
The rest of the text on the page has crisp text. And The Cadillac logo below has a vivid glow. Even with the glow you can see the clean edge.
I think the shadowed text would have benefitted from the same glow on the SRX and turned down a little on the text for top & bottom lines. The inner shadow just makes it hard to read.
I’ll be happy when this phase is over. Both boys went through this one. Nolan is right in the thick of it.
How can anyone be sad when they have hulk hands on?
Clear or Clearwire is still pretty new here in Vegas. They are spending massive amount of money on print advertising all around town…billboards, local magazine/newsletter ads, bus stops, etc. Not to mention a social media ad blitz and google adwords. They claim provide wireless internet all over Las Vegas, NV and some suburbs. I live in Henderson and was told the signal strength was great where I live. I would have signed up few months ago but the Mac version of the connection manager just came out Aug. 17th.
I was drawn to Clear mainly because of its mobile application using a USB thumb drive. It’s a little bit bigger than most thumb drives and requires the connection manager available on clear’s website. The manager software has to stay open while you’re connected.
I’ve been a Cox cable modem customer since they launched their service in Vegas (1999). Service is decent with Cox. There are occasional outages but for the most part it’s up and working. I’ve come across a couple great phone reps but the majority of the people providing customer support are quick to blame a 3rd party for your internet connection woes.
Hardware Purchase
I looked up “Clearwire in Las Vegas” on my iPhone map and 3 different locations popped up. I called all 3 locations and only number was connected. It’s a little authorized reseller operated by a gentleman named Miles. (direct: 702.979.2374). Signing up took all of 20min. The disk for the USB connection, as of 8/28/09, is windows only. I quick call to customer support showed us where to find the mac version. You’ll need an alternate internet connection in order to download the mac version.
Software link: http://www.clear.com/support/drivers.php
Setup
My home setup is Modem and Apple Airport Extreme Base Station. The home test was done using a Mac Pro with all the latest apple updates and an Airport Extreme card.
Before hooking up the Clear home modem I ran some speed tests using www.speakeasy.net. All speed tests used in this comparison use the San Francisco server.
Cox HOME Breakdown:
Cat5 Wired – Download Speed = 9966kbps, Upload Speed = 6465kbps
Wireless – Download Speed = 10126kbps, Upload Speed = 4410kbps
Clear HOME Breakdown:
Cat5 Wired – Download Speed = 1839kbps, Upload Speed = 499kbps
Wireless – Download Speed = 1836kbps, Upload Speed = 438kbps
I thought I had something wrong because the home modem only shows 2 lights for signal strength. With 5 lights being the best possible it doesn’t sound like I’m getting the best signal even though the Clear rep at customer support said I had a great signal in my area. The home modem setup guide says to move the modem around until you receive at least 2 lights. Preferrably near a window or exterior wall. They provide a long cat5 cable and power cord.
Clear USB Breakdown:
USB Adaptor – Download Speed = 1176kbps, Upload Speed = 236kbps
The USB speed test was done at Warm Springs / Gibson at my sons sporting event. It was indoors and I’m not close to an exterior wall. The service went out once while sitting here. It brought up a prompt to enter my password information to login to My Account. Not sure why, but after I filled in the info it reconnected.
Based on the initial numbers the speed is drastically lower on both up and downloads. I haven’t tried to download any torrents or other large files yet so the speeds haven’t really hurt my browsing. Pages seem to load quickly on both Safari and Firefox.
As I said earlier the big part of the switch was having mobile access anywhere with my laptop. I can’t rely on open wireless networks. The cost for unlimited home and mobile access is $60.75/m. Their website says $50/m, but there are taxes and fees similar to any cell phone or utility service. Setup costs were low because they were running a special on hardware. Definitely check with your local stores before buying online.
Cox residential cable modem service is $50/m.
Email
With most ISP’s they offer a clear email address. 2 email addresses with a basic account. I don’t need a free email address, but you will need this in order to send email on their system.
I have email through a hosted exchange company. In order to send mail while connected on Clear you’ll need to use the SMTP settings provided on their site. Then you’ll need to use your clear email login info to validate the SMTP setting. They use “smtp.gmail.com” and without your Clear email login info sending email is going to be a huge hassle.
A series of news for my oldest. I tried not to embarrass him too much. He forgot his lunch money that morning so I drove to the bus stop with my camera. Crazy how fast the years are going by now.
That was a quote from a friend of mine in Vegas. Frustrated about his lack of freelance business. The best advise I can give someone trying to build up their freelance book…GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! If business is slow then you have no reason to sit there. Most of the networking events are free and you don’t have to drink. If you don’t feel comfortable standing there without a drink, order a water with lime. That way you save money, stay sober & still look cool.
I visited a local Vegas networking event last night called “The Executive Lounge” (www.theexecutivelounge.com). The event is perfect for a freelancer. There’s a new location at The Sterling Club located in Turnberry Place. The drinks cost a little more than the old location at Lavo, but you can’t beat the class of people that attend.
I met with people at every level of business, but mostly people at the top of their field. Regardless of your social status everyone here is interested in meeting other business types. No one tries to shove their business in your face. If the subject came up then we talked about it. If not, sports, hobbies, kids, insert topic.
There are a couple networking events I like, but none of them have the vibe that Executive Lounge is providing. I would suggest signing up at Meetup.com and finding topics that fit your criteria. Today Smashing Magazine posted “6 Simple Ways For Freelancers To Increase Productivity“. Worth reading if you’re a full or part-time freelancer.
I’m so happy my iPhone 3Gs was on hand to record this great moment in family history. So happy to see another member from my generation to experience the never ending bliss of marriage. Does the sarcasm come across in this text? haha
My cousin and his girlfriend came over to my house to shoot photos for a possible Save the Date invite or a photo to put up at the wedding. She’s expecting a little one so I’d like to take photos of both of them each month to show progress. At the end of 9 months I want to put together a photo book to put out somewhere in their home.
I’ve made 2 photobooks so far using Qoop. It’s simple to use and the books turn out amazing. Always a good conversation.
We don’t get to go camping much. My oldest had a blast riding around on trails. It’s the simple stuff that you remember when you’re a kid.
Just another babble blog. Wanted some place to talk about the pictures I take and my life in and around Vegas.
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