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GLEN ELLEN, CA. ~ As cellphones become a more and more important tool in our lives, both business and personal, it can be extremely frustrating if they do not work when you are at home or in your offi ce. Most who live in a rural area where their phone can come in the handiest know that de- spite the huge efforts of the cell phone providers there are still areas where the service is poor to non-existent. If one of these places is where you make a liv- ing or come home to at night or on the weekend you can miss important calls or even not be able to call out in an emergen- cy. Luckily there are two solu- tions for this problem. The fi rst is what is called a Micro Cell. These can be purchased from most cell phone providers and connect to your existing high speed internet connection and act as a small cell phone tower ensuring reliable coverage in your home or offi ce. These are a great tool but do not always cover the entire area and are not


of any use if you live in a rural area that does not have good access to reliable high speed internet. The second option and something I have experi- ence work-


ing with and installing is a cell phone booster, this requires that you have at least a weak signal on some part of your property for a high gain an- tenna to be mounted. Then the signal is boosted and rebroad- cast at your location providing a clean, clear cellphone signal where none was present before, or it was extremely weak. Sig- nal boosters can work with all providers and the 3G and 4G bandwidth, so your phones in- ternet will work as well. You can install a booster in almost any location, from an apart-


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ment that has a week signal, to a rural cabin. They even make mobile sys- tems to install in your car if you commute through an area with limited service and make calls during your drive. In my expe- rience, the booster systems do a very good, and reliable job of increasing the signal strength, your productivity and peace of mind. I worked in a home with 1 bar of signal on the patio and after the booster was install and confi gured the entire home had 3-4 bars of solid signal with clear phone calls, where you could not dial out with the cell.


PETALUMA INDIE BAND ... continued from page 20 Miles


Ahead band mem- ber Mike Kapitan of Santa Rosa will join the group on stage at the launch party, play- ing organ. Olivia Gal- lagher, also of Santa Rosa,


will provide


back-up vocals. Sproul was born in Petaluma, raised in Novato, and currently


calls


engineered by Matt Wright. It was mixed by Andy Zenczak at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz and mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Studios in Phoe- nix.


Other band members include:


Bill O’Donnell of Cloverdale on drums and Matt Pasquale on bass from Santa Rosa. The group has performed its funky


Peta- luma home. He gradu-


ated from Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz with music major and has studied under Doc Collins for more than a decade. His musical background start- ed in fourth grade when an old piano awed him with “its miles of black and white keys,” he says. He already loved writing and had won a contest at school


and soon his expression turned from mere words to songwrit- ing. Many of his heart-felt lyr- ics refl ect his road of discov- ery through yoga and spiritual awakenings including facing his own demons and personal loss including the passing of his mother when he was only six.


In honor of the release, the


band has had a limited release of bottles a special cabernet sauvignon labeled with the re- cords’ cover art. Several bottles will be raffl ed off at the release party for those who sign up for the bands’ mailing list. Cost is $10. For more infor- mation, call (707) 773-7751 or go to www.zodiacspetaluma. com. The band, who is repre- sented by Second Octave Tal- ent in Petaluma, also recently launched a new website at www.saffellmusic.com.


Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment. ~Heywood Hale Broun


Hi Paul, I just got back from my honeymoon in Greece and took some photos with your paper! I’m here at the Acropolis of Athens with your paper! ~Alex Vito of Santa Rosa


I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake.


The great affair is to move. Robert Louis Stevenson


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