Operation Gadget
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Why Ikea Plastis Ice Cube Trays Are Better Than the Competition
Reading Time: 2 minutesIkea Plastis Ice Cube Tray: These rubber ice cube trays are nearly indestructible.[ Photo:Dave Aiello ]. I bought some Plastis Ice Cube Trays from Ikea a few months ago to try them as an alternative to Rubbermaid Periwinkle Ice Cube Trays. I have used the Rubbermaid trays for years in the places that my…
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Google Maps Expanding to Europe in Stages
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I heard that Google Maps had expanded its coverage to Europe, I thought of my friend Ramona Morel who recently moved to a new condominium in Zurich, Switzerland. I went to Google Maps, typed in her address, and didn’t get the map I expected. I thought, “Maybe I need to…
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OLN Changing Its Name to “Versus” in September 2006
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOLN the network that brings you The National Hockey League, professional cycling, The Arena Football League, and The Davis Cup, announced today that it will be renamed Versus in September 2006. The network will officially change its name just in time for the beginning of the 2006-07 NHL season, but will…
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How VeloNews Built their Cycling Race Ticker
Reading Time: 3 minutesVeloNews Ticker: This is the latest advancement in live coverage of pro cycling events, brought to us by VeloNews. Earlier today I spoke to Jeff Henderson from One Million Revolutions who developed the VeloNews Ticker that’s being used for the first time at the 2006 Tour de Georgia cycling race. VeloNews has…
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Newsforge Article Gives Thunderbird Productivity Tips
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLifehacker pointed out a great article on NewsForge.com that gives tips on how to get the most out of Mozilla Thunderbird. Thunderbird is the email client I use everyday. I’ve already taken the suggestion of creating a Smart Folder to filter server status messages out of my main IMAP mailbox. This…
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Where You Can Find Live Coverage of the 2006 Tour de Georgia
Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople are going to our 2005 Tour de Georgia live coverage information page, so I’m creating a new list for the 2006 edition: Velonews. Velonews has a “ticker”– a very interesting page containing running commentary, a continuously-updated route map generated from Google Maps, and a photo stream. The problem is that…
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How To Receive HDTV Without Subscribing to Cable
Reading Time: 2 minutesKathleen and I had lunch with our friend Jennifer Colangelo over the weekend. She is is the proud owner of a huge, new plasma HDTV set that she mainly uses to watch DVDs and play games on her Xbox 360. As we discussed her new TV, I found out that she receives…
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Apple Mail Recommended as a Replacement for Eudora 6 on Intel-based Macs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell is the proud owner of a new MacBook Pro. He reports that Apple Mail, part of Mac OS X Tiger is a significant improvement over Eudora 6, the latest version available for the Mac. Martin writes: I’ve been using Apple Mail 2.0.8 for about 10 days now, and I’ve…
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How to Listen to Race Radio at the 2006 Tour de Georgia
Reading Time: 2 minutesKevin Ward asked: Do you have any ideas on listening to the “Radio Tour” Channel, 450.8875 MHz at the Ford Tour de Georgia? I am going to try a NASCAR type scanner from Radio Shack. The scanner I have will also decode the CTCSS quiet code so that I can listen in…