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Joel McLaughlin

Congrats Julie! My suggestion....lessee....how about more posts? I know, it's hard, but that's the thing that would make it better. Otherwise, everything's good.

Comment by Joel McLaughlin on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 07, 2007 22:30:14 PM

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David Rowe

I'd like to see more "real world" reviews. We can see the specs on things, but I'd like to know how these gadgets hold up over time.

Comment by David Rowe on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 07, 2007 23:51:17 PM

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Jamie Hoban

More smart phone articles. I use a Blackberry at work and interested in smart phones in the business environment.

Comment by Jamie Hoban on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 00:12:23 AM

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Mike McCallum

Recent review list in the sidebar rather than at the bottom.

Archive by manufacturer?

Great site!

Comment by Mike McCallum on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 00:48:05 AM

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Taire Avbovbo

I think I second the opinion that long term follow ups to reviews of popular items like MP3 players, laptops, and phones would be helpful. There are a lot of devices that do not age gracefully so it would be helpful to find out the easy way !!!!

Comment by Taire Avbovbo on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 01:19:05 AM

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Gendou Knepper

Wow. Has it really been ten years?

As for what I'd like to see? More device reviews, definitely. I see so many accessory reviews (particularly for the iPod), but I miss the days of seeing new Palm and PocketPC devices reviewed when they came out.

Comment by Gendou Knepper on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 06:36:46 AM

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Rita El Khoury

how about removing that Google Ad that appears on the top of a post (not on the main page) when it's opened. It's really annoying! I know you make money out of ads, but this ad + the gadgeteer banner eats up like 35% of my screen (i'm on a laptop) each time i open a post. Plus the first time I opened it, i had the feeling it was a viral site and that i was directed somewhere else, until i saw the gadgeteer banner, of course.

I also agree on the real life reviews, like 2-3 months after your review a gadget, tell us again what you think of it. No matter how good of reviewers you are, there's always some situation you're not it, some problem you don't face, some little feature you don't explore, that would come in later while using a gadget and not in the first weeks, and the excitation of the first days is gone.

Comment by Rita El Khoury on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 07:22:14 AM

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Ken Thomas

Just wanted to thank you for the site! I'd have to agree about more posts. The review I'd like to see is still the Axiotron ModBook...can find any review on it anywhere. Here's to another 10 years!!

Comment by Ken Thomas on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 08:30:13 AM

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Hellene

Julie, congratulations! In the 10 years you've created a must-read site for many of us. Here's a virtual toast to many more years. Yay!

How about showing some love to the revolutionary Nintendo Wii? It seems to be one of the coolest gadgets missing from your collection. It's also got an interesting and growing collection of games and accessories.

Another call is for more iPhone accessories. This an ever growing collection and online reviews are sorely lacking the thoroughness you've gotten us used to.

One site change that would help is the ability to edit comments to your gear diary.

Otherwise an excellent site. And another vote here for follow-ups on existing reviews. Cheers!

Comment by Hellene on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 09:11:07 AM

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Ed McKell

Love the site Julie!

I'm a newcomer. I just discovered the site when I was searching for some gadget travel bags this summer. Thanks to reviews from here I purchased some Waterfield Designs bags and I love them. Thanks for that.

I love gadget gear of all kinds but especially stuff for travel so I would love to see more gadgets and gear for the traveler. Especially if it has been tried and tested. So an initial review followed by an update after real world travelling would be great. I would be willing to help if you need it.

Happy 10th birthday and thanks again for the site!

Comment by Ed McKell on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 09:35:50 AM

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Charlie Sarno

Congrats Julie on 10 years with the site!

I was hoping you'd review the Asus EEE PC laptop. I dont see what the big deal is about regarding this ultra portable, but your common sense reviews always straighten things out with whats useful and whats hype.

Here's to another 10 years.

Charlie

Comment by Charlie Sarno on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 09:54:05 AM

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Dale Strauss

Congratulations Julie! It's always great to see someone reach the top of their profession through hard work and perseverance. The only thing I'd ask of the site is to add more coverage of smartphones - I feel this is the future of technology - mobile connectivity. Having begun my Crackberry addiction, it has driven home the need and convenience of full time access.

Comment by Dale Strauss on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 10:09:19 AM

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Jon Mack

Julie, Congratulations on ten years! I agree with other posters on more follow up reviews on gadgets. I would also like to see a review of the Kindle, more gear bag reviews, and maybe a continuing spot on gadgets that you, other reviewers, and the readers use on a regular basis. Here's to another ten years! Cheers! ps: did you ever find a chair?

Comment by Jon Mack on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 11:32:42 AM

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David Daugherty

10 years goes by soooo fast doesn't it.

I would suggest keep doing what you're doing. You've stayed successful by differentiating yourself from other more specialized tech reviewers. If you want reviews for Windows Mobile and Smartphones there are plenty of specialized sites for that. GPS units? Yep, they have plenty of specialized sites for those too.

You have remained successful by not covering more of this or that.

Comment by David Daugherty on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 12:06:05 PM

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Michael Hurst

Congratulations on 10 years, what a great site, keep up the good job you are doing. Maybe a Gadgeteer Rating (1 micro chip for low and up to 5 micro chips as outstanding) or something along that line. A quick glance look at an item.

Comment by Michael Hurst on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 12:17:24 PM

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C. Mikel

Perhaps a rating and comparison system?

Not much to change - your site is amazing as is.

Now please pick me!!!

Comment by C. Mikel on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 12:57:21 PM

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carly

WOW! Great job, congratulations!

Hmm...the site is pretty awesome all by itself...one thing that might be cool is a "gadget graveyard" review section, maybe where someone reviewed old gadgets that they loved and how they see it with several years of tech changes behind it.

Comment by carly on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 13:10:51 PM

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lance

congrats! great site. i think the ability to compare products would be nice. for example: all of the high end Nokia N series phones.

thanks for all the info over the years.

Comment by lance on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 13:15:32 PM

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Derrick

My suggestions include - more posts - although balanced with quality. Most of the posts you have on this site are very good vs. other sites where it is just about a new ipod accessory.

I like all the bag reviews for some reason.

Also more interviews -- such as the one with the Vaja guy. Those are always good.

Comment by Derrick on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 13:37:09 PM

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Andy Mason

Congrats, Julie! 10 years on the web is like . . . a lifetime! I love the stie -- check it several times a day just so I don't miss anything. I appreciate the wide variety of items you review. Keep up the good work. Any improvements I would suggest is maybe a makeover of the webpage -- nothing major, just a few nips and tucks to keep it from showing its age. ;>))

Comment by Andy Mason on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 16:50:54 PM

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Jim Latimer

How about reviews of MP3 players other than the iPod...Zune for instance? Accessories as well. Otherwise, it's an awesome site, and is on my "visit daily" list.

Comment by Jim Latimer on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 17:14:52 PM

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rabergnc

I have been a fan for about a year and love the column. Thanks for all you and everyone have done. The only thing that would improve the column and website for me would be for it to be updated more frequently. I realize it's a lot of work for y'all but if it could be done... that would be great!

Comment by rabergnc on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 19:47:33 PM

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William Kuch

How about gift ideas for techies (giving and receiving). It is Christmas after all.

Love the content and also support long term use reviews of products.

Bill

Comment by William Kuch on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 20:11:10 PM

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May C

Wow! Ten years! Congratulations! That's a long time! Hope I can go for ten years.

I think that there could be an improvement on the layout or categorization of the specific reviews. For instance, if we're going into the Palm related link, rather than list everything on that page (and having to scroll down the entire page), maybe have it with either a drop down menu or those mouse over menus so that you can select the relevant category first before the page gets loaded. Hope you understand what I mean.

Comment by May C on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 20:15:25 PM

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FubarGuy

Wow, I wish I could say I'd been a faithful reader for all 10 years, but truthfully I've only been lurking for about 2 years now. Congrats on the decade marker, that's amazing!

Hmmm, suggestions eh? When looking through the archive of reviews & articles it would be really helpful to see the original post date in the mini-description, before going to the full write-up. Not huge, but it would be cool.

Maybe a user-ratings system on items too, just to get some additional input from the site regulars. I'll try to stop lurking & post more, promise!

Comment by FubarGuy on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 20:57:37 PM

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April

Congrats! I remember the days of geocities sites =)

Anyways, lets see suggestions hmm... of course we always like more of a good thing, so it would be great to see more frequent posts or reviews. ;)

Oh and on the fun side it would be great to see a review on the new pleo dinosaur.

And of course contests are always fun to have :) and make a great site even greater to visit :)

Thats all i got, but i really like the site as it is! You all are doing a great job!

Merry Christmas Fishgal

Comment by April on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 21:19:57 PM

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Julie

I appreciate all your comments so far! Looks like the most popular requests are for more posts and follow up reviews of products.

I have to chuckle when people ask for more frequent posts. I mean we do post 4 times a week now. I can't blame you all for wanting more quality reviews though. I'll try to figure out a way to maybe add 1 additional review per week. Maybe posting an extra review on the weekend or something. But realize that The Gadgeteer isn't my main job. I also work a full time day job... So sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day. :o)

Regarding follow up reviews, this has been a request that has popped up often. The best products for these type of reviews would be main device type reviews. That can be a problem though as often phones that I get for reviews are eval units that get sent back after the review is complete. I will definitely keep this idea on the list though for those products that I do continue to use on a regular basis.

Keep your ideas coming everyone! I'm keeping a list and will seriously consider implementing them!

Julie

Comment by Julie [Admin] on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 22:34:02 PM

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macgirl

congrats on 10 years! i've been reading this site since 2001 and it's been great!

how about more garage sales of gadgets and accessories you don't use anymore? i'm still waiting for you to sell that vaja messenger bag! ;)

Comment by macgirl on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 08, 2007 23:23:24 PM

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Mark Adkins

Congrats on 10 years. I know I have been visiting for years, and enjoyed every minute of it.

I like the 'follow-up reviews' idea, and it might be worthwhile to just occasionally post a list of stuff that a follow-up article might be useful for- maybe a place for readers to request such follow-ups?

Personally, I'd like to see a revision to the archives. it can be tough to find old reviews there- although that would be a big job.

Snicker- I like the gift guide idea too. Hehe!

You have pretty regular reviews of Palm and Pocket PC stuff, bags, phones, MP3, and flashlights- maybe creating semi-regular categories for 'pocket tools', 'make it yourself' (nice stuff- not duct tape cases and such), '$10 Tech' (cool stuff for under $10), etc.

Most of us are also bag/kit freaks. How about sharing ideas for:

small, effective survival kit (urban or wilderness)
small, effective toiletry kit (get ready for that big meeting after a hygiene mishap)
small, effective repair/sewing kit
make your gearbag a mini-boombox/party unit
basic tools every gearbagger needs
etc.

As I envision it- this would be a matter of you posting the challenge/request, getting the ideas, then consolidating them to a coherent article of ideas (I would love to help on something like this!)

Hey, no matter what you come up with, though, I am looking forward to another fun decade!

Comment by Mark Adkins on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 01:53:49 AM

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Antonio Carlos Matos

Congratulations! 10 years is a very impressive mark on these days of quickly vanishing sites! My suggestion? Hard to say, but I also woldn't mind more reviews about the gadgets we dream about: Kindle and Asus EEE PC come to my mind right now. Keep up with the good work! We'll be here in 10 years time!

Comment by Antonio Carlos Matos on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 15:02:57 PM

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Gilson

Hello Julie,

Usually read the Gadgeteer through my RSS reader, but noticed that the front page banner takes a lot of real state, making it harder to notice the most recent content...

I also would like to see more posts, and like the idea of follow-up reviews. Maybe you could ask for feedback from real life users about your initial impressions... and an occasional give away like this would bring a lot of feedback ;-)

Great site, congratullations!!

Comment by Gilson on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 15:29:43 PM

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Ray Cheshire

Ten years, wow! I've been using PDAs since time immemorial (ok, since the Psion 3 series) and have been a regular visitor since the start. Suggestions- seems hard to improve on such a winning formula but there have 'seasonal' item that I felt were very popular and I found very interesting namely the photos of whats in your bag and whats your workspace like? Rightly or wrongly I feel such items greatly add to an already fantastic site. Thanks again for ten years of sterling service!

Comment by Ray Cheshire on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 15:49:41 PM

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I am a site newbie. How about a "home" link on the left on every page? Where appropriate, a link to a price comparison site such as pricegrabber or epinions? Congratulations on your anniversary.

Comment by hm on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 16:46:26 PM

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Mark Rosengarten

This site has been invaluable...devices included a list of web sites you could go to for software, SUPER sites, accessories...I relied on it for my HP200LX back in the day. Same thing with the IBM PC-110 and the Libretto 50 and 70.

I like that some of the reviews are now video reviews. I think that more of these should be done. Perhaps more musical instrument reviews, too! I just ordered a Moog theremin, I will try to get a review put together for this interesting device once I get it.

It might also be interesting to add a section for devices that people have put together, unique, one-of-a-kind gadgets that might give these inventors a little recognition. It is these folks the really drive the innovations that we crave so much.

HM's suggestion of links to gadget buying sites is a good one. Pricegrabber, Techbargains...

Comment by Mark Rosengarten on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 17:10:42 PM

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KC Kim

I would like to see a section for user reviews. Where someone can submit a review and then the admin can approve or disapprove it. Also ability to scroll the gear diary section on the mainpage. If not that maybe a separate blog since I found so many cool gear here that I would not hear about anywhere else.

Comment by KC Kim on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 17:25:43 PM

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melanie

Congrats on 10 years and many more :)

I would love more followups. An initial review of a product is useful. Still, I also want to know how does it perform in the long run - did the OS start to frustrate over time or the batteries start dying fast or did the power button break?

Comment by melanie on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 17:43:05 PM

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TracyR

Congratulations on 10 years!

I'd love to see more user feedback a couple of months after a product is launched. Specs are nice but how each of us uses our gadgets varies and what is important to some is irrelevant to others.

That Google ad is, shall I say, more than obvious.

List of reviews in the sidebar and links to sites for purchases (gotta have instant gratification sometimes) would be grand.

Keep up the good work.

Comment by TracyR on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 19:54:30 PM

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john e graham

Julie - Congratulations -

I have been a reader for nearly all of those ten years and have seen your site grow and improve continuously. Since you have a real day job, I am impressed with all that you have done for all of us on the side.

Thanks for being the "go to" site for my gadget habit.

John

Comment by john e graham on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 09, 2007 23:45:23 PM

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Will Jennings

Hi Julie, I'm not a wet blanket, really. Really. But what I find most helpful in your reviews is when they lead me to an item of gear or goods that a) enhance the quality of something I already do; b) improve the experience of something I already do; c) open my thinking to doing something differently, better, and with more panache; d) give me pause to reconsider the act of consumption. It's not about looking for more things. It's about finding things that work, work well, reveal a sense of design, and speak to other tangible parts of life in a consumer society....like goods made to last, made by real people, made to be used by real people. I learned about Waterfield Designs through you. I use their gear. My University now uses their gear. We love it works and puts people to work making real goods that makes our work: a) better, b) more fun, c) easier. Value ripples out from the original idea and should be measured to include what happens when the work is done. To borrow Charlie King's lyric, "Our life is more than our work, our work is more than our job." I'd like to see the site feature and consider tools and gadgets that do more than pretend otherwise on their all too brief sojourn from manufacture to landfill. Thanks.

Comment by Will Jennings on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 00:43:54 AM

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Brandon Cisneros

I love hearing about the latest gadgets from you. Perhaps something like video reviews would be cool.

Comment by Brandon Cisneros on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 01:57:31 AM

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Bob Porter

Hi, Julie:

My suggestion for The Gadgeteer is the inclusion of a Most Wanted list where readers would describe the gadget they'd like to have, even if that gadget is not yet available.

You seem to have the ear of at least a few manufacturers. Wouldn't it be cool if one or more of them actually listened to us and made some of the gadgets we described?

Comment by Bob Porter on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 05:39:10 AM

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William Mitchell

Congratulations. This site is one I chack every day. Your reviews have assisted me in many purchases.

Comment by William Mitchell on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 06:08:31 AM

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austin

I am not a 10-year veteran of this site, only sporadically over the past few years when a search would point me to a review from this site.

My suggestion is this: reorganize the archive to include a picture matrix (similar to notcot.org, but with smaller thumbnails) to make viewing older reviews much faster. Or rather, selecting which reviews to read.

Organizing the archive like this would allow me to more quickly browse which gadgets I'd be interested in without having to read the name of every item. Sometimes, I already own a solution, or have no need for it altogether. A picture would allow me to glance and decide "that looks interesting," or "I need something like that."

Especially as your site gets older and grows in the material reviewed, I think this would be an asset to new readers especially, and a quick way for your veterans to find articles on objects whose name they might not recall (but can remember what it looks like).

Comment by austin on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 06:46:20 AM

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Joe McLaughlin

I echo the call for a few more reviews, even if they (gasp) are more of the "quick hit" variety. I would also suggest that you look for another full-time reviewer- I've been a reader since before Judie came on, and I'm a reader since- but those 'group reviews' really were top notch, and having two perspectives on certain products really worked.
Keep up the good work!

Comment by Joe McLaughlin on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 08:56:53 AM

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anson

Not sure if you are a gamer/casual-gamer (other than on your pda)...but it would be nice to see the occassional game review for DS/PSP/PS3...etc.

Here's to another 10 years!!!

Comment by anson on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 09:09:59 AM

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Brett

Way to go, Julie! Obviously, you don't make it to ten years with a lot of improvements needed. I too would like to see more real-life reviews aimed a little more at the "average joe". It is great to find out how things hold up over time and how useful they are without having to shell out my hard-earned money based on speculation and product marketing. Overall, though, keep up the great work!

Comment by Brett on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 09:38:51 AM

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marco Bianchi

This is always my daily "must go see julie's site". Enjoyed the period with judie as well. I remember the first time I fell on this site in 2001, I was overjoyed with its content. Never bored. To improve upon it??? Eventhough it is concerned with new gadgets, I'd like to see some old stuff that people use that are optimised them beyond their original purpose. As well dividing the site by kinds of gadgets (I.E. phones, pda's, computers, other). Marco Bianchi. Montreal, Canada

Comment by marco Bianchi on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 13:36:32 PM

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John Kes

Congratulations on 10 years! Keep up the good work.

The only improvement I can think of is to have more pictures and review abstracts at the top.

Comment by John Kes on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 14:06:35 PM

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Christopher Spera

I'd like to see more on Mac and mobility. I know you have a Mac, and would love to hear your comments about Leopard as well.

Congratulations on the anniversary! Its quite an accomplishement!!

Chris Spera

Comment by Christopher Spera on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 15:53:42 PM

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Noah Bast

I wasn't an original reader, but I've been reading the site since at least 1999.

I'd just like to see more of everything. The variety in reviews is good. More Mac gadget connectivity info would be useful. The Tungsten T I was using died, so I've been PDA less for a few months.

I am trying to drop hints to my sisters to get me one of the remote control helicopters for Christmas... :)

Comment by Noah Bast on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 17:16:09 PM

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jerichobanker

Ten Years! Congratulations! (from a long-time lurker...)

Follow-up reviews would be nice.; I think someone also mentioned video reviews.

Keep up the great work!

Comment by jerichobanker on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 17:26:59 PM

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meng

10 years wow! i love your reviews keep up the good work.

Comment by meng on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 19:19:39 PM

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William Mitchell

I have to agree with follow up reviews.

Also, it would be nice if more manufacturers realized how many people make decisions based upon your reviews. You deserve to be in the pipeline of receiving more products for review. I have purchased the Kill-a watt, several Vaja cases, and most recently I am purchasing the Intelli IMT-500 among other items based upon your reviews.

Comment by William Mitchell on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 20:32:52 PM

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jon

Congratulations from the Philippines on your 10th year :)

Been a lurker for about 7 years now, always find your reviews on Palm hardware/softwares highly valuable, now I'm a PPC user and still a "Gadgeteer" ..more power Julie and keep those toys rolling and going! ;)

Jon Tech Support Ph

Comment by jon on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 20:33:25 PM

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Danny

I would like to see a listing of all reviews being broken down into alphabetical order, either by the product name itself or the manufacturer.

Comment by Danny on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 22:29:47 PM

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Carolyn

Congrats - have been lurking for years and love your reviews! How about more product comparisons - summaries of past reviews for a particular category? Just knit-picking though - it's great as is!

Carolyn

Comment by Carolyn on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 22:54:42 PM

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Jonathan Didier

Well, I'd like to see Meredyth review the Pleo. :)

Congrats on 10 years!

Comment by Jonathan Didier on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 10, 2007 23:09:10 PM

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Hai

I agree with several posters that the Gadgeteer should do more follow-up posts. This way, we can better judge a product past its initial wow and more into real life usage.

I would also like to see more gadgets that are geared toward the Mac OS X platform, or those that work well on multiple platforms (OS X, Windows, and Linux).

Finally, how about a "gift idea" post once in a while in which you can categorize your gift ideas into a couple of categories such as price (e.g. under $50, under $100, ...) or target audience (student, business people, home...). This idea is especially attractive in the holiday, or prior to mother day.

Comment by Hai on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 11, 2007 02:09:17 AM

Re: The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!

obscurestooge

I'd like to add my congratulations on 10 years! I've been reading your site for a loooong, time, but I think you were already pretty well established when I started, so I'm going to say I'm a 8-9 year fan. I found you when I bought my first Palm, a IIIx, and went looking around on this new Intarweb thingy for info, tips, etc. I've been coming back at least a couple times a week ever since.

As far as suggestions, I can't really add anything to what's been said above, other than - more pix of that cute puppy! :)

Thanks for all your hard work. Hope to see you around for at least another 10 years.

Comment by obscurestooge on "The Gadgeteer turns 10 years old!" in Julie's gear diary at December 11, 2007 08:41:14 AM