Operation Gadget
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Crawling Out From Under My Rock
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI hope that I can get back to doing a bit more writing on Operation Gadget now. For the past two and a half weeks, I’ve been working on consulting projects for USA Hockey (at least the part called the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association Officiating Program) and Spot On. This work…
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Buy the MacBook Pro for the User Experience
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve noticed recently that a lot of people commenting on the Apple MacBook Pro who aren’t Macintosh users have focused on the comparing the CPU speeds of the new models with the final Apple PowerBook models and found the MacBook Pro models somehow lacking. It’s hard to believe that the people making…
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ESPN2 Isn’t To Blame for the Amgen Tour of California TV Production
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI read the complaints about TV coverage of the Tour of California that were published by VeloNews. The source of these complaints is VeloNews reader mailbag. It seems like a lot of VeloNews’ readers don’t realize that the Amgen Tour of California purchased the time on ESPN2 and contracted the coverage…
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Tire Repair Kit Includes Ultraflate CO2 Inflator
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGenuine Innovations Deluxe Tire Repair & Inflation Wallet: A handy set of bike tire repair tools if you need a CO2 pump. [ Image: Amazon.com ] Cool Tools pointed out a neat set of bike tire repair tools called the Genuine Innovations Deluxe Tire Repair & Inflation Wallet. For about 25 bucks, you…
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PEZ Reviews VDO MC1.0+ Bike Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesRichard Pestes reviewed the VDO MC 1.0 + Altimeter, a bike computer that includes an altimeter and thermometer. This is a high end bike computer which includes altimeter and thermometer features, but doesn’t include a heart rate monitor or PC connectivity. VDO MC 1.0 + Altimeter With everything from actual gradient to…
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Cast Removed from My Broken Leg
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday Kathleen and I met with my orthopedist for the first time since my leg was put in a cast. The orthopedist had my cast removed and had my left leg x-rayed again. The x-rays showed that my fibula is healing, but hasn’t yet healed 100 percent. The orthopedist decided not…
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Amgen Tour of California Debuts on Sunday with Prologue
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVeloNews reports that the Amgen Tour of California Pro Cycling Race will begin on Sunday, February 17, with a prologue in San Francisco. The Tour of California is the best funded pro cycling stage race in U.S. history, and I’m sorry that I won’t be there. ESPN2 will carry same-day highlights…
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Figure Skaters Claim That Archaic Skate Design is to Blame for Rash of Injuries
Reading Time: 2 minutesJackson Proflex Skate Boot: A first step toward better figure skating biomechanics? [ Photo: Jackson Ultima Skates ] I was really surprised at Peter Waldman’s page one article in today’s Wall Street Journal called Figure Skaters Blame Boot Design for Injury Plague. The article points out the number of severe orthopedic injuries that have…
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My New Treo 650 is Running Like a Top
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 10 days ago I reported that my Treo 650 died of complications resulting from the 1.17 firmware update. I received my replacement Treo 650 through the Warranty Exchange program offered by Cingular about a week ago, and so far the new Treo has worked like a dream. I had attempted…