While at the Blazer’s game tonight I tried to check email.

5 bars. 3G. No Data.

Nothing.

Then after 30 seconds, no bars.

Then 5 bars, then 3G. But no data.

All the while, a Verizon “Droid Does” ad is running around the arena.

Way to go, AT&T. This isn’t even SF nor NY!

Hey AT&T, here is a tip:

If one of your customers doesn’t have a data connection, they can’t mark the spot with your app.

Maybe you should consider saving off a record and submitting it later when the customer has a data connection again.

2009 has been a tenuous year for many of us. Some have been out of work, some have been on the verge of being out of work, many are starving while others are just plain nervous.

While this sounds like a downer for a Holidays note, I urge us all to remind ourselves about what is important – Family, love, compassion, freedom, empathy, courage and just plain ‘ole good will.

Sounds sappy, but a little of these goes a long way to improving the world we live in.

Happy Holidays everyone and here is to a much brighter 2010!

– Steve

Report dropped calls with AT&T’s new iPhone application. And yes, it will let you report them later when you’re back in an area with signal.

iTunes Link

If you set your Mac up to use Google’s new DNS service with IP 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4, you might find that you can no longer connect to other Macs on your local network with screen sharing.

File sharing works, but screen sharing does not.

Switching back to OpenDNS or Comcast DNS allows screen sharing to work again.