When I spotted the VertiGo Bag on the WaterField site, I immediately thought it would make an excellent day bag for my then upcoming UK trip. My much-loved AK Taylor Tote is large enough for my daily gadget carrying needs, but it is not something I would want to chance leaving on a BritRail train. […]
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We got back from the UK on Saturday, and other than playing catch-up with almost two weeks worth of ranch business, we are none the worse for wear. While there, we managed to cram in some hideously touristy things like a trip to the Edinburgh Dungeon. One of the fashion trends we noticed in the
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When I first got my Samsung SPH-i550, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the cradle from its predecessor, the Samsung SPH-i500, could be used for the new model’s syncing and charging. Obviously unlike some Palm OS devices, Samsung had kept the same connector port. This was good news because it meant that technically, anything
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The Samsung SPH-i500 is a unique PDA phone in that it uses not one, but two screens for display and data entry. BoxWave is the only company I am aware of that takes into account both of these screens in their line of protectors. Today I will take a look at their ClearTouch Crystal for
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When I think of headlamps, I get visions of miners and spelunkers – people who are working in the dark that need to have the full use of their hands. People like my uncle Tom Meador, when he was helping to map the Carlsbad Caverns… Photo is courtesy of the book Carlsbad Cavern The Early
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Hi all! I am writing this entry from a £1/20 minutes internet cafe that I found off of the Royal Mile, here in Edinburgh Scotland. You would not believe how ancient the computer I am using is, but I am not complaining – believe me, as this is the first internet access I have had
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REVIEW – Last summer I reviewed the first version TEC Hat by SCOTTeVEST, and while I really liked the idea of a hat with a hidden compartment and Personal Area Network (PAN), the TEC Hat just didn’t work for me because it was too small – in fact it fit me like a beanie. This
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This post is for all of you antique watch fans… I recently inherited my grandmother’s Avalon pocket watch, circa 1935 – 1940. Although the crystal was broken and the movement was quite dirty, the watch seemed to be keeping decent time. It came with a really fabulous chain that could either be worn as a
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Last week we had to take an impromptu overnight trip to Austin. Because Steve had things that he needed to keep up with email-wise, he brought along mini-me, my aging Fujitsu P2110. The battery on that laptop is not holding much of a charge anymore, but he figured it would last for at least an
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Tapwave, we hardly knew you! So I was checking out Engadget (as I often do), and I noticed they had a blurb about Tapwave killing the Zodiac. So I went to the Tapwave site…and got a surprise! “We are sorry to inform you that the Zodiac business was discontinued and service and support are no
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Knowing my past track record and how notorious I can be for switching PDAs every time something new and shiny comes out, makes it hard for some to believe that I’ve been happily using the HP iPAQ hx4700 since October 2004. Amazingly enough, there just haven’t been any announcements for other upcoming devices that have
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As our temperature gauge has consistently pushed the high 90s and low 100s this summer, I have certainly done my share of wishing for cooler fall days – for sweater weather. I am sure I’m not the only one that is ready for the type of day when it is not cold enough for a
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I had a problem start occurring in Outlook about a week ago, and it was really starting to frustrate me – to the point that I started running Thunderbird just to check a single email account – but the issue was still not solved! I should probably stop for a moment and give you some
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Whether I am at the ranch or working from home, in warmer weather you can just about always find me wearing a t-shirt with a favorite pair of jeans. While I generally prefer to buy the more fitted women’s style t-shirts, there are more than a few men’s Ts in my collection. I don’t necessarily
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I really find it disturbing that even if you are completely fastidious about purging temporary files, personal information can still be harvested from a computer’s hard drive. What if you are on vacation and happen to use an internet cafe’s computer? Or what if you are a student using a PC in one of your
<cue the Hallelujah chorus> My Samsung SPH-i550 is syncing now! Those of you that have been following the saga know that it came with no software and the i500’s would not work. Julie sent a copy of her Treo 650 software disk and after trimming off all of the Treo specific utilities and applications (which
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Julie and I were IM’ing tonight when I mentioned that anytime I even start to think that I might have spent too much on my Samsung i550, I just take a look at the various offerings on the Wireless Imports site. Surprisingly enough, she had not heard of this site so I figured I would
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On any given day, I usually have my pick between at least five methods of telling time: the atomic clock on my office wall, the clock on my computer, my wristwatch, my PDA and my mobile phone. Even with all these time telling options available – or maybe I should say that in spite
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Gadget Brando Gooseneck LED Flashlight Have you ever needed to aim a bright light directly into an inaccessible area, only to be stymied because your flashlight’s head was too large or because the item you needed to spotlight was not directly in front of the beam? Well if so, have I found the answer for
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I just received a box from Australia that was filled with nine gorgeous nSignia PDA cases, including my breathtaking new black stingray iPAQ 4700 with extended battery flip-case. I think that it is safe to declare nSignia the premier exotic leather case manufacturer. At first I thought that all of the nine cases Graham had
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