Addendum to my original report. I have to give Blastradius kudos for using geek tools to a practical level for our ride.

So we had to find a route to get from our Motel 6, to Starbucks, then from Starbucks to the start of WCC. He happens to bring his laptop and EVDO card (networking directly to Sprint's network to access the Internet). So go to google maps, and plot out directions. Then, emails it to his phone, and we have directions right there on his cell phone. Only in Silicon Valley. Now that's using technology for the ride!

I'm jealous ... I don't have an EVDO card for my laptop.