Monthly Archives: March 2005

Audio Listening Zen

Back to Content ConsumptionI’ve been struggling recently with keeping up with audio content. In general I prefer audio to text because, as I mentioned, I’m a slow reader and I can listen when I otherwise wouldn’t be able to read … Continue reading

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Content Consumption

I’ve talked about the difficulty of staying on top of all the content I want to consume these days. This is one of the biggest double-edged swords to the net. You have so many choices that it’s hard to keep … Continue reading

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Site Maintenance

I just wanted to post a quick note to let readers know that my blog host, blog-city.com, is going to be upgrading their software to a newer version on Monday. Similar upgrades in the past have left this site unavailable … Continue reading

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Monitors for the color blind

Samsung is going to release monitors that are specifically supposed to adjust for those who are color-blind. As someone with color-blindness, I find this fantastic, although I’m still skeptical about how this is going to work. The article mentions being … Continue reading

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Good Stuff for New Treo Owners

I know that most of my columns recently have been about the Treo and related software, so I apologize to those of you who aren’t Treo owners (potential or actual). But having recently upgraded to the 650, I can’t help … Continue reading

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GPS for Treo: TomTom Navigator Vs. Mapopolis U.S. NavCard

As a gadget lover AND a map lover, I have long had a passion for GPS, or Global Positioning System devices. These allow you to know where you are on the planet within a fair degree of accuracy, allow you … Continue reading

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TomTom Navigator 5

A couple of weeks ago I posted a comprehensive comparison review of Mapopolis NavCard and TomTom Navigator 2004. TomTom has been coming out with a bunch of new products recently – they’ve been demoing these at CTIA Wireless 2005 which … Continue reading

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Low Carb Back from the Dead?

Every other day it seems there’s another low-carb food company going out of business. The low-carb critics are rejoicing with their “proof” that low-carb is dead. The mainstream media picks up on these claims because these are the self-proclaimed experts, … Continue reading

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More Where Was Levi

A few days ago, I posted a list of states in textual form that I’d lived in, visited, etc., which was generated from a script I found. As I wrote, I have long wanted to keep a kind of visual … Continue reading

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TomTom Rider

Since I’ve been on a GPS kick lately, I thought I’d post about this new product from TomTom, makers of the TomTom Go (an car GPS unit) and GPS software for PalmOS and PocketPC devices (I reviewed the PalmOS version … Continue reading

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