Operation Gadget

Operation Gadget

  • Flickr Offers Photo Printing at Target

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFlickr Offers Photo Printing at Target[ image created by Dave Aiello, courtesy of Flickr ]. Flickr announced the introduction of a photo print ordering service for users in the United States. The service is offered in conjunction with Target Stores. You have the option of picking your photo order up at your local Target…

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  • Fabulous Deal on Paint Shop Pro 9 at Amazon.com While Supplies Last

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just noticed that Amazon.com is offering Corel Paint Shop Pro 9 while supplies last for as little as $19.99! Paint Shop Pro is a great photo editing tool for people who don’t need all the complexity of Adobe Photoshop Elements, but who still want to do things like: fill flash…

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  • PSP Specific Version of Ubergizmo Announced by Publisher

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was IMing with Hubert from Ubergizmo today who pointed out that Ubergizmo is publishing a PlayStation Portable-specific version of their site. The URL for it is psp.ubergizmo.com. I haven’t been following the development of the PSP market too closely, but I think that the PSP has the potential to transcend…

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  • TomTom Making a Big Advertising Push on New York Radio

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was talking to Ed Anuff earlier today and I mentioned that TomTom is running a lot of radio ads on the major AM-band stations in New York for its portable GPS navigation systems like the TomTom Go 700. He said he’s hearing a lot of ads in the Bay Area…

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  • Where I’ve Been for the Past Three Weeks

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of loyal readers have emailed to find out what I’ve been up to recently. I haven’t posted much at all on Operation Gadget since we got home from The Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope, and there are some important reasons for this. Let me list a few of them…

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  • Refocusing Operation Gadget for the Future

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOperation Gadget will turn two years old in a couple of weeks. Overall, it’s done really well, and we’ve established an audience in several different niches: electronic gadgets, technology used in sports, Lance Armstrong Foundation-related and Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope fundraising, professional cycling All of these are worthwhile topics for…

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  • “Life Hackers” Movement Profiled in the New York Times Magazine

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere was a really interesting article in New York Times Magazine yesterday called Meet the Life Hackers. Clive Thompson interviewed a number of personal productivity researchers in academia and the technology industry, and discussed their findings. Among other things: Interruptions that cause concentration breaks hurt productivity, resulting in as much as…

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  • Target Pink Charm Bracelet Sets Help Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer in 2005

    Reading Time: 2 minutesPink Breast Cancer Charm Braceletsare new for 2005 and are available fromTarget.com and Amazon.com. They benefit The Breast CancerResearch Foundation. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The businesses down on State Street in my hometown of Newtown, Pennsylvania have all decorated their storefronts in pink. This is to remind everyone that we…

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  • Public Relations Opportunity for the Tour of Hope Muted by the Storm

    Reading Time: 3 minutesI spent a long time on Sunday morning trying to collect my thoughts on the cancellation of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to Washington DC Fundraising Ride and the Tour of Hope Grand Finale on The Ellipse. In the end, I was frustrated and ended up being late for a…

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