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Float The River Austin TX PDF Print E-mail
So you want to know the scoop on floating the river huh?  Tubing is a favorite among Austinites for a great day trip!  But for whatever reason, getting directions to from Austin TX is surprisingly difficult online.  The link below will take you directly to Google Maps where you can get precise directions

Directions to Float the River from Austin,TX

You can also call one of these tube rentals who I'm sure would be happy to help direct you to their location.  Don't forget to bring beer!

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 Photos Courtesty of River Sports Tubes
River Sports Tubes
Intersection FM 306 & FM 2673
Canyon Lake, Texas 78133
830-964-2450
http://www.riversportstubes.com

Andy's River Toobs
FM 306 & Guadalupe River (FM 2673)
Canyon Lake Texas  78133
830-907-3009

Gruene River Company
1404 Gruene Road
New Braunfels Texas  78130
888-705-2800

Guadalupe Canoe and Camping
8545 Hwy 281 North
Spring Branch Texas  78070
830-885-7666

Mountain Breeze Camp
201 Mountain Breeze Camp Rd
New Braunfels Texas  78132
830-964-2484

Rio Raft & Resort
14130 River Road
New Braunfels Texas  78132
877-RIO-RAFT
 
Have you used Austin's Craigslist? PDF Print E-mail
So you thought you had to pay for classified ads?  Whether your selling your $20K car or your $5 coffee grinder, there is a spot, craigslist is a place where local sellers and buyers can connect.  Ebay is not the only resale solution.  Many things just don't make sense to ship, or do not warrant the price that Ebay will charge to sell your stuff.

Austin has a particularly exciting reason to take advantage of Craigslist.  Every summer practically every one of the 50K+ students at UT either take jobs, move back home, or change apartments.  This means that there are a ton of students stuck with a bunch of furniture and no place to put it.  I've seen students offer TV's, couches, tables, computer desks, bedroom sets and more for a fraction of their original price - and sometimes completely free!

But with any great thing, not all is well.  Unscrupulous advertisers have become the plague of craigslist and have absolutely nothing to lose.  Again, since craigslist is free - all it takes is an email address and you're off  to start posting whatever you want. 

Craigslist is an anomaly in regards to the proportion of staff to visitors. This is one of my favorite charts I have seen in a while which marks the most visited websites along with the number of employees they maintain.

pages    employees   company       (subsidiary sites)
1 10000 Yahoo! (Hotjobs, Altavista, etc)
2 90000 TimeWarner (AOL, CNN, Netscape, etc)
3 61000 Microsoft (MSN, Hotmail, etc)
4 6000 Google (Blogger, etc)
5 12000 eBay (Paypal, Skype, etc)
6 38000 News Corp (Myspace, Fox, IGN, etc)
7 22 craigslist (N/A)
8 133000 Disney (ESPN, Go, ABC, etc)
9 25000 BBC (N/A)
10 28000 IAC (Match, Ask, Evite, etc)


Because there is such a small staff, there are no moderators who patrol the listings to remove spam and other undesirable postings.  This means that it is up to the public to self moderate the forums and report listings that need to be removed!

To visit Austin's Craigslist, simply go to http://austin.craigslist.com
 
Home Cobra Mascot PDF Print E-mail
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3-D render of the cobra to be used in an ongoing project.  This image is COPYRIGHTED © AND A TRADEMARK ™ of Stanley Enterprises, Inc.
 
Unlimited Cell Phone Minutes With New Palm Treo 700p PDF Print E-mail

How to get unlimited minutes on your Palm Treo 700p without breaking the bank!

700pAm I really suggestiong what you hope I'm suggesting?  YES.  This is basically Palm VOIP, but not quite.
What's the catch?  Although the process is fairly simple, there are several steps that need to be fulfilled for everything to work.  Also, this deal may not last too long, as both Skype and EQO (pronounced ECHO) intent to charge for their service in the future.
How does it work?  Palm Treo 700p has EVDO support, which means it has a fast internet connection.  Skype is offering free VOIP calls throughout the US for the rest of the year.  EQO is a bridge from the Palm platform to Skype.  Palm Treo 700p + Skype + EQO = unlimited free cell phone minutes


1) Buy Palm Treo 700p (both Sprint and Verizon should work, but Sprint is likely to be cheaper)

2) Sign up for the cheapest plan with FREE incoming minutes (39.99 is the cheapest with Sprint).  You will also need an unlimited data plan ($15 with Sprint)

3) Download and install skype to your computer, and create a skype account (FREE)

4) Sign up for an EQO account (FREE)

5) This step may change, but for now when you create the EQO account just put that Cingular is your service provider and put in your full cell phone number with the one in front(1 234 567 8910) 

6) Download and hotsync the Palm Java Virtual Machine (JVM) This step is important, there are a bunch of files you will need to copy over to your Palm, make sure to read the documentation more closely if you have problems!  http://www.palm.com/us/support/jvm/

7) Download and hotsync EQO to your Palm by using the Blazer web browser and going here: www.eqo.com/a

8) Download and install EQO on your computer http://www.eqo.com/upgrade_win.php

Summary so far
You should now have Skype and EQO running on your home PC (note you will need to have a high speed internet connection at your house!)  You should have the Palm JVM and EQO installed on your Treo 700p.  

9) Add contacts to skype

10) Run EQO on your Palm Treo 700p (answer yes to all questions) 

11) ENJOY your new unlimited calling plan!

I am well aware that this solution may not work for everyone, but hey it works quite well for me so I figured I'd share it!  The new Treo 700p has only been out around a week now, and I have searched long and hard to find a way to do this.  As far as I am aware it is the only way.  Skype has toyed with the idea of adding PalmOS to their list of supported platforms since 2004, but to date - they still have not done anything.

 
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