Category Archives: Gadget

Cool TV gadget

2006-08-17 – 06:37

Elgato has been making TV tuner boxes and software for the mac for a while now, Scott has an older one and likes it, and earlier this year I was thinking about getting some HDTV in the house on the cheap. It wasn’t a terrible idea then, but it would end up a bit […]

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Kudos to Garmin Support

2006-05-26 – 16:41

Garmin’s going to repair my Edge 305 for $50!
It took twenty minutes on hold to speak to a person, but after I got through, they were very helpful. I admit I expected them to be helpful, based on the experiences of some friends of mine. I’ll drop it off at the post office tomorrow […]

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GPS as Bicycle Computer

2006-03-18 – 14:32

This morning I went on my first ride with the Garmin Edge 305. It collects cadence, speed, heart rate, and position, and saves them for upload and analysis on the computer after you’re done exercising. So far I’m pleased with it. I’ve been waffling for years on getting GPS, and also on getting a bicycle […]

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GPS Killer App

2006-03-13 – 20:31

I love maps, I work with GIS-like applications nearly every day, and I’ve always been fascinated by GPS, but never quite enough to spend the money to buy one. This weekend I got an email from one of the Sunday riders, and it’s launched these semi-related interests from passive to full-on geek/gadget/cycling gear fetish […]

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Crazy Organizing

2006-02-03 – 22:21

The last few years, it seems like the scope and sometimes the complexity of the things I need or want to accomplish both at work and at home has expanded dramatically. Several years ago, I tried using a DayTimer, but I was really just using it as an appointment book with some to-do lists. After […]

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