Category: Announcements
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New Operation Gadget Header Graphic
Reading Time: < 1 minute Since I switched back to Mac on February 28, I’ve started using much more of my photo library. One of the products of this process is a new Operation Gadget header graphic which shows a series of Serotta road bikes mounted on a roof rack. I’ve been using the original…
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Using Pixen to Create a Favicon for Operation Gadget
Reading Time: < 1 minute I uploaded a favicon for Operation Gadget a little while ago. I used a program called Pixen to make it on my MacBook Pro. Pixen is donationware. The “Operation Gadget” title on the Alltop Gadgets Page looked naked without a favicon on its left. I felt like I had to…
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Operation Gadget Is Now Part of The Alltop Gadgets Page
Reading Time: < 1 minute I got an email from Guy Kawasaki last night telling me that Operation Gadget has been added to the Alltop Gadgets page. What a great terrific break for us! Alltop is the new weblog aggregation site that its owners call “the digital magazine rack” of the Internet. Operation Gadget headlines…
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Trying Out MarsEdit
Reading Time: < 1 minute I’m trying out MarsEdit, a MacOS X blogging client, for a few posts to see if it improves my productivity. It’s been recommended by higher beings in the blogosphere like Andy Abramson and John Gruber— two people whose blogs I read every day. I really want to see whether a…
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User Comment Capability Restored
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fellow Movable Type publishing system consultant Chad Everett pointed out that the Operation Gadget comment mechanism wasn’t functioning properly. It took a while to determine what the problem was, but I corrected it. You are free to leave comments on Operation Gadget again. Thanks for pointing out the problem Chad.
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Operation Gadget Has Moved to a New Server
Reading Time: < 1 minute Operation Gadget has moved to a bigger and faster webserver to serve you better. Sorry for the lack of articles over the past few days. We now return you to your regularly scheduled gadget talk.
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Happy Holidays from Operation Gadget
Reading Time: 2 minutes Happy Holidays from Dave, Kathleen, and Jimmy Aiello: We spent lots of time this Christmas with family and friends. We also bought a new car.[ Photo: Scott Aiello ] Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year from your friends at Operation Gadget. I didn’t expect to be away from my keyboard…
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Happy Birthday, Wes!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wes Howson was born on Tuesday at a hospital in New Jersey. Everyone’s very happy. [ Photo: Kathleen Aiello ] Wesley Howson was born on Tuesday evening in a nearby hospital. Wes was 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and 21 inches long. My sister Julie and Wes are doing fine. A number…
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Operation Gadget Will Be Offline For Four Hours on September 2nd
Reading Time: < 1 minute Attention Operation Gadget Readers: due to a data center migration at our hosting provider, OperationGadget.com will be offline from 11:45pm Central Time on Friday, September 1 to 4:00am on Saturday, September 2.