Month: April 2004
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The Lance Chronicles is Can’t Miss TV
Reading Time: 2 minutesI just watched the first episode of The Lance Chronicles on the Outdoor Life Network. This is a weekly 30-minute look into Lance Armstrong‘s preparation for the Tour de France. I was mesmorized by a long segment on Lance’s work in the Kirsten Wind Tunnel in Seattle where he tested an improved…
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U.S. Smartphone Users Prefer PalmOS at the Moment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA number of weblogs, including Brighthand reported that PalmOS-based smartphones have 46 percent of the U.S. market, according to a study by the market-research firm NPD Group. This is primarily due to increased sales of the palmOne Treo 600, although the Samsung I500 and Kyocera 7135 are making an impact as…
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“Captive SMTP” Hamstrings Some T-Mobile Hotspot Users
Reading Time: 2 minutesMobileWhack reports on a problem with email use at sites that are part of T-Mobile’s HotSpot network. James Duncan Davidson reports that T-Mobile’s SMTP server, the only one that is reachable via the normal TCP port from one of their hotspots, gets confused by SMTP-AUTH information that is intended for a user’s…
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Using the Garmin Forerunner 201 with a Bike Mount Bracket
Reading Time: 2 minutesI received my Garmin Forerunner 201 Bike Mount Bracket yesterday morning, attached it to the handlebars of my Marin Bear Valley SE, and took off for a quick 6.2 mile ride with my wife in beautiful Spring weather. I wanted to try it as soon as possible because I knew after my…
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Laptop Buyers Guide Offered by Walter Mossberg
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI love Walter Mossberg’s Personal Technology column. He has a terrific ability to explain technology issues to business-oriented people. Earlier today, he published a brief laptop buyer’s guide. Rather than try to entice readers with features of specific models, he offers advice on factors to consider before a laptop purchase is…
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Zire 72 Ships from palmOne
Reading Time: 3 minutesHey– did you hear that palmOne shipped the Zire 72 today? Thought so. Here are the features, in case you didn’t actually read them: bright, 320×320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors, 312 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 32 MB RAM (24 MB actual storage), integrated 1.2…
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palmOne Ships Zire 31
Reading Time: 3 minutesEverybody and their brother in the gadget journalism business has reported that palmOne shipped the Zire 31 today. First a quick review of the features: 160×160 color display with contrast and brightness controls– supports thousands of colors, 200 MHz Intel ARM-based processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 16 MB RAM (14 MB user accessible),…
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23.5-Mile Bike Ride Mapped Using Garmin Forerunner 201 and USAPhotoMaps
Reading Time: 3 minutesI took my Marin Bear Valley SE mountain bike out this morning and rode around eastern Mercer and southern Middlesex counties for an hour and 45 minutes in order to test the Garmin Forerunner 201, a Global Positioning System-based fitness measurement tool. I had a great time. In order to make the…
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Got My Garmin Forerunner 201 Yesterday
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI forgot to mention that I received my Garmin Forerunner 201 yesterday from Amazon.com. I ordered it on Saturday, April 24, using the FREE Super Saver Shipping method. I got the “Your Amazon.com order has shipped” message overnight between Monday and Tuesday, and received it around 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 27.…