Monthly Archives: July 2004

Gizmodo Effect

I’ve heard of the Slashdot effect. I’m not sure if it still exists, but I remember a coworker of mine mentioning this way back maybe 5 years ago. Apparently people who were mentioned on Slashdot.org with a link to their … Continue reading

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Late Thirties

Well, it appears Wil Wheaton’s birthday is the day before mine, although he’s also four years younger. I will be turning 36 on Friday, and while I haven’t really enjoyed getting older since turning 25 or so, now that I … Continue reading

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eBay

Me and my wife were at the mall this weekend and stopped by the Apple Store as she needed a case for the iPod Mini that I had bought for her in April but which didn’t actually arrive until last … Continue reading

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Early to Bed, Early to Rise…

One of my earliest memories, although I may be mixing a few together, is of me and my mom taking a walk early in the morning in Kismet on Fire Island. I must have been only four or five. We … Continue reading

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iPod, The Next Generation ©

Well, a new generation of iPods has just been announced. Looks like they are not the revolutionary changes that some people were hoping for, including color screens, support for playing video files, larger storage capacity, greatly decreased size, etc. They … Continue reading

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Nikon D70

Wouldn’t you know it, just as I am starting to get a handle on my new Treo 600, my wife goes and buys me a new digital camera! Well, part of one anyway. It’s the Nikon D70, and I’ve been … Continue reading

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T-Mobile Sidekick Vs. Handspring/PalmOne Treo 600

Many of you have read about my love-hate relationship with T-Mobile’s Sidekick and its lack Outlook synch capability. Almost a year ago I had gotten tired of waiting for the ability to synch my contacts, calendar, and task list with … Continue reading

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Fireworks

We went to NYC for the 4th of July this year again. I’m not sure if it was because of fear of some terrorist incident or more people taking advantage of the extra day to take vacation, but the city … Continue reading

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Dancing Barefoot

I only recently discovered Wil Wheaton’s blog, and although I haven’t read every entry since, I have read a good number. He’s a good writer, but I’m not always in the mood for his sometimes very sentimental stuff about his … Continue reading

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Back in Business

Today I come to work and for the heck of it try to check to see if I can access Blog City and wouldn’t you know it, I can get to it again, along with my exchange host. No one … Continue reading

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