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Friday, November 10, 2006
Gadgets or garb?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The holiday gadget forecasts are out, and it looks like good shopping weather.
While some analysts say consumers are planning to return to “tried and true” gifts, such as clothing, the Consumer Electronics Association predicts consumers will spend 7.2 percent more this year on electronics compared to last year.
What are your gift-giving plans? PCs or pants? And what technology do you most want Santa to leave under your tree this year?
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GIS Day
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sure, the holidays are on your mind, but here’s the real question: Have you finished your shopping for GIS Day?
That’s right, GIS Day is just around the corner.
We’d never heard of it either, until the fine folks at Forsyth County government clued us in.
They’re celebrating Wednesday. With a “full day of GIS fun.” Now, we love technology here, but this one is kind of odd.
GIS, or geographic information systems, seems a bit like plumbing —- pretty darned important but really not all that interesting. Governments use GIS for land planning, to locate routes for roads, pretty much for anything that requires a map.
And here we are with a whole day dedicated to it. The day is being celebrated in 70 countries and all 50 states, according to GISDay.com.
There’s even a line of T-shirts.
And yes, you can buy them.
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