Month: August 2005
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R-Driver II USB 2.0 to IDE Cable Is Ideal for Copying Data from Hard Drives Being Replaced
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today Engadget pointed out a review of the R-Driver II USB to IDE cable adapter that retails for less than $35. The review they noticed was published on theGadgeteer.com and gives basic information about the product. I did some research on this and other USB 2.0 to IDE solutions and…
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No Good Will Come from Retroactive Drug Testing in Pro Cycling
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany of us who covered the Tour de France have just learned of L’Equipe’s latest article charging Lance Armstrong with doping during the 1999 Tour de France. Using Google Translation Tools I learned that L’Equipe used investigative journalism techniques to assemble documents from multiple sources that they say indicate that Lance Armstrong…
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Developing a Workout Plan to Simulate the Effort of Other Athletic Performances
Reading Time: 3 minutesHeart Rate Chart from Training Log: Here is the heart rate chart for a game I refereed in the Chicago Showcase. Click on the chart to see a larger view. [ Image: Polar Precision Performance Software ] See more Chicago Showcase exercise data in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. Regular readers of…
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Replacing the APC Uninterruptible Power Supply Battery Protecting Our VoIP Lines
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmazon.com put many APC products including Genuine APC Replacement Batteries on sale. I discovered that I needed a replacement battery the other day when the power at the Home Office sagged for a moment. All of the computer equipment in the basement including my Linux development server, VoIP Telephone Adapters, DSL…
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Mavic Crossland Mountain Wheels Take a Year of Riding with No Problems
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m definitely pleased with the set of Mavic Crossland mountain bike wheels I put on my mountain bike last July. I bought the wheels because the set that came with my Marin Bear Valley SE years ago were falling apart due to metal fatigue, and I kept breaking spokes. Mavic� Crossland Silver…
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Installed Performance Topo FasTracs on My Mountain Bike
Reading Time: 2 minutesTen days ago I reported that I was replacing the tires on my mountain bike with Performance Topo FasTrac MTB Tires, a semi-slick tire that I found on sale at Performance Bicycle: Performance Topo� FasTrac MTB Tire (Folding) Introducing the new Topo� FasTrac ATB Tire Even faster and lighter than our SemiSlick+!…
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3rd Week of August 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, August 15: Biked 10.2 miles in 59 minutes 34 seconds. Tuesday, August 16: Biked 10.4 miles in 47 minutes 13 seconds. Wednesday, August 17: Busy. Thursday, August 18: Biked 11.3 miles in 1 hour 4 minutes 7 seconds.…
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August 15 – 21, 2005 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the third week of August 2005. I’m experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism…
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Finally Got Back on the Ice
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI reintroduced myself to my skates this weekend. On Saturday I participated in a scrimmage game between two Junior hockey teams at a rink in Union, New Jersey. This was the first time I’d been on the ice since I officiated at the Chicago Showcase back in April. I wouldn’t normally…