Operation Gadget

Month: September 2004

  • 7 of Top 10 Digital Cameras at Amazon.com Manufactured by Canon

    Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier this week, I talked about the Nikon Coolpix 8800, one of several new digital cameras recently announced by Nikon. I think the Coolpix is going to be a great camera when you can get it and if you can afford it. One thing I noticed while looking at competing models on…

  • Info on Nike Timing Products Available via New Yahoo! Group

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Nike Triax Elite is an exampleof the Nike Timing System discussedin the new NikeTiming Yahoo! Group. Operation Gadget reader Bob reports that a brand new Yahoo! Group for user-to-user support of Nike Timing Systems with Heart Rate Monitor or Speed Distance Monitor capabilities has been set up at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/niketiming/. I…

  • iMac G5 Called “a real pleasure, not a hassle, to use”

    Reading Time: 2 minutesWall Street Journal columnist Walter Mossberg raves about the iMac G5 in his column published today. He says that the computer is “essentially invisible” now that it’s embedded in the rear of a 17-inch or 20-inch flat panel display. The iMac G5 is significantly faster than a PowerBook G4 that Mossberg also…

  • Quiet of the Living Room Interrupted by the Words “You’re Fired!”

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday afternoon, I was sitting in the living room at my house, working on style sheet changes for one of my clients’ websites. I had turned off the radio a little while earler in order to better concentrate. The sliding glass door out to the backyard was open and a slight breeze…

  • Slight Change in the Description of Operation Gadget

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery weblog based on the Movable Type publishing system has a description which appears in the title of the home page. When I started Operation Gadget, I described it with the phrase “Electronic gadget news and reviews”. Over the past few months I’ve added a lot of content about technology used…

  • Nike CEO Calls Lance Armstrong “The Story of the Year”

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNike CEO Philip Knight spoke to shareholders yesterday at his company’s annual meeting in Oregon. BikeBiz a UK-based publication covering the retail bike industry, said that Knight was listing the achievements of Nike-sponsored athletes, but then interrupted himself and said: Whoa, whoa, whoa…you guys are doing a great job, but occasionally…

  • Tour of Hope Riders Reaching Out to Each Other

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI got an email from Cecil Ledesma yesterday that said: I just stumbled upon your blog and like you am registered to ride on October 9th in DC. I am a huge supporter of Lance and the LiveStrong program. There aren’t enough yellow t-shirts I can wear in a week. I plan…

  • Tyler Hamilton Deserves Swifter, Surer Anti-Doping Testing Than He Received

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI learned last night that Tyler Hamilton’s performance in the 2004 Olympic Time Trial has been questioned as a result of an anti-doping test result that indicates that he may have received a homologous transfusion. The test Hamilton failed was administered at the time of the competition, nearly one month ago. He…

  • Bauer 4000 Hockey Helmet Provides Good Protection and Fits Well

    Reading Time: 2 minutesBauer 4000 Hockey Helmet:photo courtesy of Amazon.com I’ve written a lot about cycling on Operation Gadget recently, but I am also heavily involved in amateur ice hockey as an on-ice official. I have been an official for about 20 years, and I currently officiate in the Atlantic Hockey League, the New Jersey…