Month: November 2004
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Holiday Wishlist Ideas
Reading Time: 3 minutesI got an email from Linda Frost, a relative of mine, asking for gift ideas for the upcoming holiday season. This is always a challenge because my birthday is right after Thanksgiving, so I have to pick a number of things at once in order to keep my family happy. If you’re…
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Perfect Timing for Today’s Training Ride, Courtesy of the National Weather Service
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe National Weather Service got the forecast for Central New Jersey exactly right today. It called for rain beginning at around midday, so I got my cold weather gear out and hit the road between 10:00 and 10:30am for a 14-mile ride on my mountain bike. It took me about 54…
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iPod Photo Makes a Good Impression on Reviewers at WSJ
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWalter Mossberg and Katie Boehret of The Wall Street Journal tried the 40-Gigabyte iPod Photo, Apple’s new device for digital music and photo storage. They liked it for the reasons that they’ve liked every other iPod: superior user interface. According to the article: …The iPod Photo was just as easy, and…
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Sidekick II Reaches Number 1 on Amazon.com Cell Phone Early Adopter List
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA very positive review of the T-Mobile Sidekick II was published on BargainPDA today. The review got me looking at the prices for it. I found a great deal at Amazon.com: the net price for the Sidekick II is $0 after all rebates, if you pick the right contract. No wonder…
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LAF Store Reports Slight Delay in LiveStrong Wristband Shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m waiting for a shipment of one 10-pack of LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands from the Lance Armstrong Foundation On-Line Store that I ordered on October 1. Late this morning, I received the following email: Hello David, Thank you for supporting the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF). We wanted to provide you with a…
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“Living in Pink” Also Running a Wristband Program
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiving in Pink Wristband:imprinted with Living in Pink are available directly fromLivingInPink.com,a non-profit that supports breastcancer research. Mark from the organization Living in Pink emailed earlier today and reported the following: Living in Pink is also selling Pink Wristbands and donates 100 percent of proceeds to breast cancer research and awareness…
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Go Vote, Then Go Workout
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is Election Day in the United States. Although Operation Gadget is not about politics, I feel safe encouraging U.S. readers to vote today if you feel strongly about the candidates running in your district. I’m on safer ground when I urge you to get some exercise today. I think that exercise…
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Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless Readying Release of Treo 650
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe palmOne Treo 650:Expected to be released inthe United States beforethe end of 2004, andin other countries, early in the new year.[ Photo courtesy of palmOne. ] AT&T Wireless appears to be laying the foundation for a launch of the Treo 650 on its GSM/EDGE network before the end of 2004. There…
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Reebok Acquisition of Major Hockey Equipment Manufacturer Pits it Against Nike Again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe lockout of professional ice hockey players by the National Hockey League is having a profound effect on the sport. One example of this is how little attention was paid to