Operation Gadget
-
Gadget Links: Fred and Barney Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was on the road Monday, so this is my first opportunity to get some links up from the past few days. Legendary Animator Joseph Barbera Dead at 95 on LAist.com: Like nearly every other kid in the New York area during the 1970s and early 80s, I watched syndicated reruns of…
-
Gadget Links: Light the Lights Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese Services Make Backing Up Your Files Safe and Inexpensive on ptech.wsj.com: This is a solid review of the Mozy and Carbonite on-line backup services, which cost less than $50 per year each. CBS Records Is Revived For TV-Music Venture on WSJ.com: “The new venture will sell its music to the…
-
Gadget Links: Eleventh Hour Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhy You Can’t See the Game in HDTV on WSJ.com: “A warning to fans who plan to buy a TV before Christmas: Watching sports in HD is no slam dunk. Many nationally televised sports events are now available in HD, but most games are still beamed by regional cable sports networks…
-
Jimmy at the Christmas Meeting of Kathleen’s Book Club
Reading Time: 2 minutesJimmy at the Christmas Meeting of Kathleen’s Book Club: Here’s the picture of my son Jimmy that everyone in Kathleen’s Book Club wanted. Kathleen took our new Canon PowerShot A540 to the Christmas meeting of her book club on Sunday. This is always a really nice affair, and it got everybody who…
-
WSJ Prefers Teac LP-to-CD Recorder Stereo System over Ion iTTUSB
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was impressed with Walter Mossberg and Katherine Boehret’s comparison between the LP-to-CD Recorder Stereo System made by Teac America and the Ion iTTUSB Turntable that was published in today’s Wall Street Journal. According to the article, they decided to do this comparison in response to a steady stream of questions from…
-
Gadget Links: D-League Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlackBerry Orphans on WSJ.com: “As hand-held email devices proliferate, they are having an unexpected impact on family dynamics: Parents and their children are swapping roles. Like a bunch of teenagers, some parents are routinely lying to their kids, sneaking around the house to covertly check their emails and disobeying house rules…
-
Happy Birthday, Wes!
Reading Time: 2 minutesWes Howson was born on Tuesday at a hospital in New Jersey. Everyone’s very happy. [ Photo: Kathleen Aiello ] Wesley Howson was born on Tuesday evening in a nearby hospital. Wes was 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and 21 inches long. My sister Julie and Wes are doing fine. A number of…
-
He Left It All On The Road
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy Jeep Grand Cherokee: Here’s the Jeep as he looked on April 28, 2002, the day he passed 200,000 miles. I’ll replace this photo with a more recent one when I have time. [ Photo: Dave Aiello ] A few regular readers of Operation Gadget may have wondered where I’ve been for most of…
-
In “5 Essentials for a Winning Life”, Chris Carmichael Speaks on Non-Fitness Issues
Reading Time: 2 minutesChris Brewer from ThePaceline.com wrote an excellent review of Chris Carmichael’s new book, 5 Essentials for a Happy Life. This is a book that’s as much about life goals and focus as it is about physical fitness, and that’s why I put it on my wishlist. According to the review: … Chris…