They smell funny!!!

Now, you can also set Jambo (quite easily) to make it so you're not-location specific.  With this setting, you can chat with any other ANer in your Jambo group, no matter your location (so long as you  both have a wireless connection).  So, if you wanted to, you could sign on to Jambo and chat with me right now, or any other member of the AN group (growing slowly but surely).

You can join the AN/Oakland A's group at http://www.jambo.net/groups/oaklandathletics.

At its base, Jambo is a messenging program, similar to something like AOL Instant Messenger.  So on one hand, Jambo is all about giving chat-functionality to groups like AN.  When people sign up with Jambo, they can join whichever groups most suit them, or if they don't find a group they like, they can create a new one.  I took the liberty of creating an AN group, which I mentioned is accessible at http://www.jambo.net/groups/oaklandathletics.

But what makes Jambo unique-- and in my opinion most beneficial-- is that its chat functionality can be location-based.  What that means is that if you've downloaded Jambo and join the AN group, for instance, then whenever Jambo is on, you can see which other ANers are nearby, chat with them, and possibly even meet face-to-face if you want.

As I said above, Jambo even works to connect people with one another when no wireless network is present.  Essentially, our program utilizes existing wireless connections and wireless devices (WiFi-Enabled Laptops, Cellular Phones, PDAs, etc.) to create a mini-network when no connection to the Internet is present.  On this mini-network, you can see who is around you, and ultimately make relevant social connections that would have otherwise been missed.

How many times have you been sitting in a coffee shop, or walking down the street, and wondered to yourself, "Who are all these people around me?"  With Jambo, not only can you see who is nearby, but you can connect with these people in ways never before possible, opening up a seemingly endless slew of possibilities.

Does this make sense?  If you, or anyone else, has questions, please don't hesitate to post here, or email me personally, at jheywood@jambo.net.

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More than anything, though, this has is all demonstrative of the fact that there are connections to be made that we're usually oblivious to.  Everyone should download Jambo and see who they know but don't realize they know, on AN or otherwise! :)

That's great you're still so involved in music.  I think I'll eventually get back into it, but my life is just in so much transition right now that it has to take a back seat.  Maybe when I get back into it, I can hit you up for some music and/or music recommendations...I'm sort of low on material right now.  We can cross that bridge when we get there.

As for games this weekend, I'm not sure what my schedule will be.  But I'd really like to get there.  Do you think I'll be able to get $10 tix day of game, or will they sell out ahead of time?

Great to reconnect.

I do agree with you about the fine line between genius and insanity.  And I'm hoping that with my involvement behind a team that is very talented and thoughtful, Jambo can err to the side of genius.