Operation Gadget
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XM Radio Takes PC-based Access Device Off the Market
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCNET News.com reported that XM Satellite Radio pulled its XM PCR PC-based radio from the market after learning that a software product has been released that allows its broadcasts to automatically be broken up into MP3 files representing individual songs. TimeTrax software from NeroSoft makes this possible. But, it is also…
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Money from the LiveStrong Campaign Funds Adult Cancer Survivorship Center in Boston
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday’s Boston Globe had an article called You Survived Cancer. Now What? that focused on the difficulties that Shari Dicker and other survivors of adult-onset cancer face as a result of having the good fortune of being a long term cancer survivor. The article talks about the Lance Armstrong Foundation Adult…
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Philadelphia: City of Brotherly WiFi?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Associated Press reports that Philadelphia is considering deploying WiFi throughout the city. Dianah Neff, CIO of the City of Philadelphia, said that access to the service would be offered either for free or for substantially less than the rates charged by commerical WiFi access providers. The article estimates the total…
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Apple’s Next iMac Builds Entire Computer into Flat Panel Screen
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today, Apple Computer announced the iMac G5 at the Apple Expo in Paris. The computer, ranging from a 1.6 to 1.8-Gigahertz 64-bit PowerPC G5 CPU with hard disk and DVD/CD drive, is integrated with a 17 or 20-inch widescreen LCD display in a single 2-inch thick enclosure. The computer is…
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Cornelius Horan Should Have Received Jail Time for Disrupting Olympic Marathon
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today, The BBC reported that Cornelius Horan received a one-year suspended sentence for tackling Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima and disrupting the men’s Olympic marathon. Horan previously disrupted the British Grand Prix and at least attempted to disrupt the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. For some reason, the Greek court that tried Horan…
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Cadence Performance Cycling in Philadelphia Profiled by Pez Cycling News
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the most ambitious retail cycling stores in the United States was launched in Philadelphia in April 2004. Cadence Performance Cycling, which calls itself “The Cultural Capital of the Cycling World,” was recently profiled in Pez Cycling News. Richard Pestes, the founder and publisher of Pez Cycling, wrote the article…
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August 23-29, 2004 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the fourth week of August 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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H-P Releases Co-Branded Apple iPod
Reading Time: 2 minutesHewlett-Packard released their version of the iPod on Friday, along with a raft of other digital photography, home theater, and entertainment products. At about the same time, Amazon.com began taking orders for the Apple iPod + hp with 20-gigabyte and 40-gigabyte storage capacities. I have no idea how well H-P’s versions of…
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PC Tech Support Generally Found Lacking by USA Today
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe steadily decreasing cost of laptops and PCs is almost universally considered a good thing. But, if you talk to people who have show-stopping technical problems with their inexpensive computers, you realize that customer support is one of the places where costs have been cut. As the article in today’s USA…