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.




Whitney\’s CF and PC BaqPaq Review

Product Requirements:  Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Compact Flash Card Sleeve or PC Card Sleeve What do you consider sexy? How about leather and tight curves, fitting seductively in the palm of your hand? If you are a gadgeteer, then you’ll know that I am not necessarily speaking of leather covering flesh…I am thinking of leather

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STM Sport Laptop BackPack Review

Notebook computers, gadgets, gizmos, PDAs, digital cameras, cell phones and other assorted stuff… what do you use to schlep it all around?  A grocery sack? Duffel bag? Nope, not if you’re a gadgeteer. You want something that looks cool and is functional with lots and lots of pockets! One such solution is a STM Sport

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Sony Clie PEG-N710C Review

Product Requirements: Desktop: Windows 98, ME or 2000 Sony’s second generation Palm OS device which has been highly anticipated has finally arrived. The PEG-N710C is the new color Clié which just might be the most feature rich Palm OS device yet. Is it? Let’s take a look. Hardware Specs: Operating System: Palm OS version 3.5.2s Processor: 33 MHz

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Palm V USB Hotsync + Charger Cable Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V/Vx Desktop: Windows 95/98/2000, Mac Do you know what I hate…? Running out of serial ports and AC outlets. Yeah, I know, that’s a crazy thing to hate. But when you have as many PDAs, gadgets and doohickeys as I do, it’s a major feat to find a free serial port

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Julie and Judie\’s Favorite Pocket PC Games Article

Product Requirements: Device: Any Pocket PC Judie and I get quite a few emails asking what our favorite PDA is, favorite cases are, what our favorite utilities are and what our favorite games are. So, I thought it would be interesting to start a collection of small articles that share that information. To start things

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Orbino Palm V Series Case Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V series Orbino leather cases are to the Palm V series PDA as a Rolex watch is to your wrist. Pure unadulterated luxury. These cases are hand-crafted by master artisans in Italy and are made of full-grain calfskin generally reserved for the finest Italian shoes. The Orbino cases are made by

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InnoPocket CompactFlash Adapter Review

Product Requirements: Device: Handspring Visor, Visor Deluxe, Platinum, or Prism CFCardInfo.prc 5k FAFileMv.prc 30k FAFormat.prc 5k FALib.prc 28k FAUtil.prc 19k The CompactFlash Adapter from InnoPocket is a Springboard module that allows you to use CompactFlash memory cards as alternative storage on your Handspring Visor PDA. This adapter is only for memory cards. The hardware/software is

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Swiss Army Code V Case Review

Product Requirements: Device: Palm V series The same company that is world renowned for their pocket knifes, is now manufacturing a line of PDA cases. Available from StylusCentral, the Code V made by Swiss Army is a Palm V series specific case made of black Italian fine grained leather. This case has a classy understated

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