Word: karyn
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...great as Mleczko is, however, she is not a star for Team U.S.A. Led by veterans such as forwards Cammi Granato and Karyn Bye and defenseman Chris Bailey, the national team has loads of international experience. And the Americans will be looking for a big victory after the heartbreaking shootout loss to Shewchuk, Botterill, and company in the Three Nations...
...dazzle old flames) but from trying to figure out why, despite fresh batteries and a brand-new adapter, my darned Earthmate GPS isn't talking to the DeLorme AAA Map 'n' Go software that came with it. I'd thought it would be fun and instructive if my friend Karyn and I drove to Dartmouth with no paper maps, only digital ones. I'd picked Map 'n' Go over the competition because it was reasonably priced ($29, or $150 with Earthmate), created fairly simple-looking routes and gave instructions in a computer-generated voice. Had I made a big mistake...
...often happens with technical glitches, Earthmate mysteriously springs to life a few seconds after I get on the line with tech support. When Karyn pulls up in her blue Saturn, I fake a confident smile: "This will be really cool." She looks skeptical as I plug in the car adapter ($120 from Port, based in Norwalk, Conn.) that will power my Toshiba laptop from her cigarette lighter. But right on cue, a green dot pinpoints our starting location on a detailed map and then morphs into an arrow as we reach the West Side Highway...
Suddenly the computer is barking out directions in a synthesized voice: "Go north on Henry Hudson Parkway!" "Go southeast on I-95, Exit 1A, 2 min. 59 sec. away!" It's at once creepy and reassuring. Karyn steps on the gas. "I feel I have to keep up," she complains. But wait! Following the signs south would take us to New Jersey. That's not right. We ignore the computer this one time and head north. After that, we follow the rest of the directions to Hanover, N.H., without incident; even when we wander off course, the green arrow shows...
...hated it, right? Not at all. I like computers that talk to me, let me zoom in and out of maps, and keep me posted on the nearest Dunkin' Donuts. And as Karyn pointed out, there's security in being lost when you can see where you are onscreen...