Operation Gadget
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Pogue Reviews the Treo 650, But Leaves Out Key Details about Mobile Email Capabilities
Reading Time: 2 minutesJen Colangelo emailed me earlier today to point out David Pogue’s review of the palmOne Treo 650 that appears in The New York Times today. I was a bit surprised at this review, both from a timing and content perspective. It’s odd for the Times’ technology writer to take a look at…
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Lance Should be Glad that Time Trial Helmets Must Protect Riders’ Heads
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI haven’t been doing as much reading as I normally do during the run up to the Tour de France. Most of you who read Operation Gadget regularly know that we moved last week and we’re still unpacking. In spite of my preoccupation, I saw the news about Lance Armstrong’s training…
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4th Week of June 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, June 20: biked 9.9 miles in 44 minutes and 5 seconds. Tuesday, June 21: Packing for move. Wednesday, June 22: Packing for move. Thursday, June 23: Moving day. Friday, June 24: Final clean out of old house. Saturday,…
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June 20 – 26, 2005 Weekly Summary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the Operation Gadget weekly summary for the fourth week of June 2005. I’m experimenting with a weekly summary so that readers who want to receive a periodic email with Operation Gadget headlines can receive the links to all of the articles published each week. I will post a mechanism…
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The Tyranny of the Boxes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreetings from the new Home Office in Newtown, PA. I was telling a story of the move last night at a dinner with my wife’s co-workers and we were laughing about how I had said, “there will probably not be much new content on Operation Gadget until late Thursday or early…
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Making the Move
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKathleen and I are moving to Newtown, Pennsylvania tomorrow, so there will probably not be much new content on Operation Gadget until late Thursday or early Friday. Wish us luck. I’ll still be reachable via email if you want to contact me: daiello [at] operationgadget.com.
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How the Outdoor Life Network Brings the Tour de France to Viewers in North America
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast Friday I had the unique opportunity to speak with Peter Sumpf, Vice President of Network Operations for the Outdoor Life Network. He’s in charge of the infrastructure that will transmit 2005 Tour de France programming to satellite and cable systems throughout the United States and Canada. I interviewed Peter over the…
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Start Reading “Lance Armstrong’s War”
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy wife Kathleen was laughing at me this morning when I told her that I was about to finish the new book Lance Armstrong’s War by Daniel Coyle, a contributing editor for Outside Magazine. Kathleen said, “Wow, you finished a long book! This is going to open new horizons for you,” as…