Operation Gadget
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Free iPhone Wallpaper #2: Road Tires
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn honor of The Tour de Georgia pro cycling race that starts on Monday, our second free iPhone wallpaper is this neat photo I call Road Tires: I took this photo in April 2005 at The Tour de Georgia with a Canon Powershot A95 point-and-shoot camera. This image is part of…
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Tax Day Finding: Safari Not Supported By Some Important Tax Authorities and Service Providers
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday is April 15, a date that quite a few different tax authorities in the United States have picked as the deadline for filing annual tax returns. I had to file several returns today, including: U.S. Federal Income Tax for my wife and me Pennsylvania State Income Tax for my wife and…
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Check Out Alltop Podcasts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlltop just launched a new podcasts category. You can find it at: http://podcasts.alltop.com/ It looks like they are initially focusing on NPR and business-related podcasts, as opposed to the technology podcasts that I am typically subscribed to. After looking at Alltop Podcasts, I subscribed to: The Web 2.0 Show Startup Story…
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How to Create iPhone Ringtones from TV Show Soundtracks Using Audio Hijack Pro and GarageBand ’08
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe other day I was looking forward to watching NHL playoff games, and started thinking about how much fun it would be to watch Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC instead of Versus. I went over to CBC.ca and watched the HNIC Playoff Preview Show on the CBC Sports Video Player.…
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The Most Important Two Letters at the Girls’ Nationals: “O” and “T”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was chosen to officiate at the 2008 USA Hockey Girls’ Nationals last week in West Chester, PA. This was a marathon tournament that ran from April 2 to 6 and covered four different age groups: 12 and Under 14 and Under 16 and Under 19 and Under The tournament was…
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Free iPhone Wallpaper #1: Go Phillies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver the past few months, I’ve admired the free iPhone wallpapers that Scott Bourne has published over at The Apple Phone Show. While I was driving back and forth to the USA Hockey Girls’ Nationals last week, the thought occurred to me: Why not unlock the Operation Gadget photo vault and…
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Gone Officiating
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBeginning Wednesday, April 2, I am officiating the USA Hockey Girls’ National Ice Hockey Tournament in West Chester, PA. I may not have time to post very much on Operation Gadget until the tournament is over on Sunday. Your best bet if you want to hear from me from Wednesday to…
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Gadget Links: Old Granddad Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the Phinney Family, a Dream and a Challenge on NYTimes.com: This story came out last week, right before Taylor Phinney raced in the Individual Pursuits at the Track Cycling World Championships. Taylor finished eighth. His father, Davis, is a legendary U.S. cycling champ who has struggled with Parkinson’s Disease in recent…