Category Archives: Technology

Who Is Flying Over Bernal Heights (And Where They Are Going)?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

After I got home late last Friday night, I wandered into my back yard for a moment to savor the silvery light of the full moon. But I also got a bonus treat: I watched a jet pass by high … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Transportation | 13 Comments

Will Zynga, Yelp, and Facebook IPOs Influence Bernal Heights Real Estate?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

I’ll let you decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Or it may just be a force of nature. But if our friends at Curbed SF are right, some parts of The City may soon experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Real Estate, Technology | 10 Comments

The Right Stuff: Bernal Kids Test Frontiers of Outer Space

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Last weekend, a few paternal units from the Bernal Dads Racing Team assembled at a secret local spaceport to do some amateur rocketry with the kids. Overall the effort was a success. Many rockets were launched, and the kids demonstrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Parenting, Technology, Transportation | 10 Comments

Bernal Man May Sue Apple Over Search for Missing iPhone 5

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Later this morning, Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone 5. At the instant when the new gadget is unveiled, the incident involving the purported loss of an iPhone 5 prototype that resulted in the search of a Bernal … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Technology | 4 Comments

Small Camera Captures Big Scene from Bernal Hill

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Check out this very simple, very lovely photo @isaach took yesterday from atop Bernal Hill… with his iPhone. Really, it never ceases to amaze me that our phones have become powerful creative tools. Think about it: If you had walked … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Photography, Technology | 2 Comments

Fearmongering NIMBYs vs. Bernal Heights iPhone Owners

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Ugh. Here we go again. AT&T would like to offer some relief to those long-suffering iPhone owners in southeast Bernal Heights, who have long had to endure dropped calls and poor reception. This relief would come in the form of … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY, Technology | 34 Comments

Did Apple Goons Impersonate SFPD Officers to Search Bernal Heights Home?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

The story about the missing Apple iPhone 5 that was last traced to Bernal Heights has become national news, and with the increased scrutiny, the tale has gone from cute to bizarre. The latest news, astutely reported by SF Weekly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Media, Technology | 5 Comments

Top Secret Apple iPhone 5 Traced to Bernal Heights Home

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Are you hiding a top-secret Apple iPhone 5 in your Bernal Heights home? If so, there are some very anxious people in Cupertino who would like to get it back. CNET News reports: In a bizarre repeat of a high-profile … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Technology | 8 Comments

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My New Smart Meter

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

One day, it just happened: I came home from work at the end of a hard-earned day to find a new PG&E Smart Meter blinking at me from the front of my house. Sure, I’d been warned that this would … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY, Technology | Tagged | 31 Comments

Bernal Heights No Longer Google Street View “Black Hole”

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

No one knows why it happened or why it lasted so long, but BIA signals intelligence analyst Andy Taylor reports that Bernal’s long absence from Google’s Street View maps has finally come to an end: It seems that @Bernalwood is … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Technology | 11 Comments

New Mobile Photo Blog Co-Stars Bernalwood’s Troy Holden

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Regular readers of Bernalwood might have noticed a beautiful trend: Folks are taking some amazing pictures these days, using nothing more than their mobile phones (and a pocket-sized arsenal of photo editing apps). A few shutterbugs are pushing the envelope … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Technology | 1 Comment

Microsoft’s Maps Create Bernal Heights for Cubists

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

So, Google Maps Street View continues to treat Bernal Heights as an Island of Invisibility (or, the best-kept secret on the Interwebs). But things are very different over at Microsoft’s Bing, where the streets of Bernalwood are well represented. Here’s Bing’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 4 Comments

Why Is Bernal Missing from Google Street View?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

This may well be a good thing, but… why doesn’t Google Street View include coverage of Bernal Heights? Our status is conspicuous when you look at the city as a whole, because in a sea of Street View blue, Bernal … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 25 Comments