Category: Off-topic
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Why There is Some Confusion Over the LiveStrong Campaign Fund Raising Goal
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince I got my LiveStrong yellow wristband, I’ve been confused about the fundraising goal of the campaign. Some websites say the goal is $5 million, others say it’s $6 million. Thanks to an interview Lance Armstrong gave to CyclingNews earlier this week, I now have an answer. Here’s what Lance Armstrong says…
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Picked Up a LiveStrong Wristband at Princeton Running Company
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile we were in Princeton on Wednesday evening, my wife and I stopped into the Princeton Running Company to browse and ask the store personnel about podiatrists that athletes in the area have seen. Inside we noticed a point-of-purchase display of LiveStrong yellow wristbands which are being sold to support a new…
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In Memory of Ronald Reagan
Reading Time: 3 minutesRonald Reagan passed away on Saturday after a long illness. I told a friend in Switzerland earlier today that I thought that Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of my lifetime. I would argue that the technology community owes President Reagan more than most people realize. Consider: January 20, 1981, Reagan’s First…
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Gateway to Shutdown All of its Gateway Stores
Reading Time: < 1 minuteForbes Magazine and a number of other outlets reported that Gateway will shutter all of its Gateway Stores and layoff at least 2,500 sales people that it employs at these locations. A lot of people have looked at Gateway Stores and wondered why they lasted so long. “Big Box” electronics retailers…
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Other Weblogs Discover the AT&T Wireless Downgrade Program
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver the weekend, two of the media’s favorite gadget weblogs (I’ll let you guess which two) discovered that AT&T Wireless was offering free downgrades for many of their customers’ high end phones. One of the weblogs even suggested that their story was an “exclusive,” despite the fact that Operation Gadget published…
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William Gibson is Proudly Behind the Curve on Use of Technology Gadgets
Reading Time: 2 minutesSlashdot pointed out a brief but excellent interview of William Gibson by David Hiltbrand in the February 17 edition of the Philadelphia Inqurirer. The interview was done in advance of an appearance he made that night at the Free Library of Philadelphia. The visit to Philadelphia is part of a book tour…
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You Can Actually Save Money on Magazine Subscriptions at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI subscribe to Forbes Magazine and I have for several years. I get a lot of ideas for Operation Gadget articles from it, including the article about the Panasonic SVAV100 D-Snap MPEG4 Camcorder. My subscription is expiring in late March, so I’m getting direct mail pieces asking me to renew. The…