Operation Gadget
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Deal on Cardo Scala 500 Bluetooth Headset at Amazon.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTreonauts published a review of the Cardo Scala 500 Bluetooth Headset which is considered a worthy alternative to the Palm Bluetooth Headset for the Treo 650. There are a couple of things that make the Cardo Scala 500 stand out and probably make it a better choice: there’s a great deal…
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Ftech Solar 7 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Reviewed by Ubergizmo
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI IMed with Hubert Nguyen from Ubergizmo.com yesterday who told me about his nice review of the Ftech Solar 7 Bluetooth GPS Receiver. There are a lot of buzzwords in that product name, so let me summarize. This is a solar-powered GPS that can communicate with a Bluetooth-capable handheld or notebook…
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Important Update for Cingular Version of Treo 650 Released Recently
Reading Time: 2 minutesTreo 650 Updater 1.15 for Cingular was released last Monday. I needed to perform this upgrade because I was running Treo650-1.04-CNG which is an old revision of the Treo 650 firmware for Cingular. According to the Palm website, the features included in this update are: Optimizes memory handling and frees up more…
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4th Week of July 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, July 25: Busy. Tuesday, July 26: Busy. Wednesday, July 27: Biked 22.7 miles in 1 hour 42 minutes. Thursday, July 28: Rest. Friday, July 29: Mowed lawn for 1 hour 30 minutes. Saturday, July 30: Canoed for 53…
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Polar Precision Performance Software Update Provides New Features and Calendar Themes
Reading Time: 2 minutesPolar Precision Performance Software: A new update has been released which includesnew screen themes like this. [ Image: Polar Electro ] I recently received word that Polar Electro has released a free update to its Polar Precision Performance Software for that comes with its high end Heart Rate Monitors like the Polar…
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Bush Called “Most Fit” President in History
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast night, Matt Drudge reported some interesting facts from President George W. Bush’s latest physical that clearly make Bush the “most fit” president in history. The President’s fitness is something I want to keep in mind because no one has more time commitments or things to worry about than the President…
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I Need to Stop Sweating the Small Stuff
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the problems I had during the month when Operation Gadget focused on the 2005 Tour de France is that writing became a really intense process for me. This was an outgrowth of an email exchange I had with Frank Steele of TDFblog.com at the beginning of July in which…
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Freshness Interviews Mark Smith on Lance Armstrong Iconography
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve been searching around the Internet for articles containing illustrations of the icons that were placed on Lance Armstrong’s bikes during the Tour de France. I think that the icons are really interesting and I want to understand the inspiration behind the project better. The most informative article I’ve found in…