Monthly Archives: August 2004

Beam me up Scotty

James Doohan, who played the Stark Trek Scottish chief of engineering on the 60’s show and subsequent movies, had a “farewell convention” this last weekend. When I learned about it this morning I was surprised, as I hadn’t known that … Continue reading

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First pics of Treo Ace

Gizmodo by way of TreoCentral has the first real pictures of the Treo Ace, or as they are calling it the ‘Treo 650′, the successor to the current Treo 600. It looks good, although not dramatically different. The keyboard seems … Continue reading

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T-Mobile finally offering the Treo 600 in retail stores

Treocentral has a piece about how the Treo 600 is finally being offered by T-Mobile in their store outlets. Previously you had to order it through PalmOne (or earlier Handspring), although for the first five months after the T600 came … Continue reading

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Roll Reversal

Three women from Los Angeles just started a company called Carb Couture with the aim to defend their right to enjoy carbs. How silly is this? It is really sad when people feel so threatened by their environment that they … Continue reading

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Telephony

Gizmodo has a review of the Sidekick II in addition to an accounting of some T-Mobile account problems. The review is ok, although it doesn’t really compare the unit to the previous Sidekick and may have a couple of inaccuracies. … Continue reading

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High Speed Browsing on the Treo and MyTreo.Net

The web browser that comes with my phone, the Treo 600, is not a bad browser at all, at least compared to other alternatives. Many phones simply have a “WAP” browser, which can only display text, and not much of … Continue reading

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Olympic Idiot

There’s certainly enough inane crap on TV these days, and the Olympics has never been a bastion of enlightenment in a see of darkness, with all it’s hyped up stories and blatant US favoritism. But come on!I was watching some … Continue reading

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Obesity and Money

NPR had an interesting piece this morning on how income is related to obesity rates. Obesity historically was seen as a mark of wealth until fairly recently. It probably still is in some poorer areas. This was because only the … Continue reading

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Moblogs

You would think that having been blogging for over a year and using a Treo 600 and before that a Sidekick I would have caught onto moblogging already. Perhaps its because I don’t go on a whole lot of trips … Continue reading

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