Abstract: An apparatus and method of use for making a decorative bow is herein disclosed, comprising a removable lance used to retain a length of bow making material about a central location. The lance prevents each winded loop from coming apart during the bow making process. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of pairs of removable support rods, each pair having different lengths to accommodate varying widths of bow making material. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus provides guide indicia to indicate suggested bow making directions and a support rod to hold a spool of bow making material during manufacture. A non-slip covering is provided thereon the base to prevent the apparatus from moving during use.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for displaying geographically and/or temporally relevant multimedia notes on a mobile client device. The user creates a multimedia note through the mobile client device and transmits the note to the server. The server publishes the note and when the note becomes geographically and/or temporally relevant for other users, the server transmits the note to mobile client devices of those users. The server also tracks the route of a mobile client device and generates a web presentation with the tracked route including the multimedia notes embedded in various locations of the route.

Abstract: A satellite receiver is switchable between an operating mode wherein the receiver is capable of generating an output signal using received signals from one or a plurality of satellites, aid another operating mode wherein the receiver generates an output signal using signals received from only one satellite. The former operating mode is useful when the receiver is operating in a mobile environment. The latter operating mode is useful when the receiver is operating in a fixed environment. The receiver is configured to detect the mode in which it is operating. The receiver comprises at least two recevier arms for processing a broadcast signal from a selected one of two satellites. The receiver disables one of the arms when the receiver is stationary.