Operation Gadget
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Getting a Full Day’s Use Out of the iPhone 4S
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the most useful gifts Kathleen has given to me since we got married is the Mophie Juice Pack Plus rechargeable battery case for my iPhone 4S. I really could not get through an entire day meeting with clients in New York City without it. I generally start the day using my iPhone…
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Let’s Remember Operation Gadget The Way It Used to Be
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a few weeks, no one will remember what Operation Gadget used to look like. Let’s keep some memories alive by capturing screenshots of a few of articles that turned out to be milestones that were originaly published with the original website theme .
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It’s Been a Long Time Since We Laced Up the Blades
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy dad and I have a phrase that we use to each other to convey a sense of just having realized how much things have changed: “It’s been a long time since we laced up the blades.” Operation Gadget began life in mid-November 2003, as a way for me to express my…
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Republished on the Latest Version of Movable Type
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo all of you Operation Gadget insiders, welcome back. It’s hard to believe how long it’s been since I’ve said anything on the best blog I ever published. I want you to know that I was able to upgrade this site from Movable Type 4.25 to Movable Type 5.2.3 in about…
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Apple Files Patent Application on a Bike Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesPatently Apple reported that the US Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application called “Systems and Methods for Integrating a Portable Electronic Device with a Bicycle” that was received from Apple, Inc. According to the article, “Apple’s patent is about using a new iPod or iPhone system primarily on a bike…
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Using The ESPN 2010 FIFA World Cup App for the iPhone
Reading Time: 5 minutesI like the ESPN 2010 FIFA World Cup App for the iPhone more than I expected. Perhaps that’s because the so-called reviewers in the iTunes App Store were almost universal in their condemnation of this free app. That’s not surprising, considering the fact that the app contains the option of purchasing significant…
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More Useful Writing
Reading Time: 2 minutesSunday night I had dinner with my good friends Ramona Morel and Mike Devivo as well as Mike’s girlfriend Na’ama. We reminisced about times we had spent together over the years and remembered our friend Peter Frank who was Ramona’s husband. Peter passed away in August 2003, almost seven years ago. I…
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Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been sitting at my desk doing real work today, watching the unfolding controversy over the iPhone Prototype purchase that Gizmodo made. The latest development (if you have been completely avoiding media today) is that the Editor of Gizmodo had his home searched by the police for some reason and a…
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Two Great Hockey Teams Will Meet to Settle a 21-Year Old Score
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 1989, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association decided not to play the Boys’ Ice Hockey State Tournament Final. The schools that were supposed to play, Delbarton School and St. Joseph Regional High School couldn’t play because 15 students at Delbarton came down with the measles. Everybody on both teams…