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What’s Your Take?

December 12th, 2009 · Comments Off

While the cold air is blowing down the lake right now, I thought I’d start dedicating some time this month to update the Huletts Current in a couple of different ways. If you can take the time to answer these questions to help me make this site better for you, I’d appreciate it. Today, I [...]

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Bits of Everything

October 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

HBO’s Cool New Video Technology This will really draw you in. It’s called the Art Heist. It’s HBO’s cool new technology which allows you to view a movie from numerous different perspectives. Spin the movie while you watch and go on to other scenes. Click on the “Chart Your Progress” link on the top and [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · History · Lake George · Technical Updates

Bits of Everything

September 28th, 2009 · Comments Off

Bids Too High for Bolton Town Park The Post Star reported that plans to renovate Rogers Park Pier in Bolton Landing have been set back after bids came in too high and were rejected. Public Employee Pay Blasted WNBZ had a story about Unshackle Upstate’s charges that the state’s pay structure is not only outpacing [...]

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Tags: Casino Fun · Lake George · NY State · Technical Updates · Ticonderoga

But Can It Swing a Golf Club?

September 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

This is a really cool video which shows the tremendous advances in robotic technology. This video demonstrates a high-speed robotic hand bouncing and throwing a ball while also doing other cool things. Watch it twirl a pen, knot a rope and catch a cell phone.

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Tags: Casino Fun · Technical Updates

Tech Speak

May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

I apologize for the interruption in service yesterday. CName records, A Name records, SQL backups and more caused some issues yesterday. This unattributed quote came to mind: “In a few minutes a computer can make a mistake so great that it would have taken many men many months to equal it.”

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Bits of Everything

May 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off

Champlain’s Astrolabe Now on a Keychain The Times of Ti had an interesting story about a new keychain made in celebration of Samuel de Champlain’s Quadricentennial year. The keychain is made like an astrolabe which Champlain used in discovering the lake which bears his name. It was a astronomical instrument which was used in locating [...]

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Tags: Lake George · Our Neighbors · Technical Updates · Ticonderoga

The Sunday Open

May 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off

Updated 5:55 p.m. is now closed. Try again next week. Today is Sunday, and it’s afternoon, which means you can register. Read our rules first. Then register here You will get a confirmation email, once you have been verified.

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It’s a Sunny Day

April 26th, 2009 · Comments Off

Update 5:53 pm Registration for today is now closed. Try again next week. and today is Sunday, which means you can register. Read our rules first. Then register here You will get a confirmation email, once you have been verified.

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Webcam Back Online

April 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

Jeff Klauder reports that his webcam, which he is sharing with us on our left sidebar, is back online. It seems like the camera and the router are both sensitive to power surges, so we can’t make any guarantees that it will not go out again. For the time being however, if you want to [...]

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Can You Hear Me Now? I’m in the Kitchen

April 8th, 2009 · Comments Off

Verizon has introduced one sweet device in it’s new Verizon hub. It will work with a Verizon wireless cell phone to eliminate the need for a landline. It can also send and receive text messages, and willl have limited browser capabilities (to read the Huletts Current) and to do things like sending driving directions to [...]

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Camera is Broken But Don’t Be “Negative” :-)

April 6th, 2009 · Comments Off

We’ve been informed by Jeff Klauder that he’s been having some technical difficulties with his webcam but he hopes to have it up running soon. So if you’ve been clicking on the link on the left sidebar trying to see Nobles Island and a “real-time” view of Lake George, hang in there a few more [...]

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The Conficker Worm – What You Can Do

March 29th, 2009 · Comments Off

If you watched 60 Minutes on CBS this evening, you may have seen this piece on the new conficker worm which is scheduled to do something on April 1st. Even the security companies don’t know what it may do on April 1st. Conficker is spread by exploiting several weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. (The [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors · Technical Updates

You Know You Like That!

March 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Update 5:51 p.m. But you’ll have to wait. Registration is now closed. Today is Sunday, which means you can register. Read our rules first. Then register here You will get a confirmation email, once you have been verified.

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The Door Opens

March 8th, 2009 · Comments Off

Updated 5:45 p.m. … but now has swung closed. See you next Sunday. Today is Sunday, which means you can register! Read our rules first. Then register here You will get a confirmation email, once you have been verified.

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