Operation Gadget
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Map of the Tour of Hope DC Fund-raising Route Published
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Tour of Hope website is being updated almost daily now, in preparation for the big events. Today, a map of the DC Fund-raising Ride was added. It’s an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) document, so you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. There aren’t many place names on this…
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Kristen Adelman, Endurance Athlete and Cancer Survivor, on the 2004 Tour of Hope National Team
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve mentioned to a couple of friends that I might like to try to qualify as a rider for the 2005 Tour of Hope coast-to-coast ride. I’ve been doing research in order to see the qualifications of the riders that have already been chosen, and it’s looking like it could be…
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TiVo Releases Updated Desktop Media Server Software
Reading Time: < 1 minutePVRblog pointed out that TiVo has released version 1.1 of TiVo Desktop, a PC and Macintosh media server software-utility that’s compatible with TiVo Series 2 Personal Video Recorders with network adapters installed. This means that TiVo users with recent-model PVRs can steam MP3s and view photos through their home theater systems…
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Coolpix 8800 from Nikon Delivers Big Images and Optical Zoom
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of weeks ago, I talked about a mid-priced digital camera that emphasizes optical zoom capabilities over image size. That camera, the Canon Powershot S1 IS blows the optical zoom capabilities of my film SLR camera away, at least with the lens I use for every day photos. A couple…
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September 13-19, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the third week of September 2004. 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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26.1-Mile Training Route, The East Windsor – Millstone Loop
Reading Time: 2 minutesEast Windsor – Millstone Training Loop: also passing through West Windsor, Washington Twp., Upper Freehold, Allentown, Roosevelt, and Hightstown, NJ. Click on the imagefor a larger map.Photos of the route are also available. Several Operation Gadget readers have expressed interest in the training rides that I’m doing in preparation for the 2004…
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On-line Store Relaunched by Lance Armstrong Foundation, LiveStrong Wristbands Available Again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGet your LiveStrong wristbands now at www.laf-store.org. Maria Norton pointed out that the Lance Armstrong Foundation On-Line Store is back on-line at a new URL: http://www.laf-store.org/. She placed an order for several 10-packs of LiveStrong yellow wristbands, and so did I. Orders placed through the LAF On-Line Store are expected to…
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Dave’s Cycling Dashboard
Reading Time: 2 minutesDave’s Cycling Dashboard: Click onphoto to see full-size, labeled image A couple of weeks ago, Peter Hamilton-Scott asked me to show how I mounted my Garmin Forerunner 201 on my bike. Apparently, he is a Forerunner owner who had not purchased a Garmin Forerunner Bike Mount and was trying to use the…
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iPods Everywhere on the “E” Train
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTuesday night I went into Manhattan to meet Stefan Kulla and Sascha Bereksasi for dinner. They’re friends of mine from Germany who were passing through New York on the way home to Frankfurt. I rode the “E” Train from The World Trade Center to 34th Street at about 6:30pm. As the…