Welcome to Mount Sutro

Mount Sutro is an electronic periodical written by David July. In operation since September 2001, Mount Sutro offers articles on any number of subjects including photography, technology, politics, personal explorations and travel.

Although the content style and site design have evolved over time, my comprehensive guide to Sutro Tower and Mount Sutro at sutrotower.org remains the flagship feature.

Use the tools in those windows on the right to navigate around. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to make contact.

The Author's Factoids and Favorites

Name	David July
Current Residence	Tallahassee, Florida
Hometown	Tonawanda, New York
Birth	Thursday, 29 January 1981, 1130 EST Buffalo, New York
Professional	IT/IS/MIS for the State of Florida Private Wedding Officiant
Political	Registered Democrat, Leon County, Florida
Licensure	FCC Amateur Radio Operator (1992–Present) Florida Notary Public (2000–2004, 2008–Present)
Transport	2009 Ford Focus SES Sedan   current mileage
Communication	BlackBerry Curve 8330 OS 5 on Boost/Sprint CenturyLink land line
Restaurants	Boulevard Cafe, Daly City, California The Grit, Athens, Georgia Hello Deli, New York, New York Marie Callender’s, Las Vegas, Nevada Pepe’s Cafe, Key West, Florida Polish Villa, Cheektowaga, New York Red Hot & Blue, Arlington, Virginia Ted’s Hot Dogs, Buffalo, New York Tom Sarris’ Orleans House, Rosslyn, Virginia Closed Tom’s Family Restaurant, Amherst, New York Tommy’s Joynt, San Francisco, California
US States Not Visited	13 — Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Countries Visited	Canada Japan United Kingdom
	Last Updated: 01 August 2010

Although content here is packed with external hyperlinks, these are my current favorite destinations on the web. This list was last updated on 08 September 2010. Why not include a link to Mount Sutro or Sutro Tower on your site as well?

Critical Updates

1. Upgrade redirection script to improve performance and fix several bugs.

Code, Theme and Feature Updates

1. Created new Article Archive page which expands upon the existing window of the same name. You can now browse site content by month posted, category, most commented and last posted.
2. Added improved pagination features to help move between articles. The front and category pages provide page by page navigation replacing the "older posts" and "newer posts" links, while individual articles provide "previous article" and "next article" links.
3. Restored the ability to browse articles by category and added category hyperlinks to article footers.
4. Added link in Article Archive window to the latest Changelog update.
5. Replaced bulky "hyperlinks" section on Changelog pages with a streamlined, two-link option to browse previous site updates.
6. Updated search field (Article Archive window) to contain the default text "enter search terms" to help identify the field's function to users. When clicked, the field clears for easy text input.

Outstanding Issues

1. RSS feeds are malfunctioning intermittently. Several attempts to correct the problem have failed, so more research is necessary. I hope to have a working fix in place within the next five days.

Previous Updates

• Browse Changelog
• Browse Site Notes