Operation Gadget
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Three-Part Article on Writing a Webcam Application for the Nokia N800
Reading Time: 2 minutesI got a Nokia N800 through the Nokia Blogger Relations Program several months ago. I found this device quite interesting, but I never had the opportunity to dig into it as deeply as I had wanted to. I started to think about it again about a week ago, when I was thinking…
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A Hard Week to Get Sick
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI came down with food poisoning on Wednesday night, and that threw many of my plans for this week completely off. There are few weeks during the year where a one day illness like that would be more disrupting. I was able to get most of my work done but the…
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How Leo Laporte and Scott Bourne Get Such Great Sound on Their Podcasts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI am a big fan of This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, and The Apple Phone Show. They are all excellent podcasts that are have very high production standards. What I’m most impressed with is the sound quality of each of these shows. I think that Leo Laporte, the host of…
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Operation Gadget Updated to Movable Type 4.01
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI updated Operation Gadget to Movable Type Version 4.01 a few minutes ago. So far so good, but the website still says it was created by Movable Type 3.33. I’m sure I’ll get the kinks worked out in the next few days.
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How Lennard Zinn Got His MacBook Pro Stolen from a Locked Car at an Italian Rest Area
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just stumbled on to a sad story on VeloNews.com from bike tech columnist Lennard Zinn: Much of what I do in life is collect information about bicycle technology, and {in November} I went to the Milan bike show to do just that. But when my week-old MacBook Pro computer was…
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Gadget Links: Running Out of Time for Online Shopping Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmazon.com Sets Deadlines for Christmas Orders: Super Saver Shipping deadline is December 17. Standard Shipping is December 18. Amazon Prime December 20 by 6pm Eastern Standard Time. One date that I didn’t see in this list that’s probably important: HDTV sale deadline is December 16th. A Universe of Gadget Advice on NYTimes.com:…
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GarageBand 4.1.1 Update Includes “Send Ringtone to iTunes” Feature
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Apple Phone Show Weblog reports that GarageBand Version 4.1.1 (the update that was released yesterday), includes a fix for the “Send Ringtone to iTunes” feature that’s found in the “Share” menu. The article implies that they tested this feature and it works. This gives iPhone users another way to create…
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My New Story Building Concept for Operation Gadget
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShortly after midnight last night, I was thinking about all the good ideas I get for stories for Operation Gadget that never make it on to the site. I get them while I’m busy at work. I’m right in front of or close to a computer, but I don’t have time…