Operation Gadget
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RunKeeper’s “LG Lifeband 5K Challenge” is an Easy Way to Experience Full App Functionality
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been using the RunKeeper App to track my running for the past five weeks. During that time, I’ve been impressed with the quality of the app. But I’ve been using it at the free level, where certain features such as run comparison are disabled. A couple of days ago, I…
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4 Reasons to Buy an REI Alcove Shelter Tent
Reading Time: 2 minutesI bought an REI Alcove Shelter for Kathleen for Mother’s Day, and this is already one of the most useful gifts that Jimmy, Peter, and I have given her. Jimmy and I brainstormed about what to give Kathleen this year, and we settled on something that would make Summer parties in our…
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Filing a Claim to Recover Part of the DRAM Settlement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in the late 1990s and the first few years of the 2000s, I bought thousands of dollars of desktop computers, printers, servers, and handheld electronics. So I am one of the people who should be able to claim a share of the settlement in the DRAM Antitrust Litigation. If you…
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Siri Can’t Correctly Answer the First Day of Spring Question in 2014
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI couldn’t be more frustrated about the fact that Siri in iOS 7.1 could not correctly answer the question, “When is the first day of Spring?” on the first day of Spring 2014. Siri said that the first day of Spring in 2014 is Sunday, March 23. When I asked Google…
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Time-Lapse Movie of Ice Making at an NHL Hockey Arena
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter publishing the previous article about making ice for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Hockey Tournament, I strated looking for a more complete time-lapse movie that shows the full ice painting process. Here’s the best video I’ve found so far. It was created by the San Jose Sharks when they…
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Time-Lapse Movie of Creating Ice for NCAA D-III Hockey Tournament
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Hockey Tournament is taking place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, ME on March 21 and 22, 2014. The Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal created a time-lapse movie of the process of setting up and painting the ice for the tournament. An staff engineer from the…
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iOS 7.1 Released
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am really pleased to hear that Apple released iOS 7.1 today. There are a lot of features that improve services that I like, and we have waited a long time for this update to mature to the point where it could be released. Some of the improvements that stand out to…
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Operation Gadget App Coming Soon for Your iPhone
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few hours ago, I submitted an Operation Gadget reader app for the iPhone to Apple for their approval. I hope that they will approve the app within the next week, and then it will be available on the App Stores throughout the world. It’s been obvious to me for a…