Julie Strietelmeier

I created The Gadgeteer in 1997 as a fun way to share my passion for gadgets which began when I was a little kid. Some of my other interests include ukulele, photography, productivity hacks, and minimalism. Learn more about me and my favorite gear.




Palm Zire 71 Review

Who would have guessed that last year’s Palm equivalent to the mini-van – the Zire, would morph into this year’s two door sport coupe? Everything pointed to the Zire remaining Palm’s bargain PDA. But wow, things sure have changed. Now, the Zire 71 (who comes up with these model numbers anyway?) is poised to become Palm’s multimedia

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Semson’s & Co. 4 in 1 Memory Card to CF Adapter Review

Product Requirements: Device: PDA with a Type I or II slot, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP, MAC OS 8.6 and above I’m an accessory pack rat. Useful little do-dads make me smile. Especially when I can pull one out of my gear bag to help solve my own or someone else’s problem. Case in point: The Semson’s &

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Neuros MP3 Digital Audio Computer Review

Product Requirements: Device: Microsoft® Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP USB port MP3 players are fantastic when you want to carry a couple hours of music with you while you’re on the go. But how do you carry your entire music collection with you instead of just a couple albums? I bet you immediately thought of the ever popular

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U20 Digital Camera Review

Product Requirements: Device: Microsoft® Windows® 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000, Professional, XP Home and Professional, Macintosh® OS 8.5.1 / 8.6 / 9.0 / 9.1 / 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 / 10.1 I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying, “good things come in small packages”. I’d have to say that is certainly the

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SLIMP3 Network MP3 Player Review

Update 03/28/03 Here’s a confession: I’m an MP3 junkie! I listen to them through my desktop PC while I’m surfing or writing reviews and I listen to them through my Tungsten|T while I’m at work or on the go. The thing is that I’ve been wishing that I could listen to my MP3 collection while

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Spring Break Trip to Scotland with the Gadgeteers Article

Julie’s comments are in BLACK and Judie’s are in BLUE and italicized A word of warning…this article is long and has lots of pictures. It is not very gadget related – but it does describe a good time. We hope you enjoy our trip. ☺ Friday / Saturday Julie: We left Columbus, Indiana and drove

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CR-T3-U26 USB 2.0 6-in-1 Memory Card Reader Review

Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 or later Mac OS 8.6 or later I think my quest for a great media card reader has finally come to an end. After reviewing both the CSD4 and Dazzle readers, I wasn’t sure I was going to find a reader that was just right. But, when Brando contacted me

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