Online chats and book reviews shape a digital media week
Fran Drescher hosts a 7 p.m. chat about Cancer Schmancer on imslink site while Peter Carey discusses The True History of the Kelly Gang at 4:30 p.m. on kcrw.com. Bolles surveys job hunting on the Net noting web resume odds and site reviews. SoundBug converts surfaces into speakers for portable computer setups. Gazette staff reports and news services.
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Knight Ridder
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Gazette
GPS proves handy high in Peru but not essential on easy trail
In a Santa Cruz valley trek through the Cordillera Blanca, the Garmin eTrex Vista GPS showed 29 foot accuracy with 500 waypoints and 10 tracks, barometer altimeter and electronic compass, yet the well marked path made the device unnecessary. The piece notes GPS history from Gulf War use to civilian hiking and sea navigation.
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Los Angeles
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Lawrance
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GPS Tech Aids Travel From Military Orbits To Backpack Devices
The Global Positioning System builds on a 24 satellite constellation with atomic clocks and ground control, delivering accurate location data via triangulation. The Vista handheld GPS packs calendar, sun and moon data, a basemap, and can store maps for navigation though battery life varies with backlight use.
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Amazon Jungle
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Cashapampa
Caraz
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Hidden bias tests invite self assessment
The Southern Poverty Law Center hosts a five minute online bias test to gauge attitudes toward Arabs Muslims and other groups. Psychologists at the University of Washington and Yale University designed the test as part of tolerance.org collection to reveal unconscious prejudice beyond race gender age and body image biases.
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Southern Poverty Law Center
University of Washington
Yale University
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