Operation Gadget
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Google Docs and Spreadsheets May Make Microsoft Office Unnecessary on Our New MacBook
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy wife Kathleen is finally going to get the new Apple MacBook that she’s been eyeing for months. This purchase will be a major liberation for her in the sense that she will be able to manage photos from the main family digital camera, the Canon PowerShot A540, sync her Treo 650…
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A Quick Update on Recent Events
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSorry I haven’t updated Operation Gadget since my son Jimmy’s birthday last week. There was a lot going on that took me away from my computer: Jimmy’s first birthday party: We had what I consider a small scale party for Jimmy when he and Kathleen got back from the Shore– only…
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Happy Birthday Jimmy!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJimmy at Age 1: Jimmy is one year old today! [ Photo: Kathleen Aiello ] My son Jimmy Aiello turns 1 today. Tonight we’re having a small family celebration dinner. The larger party for family and friends is this weekend. Jimmy and Kathleen are spending the week at Sea Isle City, NJ while…
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Delta Boticelli Bike Rack Lets You Store Four Bikes in a Small Space
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m three weeks into a new full time job. In order to get to work on-time, I need to leave the house by 7:45am. My son (who is about to celebrate his first birthday) goes to bed between 7:00 and 8:00pm, so the best time for me to exercise is before work.…
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French President-Elect Sarkozy Leverages Internet Communities in Victory
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the more interesting articles I’ve read recently is the reflection of a French Internet community leader on his role in the Nicolas Sarkozy presidential campaign. Loic LeMeur is one of the founders of the LeWeb3 who decided to invite the three leading candidates for the French presidency to his…
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Gadget Links: Basso Profundo Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBasso admits involvement in Puerto scandal on VeloNews.com: “Ivan Basso on Monday confessed to the anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) that he was involved in the Operacion Puerto blood doping scandal…. The 29-year-old Basso now faces a ban from cycling of up to two years and an additional…
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Interesting Stats on Mobile Phone Use in Wall Street Journal Column
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn yesterday’s Loose Wire column in The Wall Street Journal, Jeremy Wagstaff reported some really interesting statistics about mobile phone usage patterns that he got from researchers at Nokia. According to the article, which is unfortunately only available to subscribers: 30% of people who carry their mobile phones in a pants…
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“NHL On The Fly: Final” Helps Me Keep Up with the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing. I can’t see every minute of each game because I’m busy at work, and when I get home I need to spend some time with my family. This means watching at least part of some of the appointment shows that are recorded on…
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Lee Gomes is Foolish for Sticking with Windows
Reading Time: 2 minutesI read Lee Gomes’ “Portals” column in The Wall Street Journal today about problems he’s identified with basic file system management in the Windows Vista operating system, and came to the conclusion that he’s foolish for not switching to the Macintosh. Gomes identified a performance issue in Windows XP; He cannot get…