Operation Gadget

Month: September 2005

  • Skype May Be Acquired by EBay According to WSJ

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wall Street Journal reports in its Thursday edition that EBay is in talks to acquire Skype for between $2 and 3-billion dollars. According to the article “The talks are in a sensitive stage and could fall apart, according to one person briefed on the matter.” The article goes on to…

  • Choosing the Motorola HS850 as My First Bluetooth Headset

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve decided to buy a Motorola HS850 Bluetooth Headset for use with my Palm Treo 650 and my PC. I thought about this for a couple of weeks before I made the decision. Much of that delay was the result of a lack of consistency I found in Bluetooth headset reviews…

  • Getting the Word Out to Friends and Family About the Tour of Hope

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I spent a lot of time emailing my family and friends and encouraging them to donate to the Tour of Hope. I wanted to get this work done a month ago when I asked readers of Operation Gadget to contribute, but I ended up waiting until after Labor Day in order…

  • 1st Week of September 2005 Workouts

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, August 29: Biked 10.2 miles in 41 minutes 11 seconds. Tuesday, August 30: Rest. Wednesday, August 31: Biked 10.2 miles in 42 minutes 3 seconds. Thursday, September 1: Biked 10.2 miles in 42 minutes 41 seconds. Friday, September…

  • August 29 – September 4, 2005 Weekly Summary

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the first week of September 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…

  • Stop Blaming Each Other Over the Response to Hurricane Katrina

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m not surprised that people in other countries are shocked by the situation in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They can only react to what they see on TV and what they read. Americans need to demand a non-political response to this disaster. Politicians need to stop blaming…

  • How Out of Market VoIP Numbers Can Save Your Family Money

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndy Abramson pointed out how he uses an out-of-market number provided by AT&T CallVantage to save his mother money on her phone bill. Andy said: For the past few years my mom has been calling me long distance, but of late, now that I reinforced the point of my local Philadelphia…

  • “Treo Essentials” Debuts at Amazon.com, Offers Treo 650-Specific Tips

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmazon.com has started taking orders for Treo Essentials: Get the Most from Your Treo 650 by Michael Morrison and published by Que. This is the first book I’ve seen that has come out with Treo 650-specific advice. Previous books like Now You Know Treo and to a lesser extent the Treo…

  • Giant Provided Amateur Cyclists Opportunities to Ride the Courses of the Tour of Germany

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteRichard Pestes of PezCycling News published an article about his experience riding the Time Trial course at the Tour of Germany (DeutscheTour) through a program called Giant Tour. Giant Bicycles apparently has a huge presence in Germany, in part because it is the bicycle sponsor of the T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team.…