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Friday, July 15, 2005 (Coverage: July 5 - 15, 2005) |
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HEADLINES
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JUL 5 - 11, 2005
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: Internet phone calls clear enough to cut landline
* Alpena: Library receives grant to help digitize collection
* Romeo: Village of Romeo gets new Web site
* Milan: On-line citizen request program first in state
* Alpena: New Web site allows access to crash reports
* Battle Creek: Camping just ain't what it used to be
* Grand Haven: MIKE WENDLAND: In citywide hotspot, Wi-Fi access reality falls far short of the hype
* Muskegon: Lansing broadband firm gets $2.2M federal grant
* Madison Heights: Madison joins cities using direct-pay for water bills
JUL 12 - 15, 2005
* Allegan: Some thoughts on ...
* Sterling Heights: Technology investments drive jobs to Sterling Heights
* Elba: Elba Twp officials nix Internet-access tax plan
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: Internet phone failure sends write back to SBC
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JUL 5, 2005
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: Internet phone calls clear enough to cut landline
I did it. I pulled the plug on my SBC landline and -- gulp -- now rely totally on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for my home telephone service. Aside from the geeky and cumbersome VoIP moniker, I've seen very little difference between using the Internet to call and the way it's always been with SBC, or Ameritech or Michigan Bell.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland5e_20050705.htm
JUL 6, 2005
* Alpena: Library receives grant to help digitize collection
The Thunder Bay Sanctuary Research Collection housed at the Alpena County Library is about to attract a much wider audience. Local officials just received word the library is the recipient of a $234,275 state grant to digitize and make available online large portions of this extensive collection of resources related to Great Lakes history.
Source: Alpena News, http://www.thealpenanews.com/Archives/2005/july/6/local1.html
JUL 6, 2005
* Romeo: Village of Romeo gets new Web site
The Village of Romeo just got caught in the Web. A village sponsored Web site was recently launched to provide information about Romeo, although work continues on the project.Village Clerk Marian McLaughlin said it will continue to be a work in progress.
Source: The Romeo Observer, http://www.romeoobserver.com/Story.asp?StoryID=4840JUL 7, 2005
* Milan: On-line citizen request program first in state
Milan city residents will soon see a major improvement in customer service when it comes to dealing with city hall. This week the city will go on-line with a new Internet based program that will allow residents and non-residents to file requests on-line.
Source: Milan News-Leader, http://www.milannews.com/stories/070705/loc_20050707004.shtml
JUL 8, 2005
* Alpena: New Web site allows access to crash reports
A new state Web site is enabling motorists and insurance companies access to traffic crash reports without having to request the report in person at a local law enforcement agency.
Source: Alpena News, http://www.thealpenanews.com/Archives/2005/july/8/local2.html
JUL 10, 2005
* Battle Creek: Camping just ain't what it used to be
I'm typing on a wireless connected computer, while sitting on a couch in an air-conditioned room with a flat-screen TV that's playing a cable movie.
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer, http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050710/LIFESTYLE08/507100303&SearchID=73214227496355
JUL 11, 2005
* Grand Haven: MIKE WENDLAND: In citywide hotspot, Wi-Fi access reality falls far short of the hype
So here I am on the beach of Grand Haven State Park, trying to access the Internet through the citywide network that's made this resort community Michigan's biggest Wi-Fi experiment.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland11e_20050711.htm
JUL 11, 2005
* Muskegon: Lansing broadband firm gets $2.2M federal grant
A Lansing company has received a $2.2 million federal grant to help bring wireless Internet access to five rural communities that are considered low- to moderate-income areas.
Source: Lansing State Journal, http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050711/NEWS01/507110340/1002/ARCHIVES
JUL 11, 2005
* Madison Heights: Madison joins cities using direct-pay for water bills
City officials hope residents and businesses are willing to put their trust in technology when it comes to paying bills. Madison Heights is looking to join a handful of cities in Michigan that offer direct payment of water and sewer bills, a service local government officials say has proven a secure, more efficient method of paying utilities.
Source: Daily Tribune, http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/071105/loc_waterbill11001.shtml
JUL 13, 2005
* Allegan: "Some Thoughs On ..."
I had an opportunity to sit down with Rob Sarro, the county's information systems guru last week, and learn from this young man why the county elected to proceed with the "Eden" software program to manage Allegan County's extensive business dealings ...
Source: The Allegan County News, http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14853244&BRD=8&PAG=461&dept_id=476333&rfi=8
JUL 13, 2005
* Sterling Heights: Technology investments drive jobs to Sterling Heights
In an effort to provide the automotive industry with leading-edge technology, three local companies plan to invest more than $3 million for new equipment at their Sterling Heights facilities, which will bring 18 new jobs to the city.
Source: C & G News, http://www.candgnews.com/editorial/2005/july/13/sterling/abatements.html
JUL 13, 2005
* Elba: Elba Twp officials nix Internet-access tax plan
Township officials nixed plans to display homeowner tax information on the Internet. About a dozen residents attended the Monday morning meeting objecting to a possible purchase of computer software linking township assessor property records to the Elba Township Web Site.
Source: The County Press, http://countypress.com/stories/071305/loc_20050713008.shtml
JUL 15 , 2005
* Detroit: MIKE WENDLAND: Internet phone failure sends writer back to SBC
I've been eating crow this week. Hat in hand, I've asked SBC to take me back after unceremoniously dumping it earlier this month when an upstart technology called VoIP turned my head.
Source: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwendland15e_20050715.htm
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