Now that it is the weekend, I plan to spend quite a bit of time putting the HP 1910 through its paces. So far the screen looks even better to me than the 5455 that I had. Too bad I already sold it, or I could have taken some comparison photos for the review. I […]
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2003-01-10 Read More
For those of you that have been asking when we were going to do a review of the HP 1910, here is some good news for you! I should be receiving an evaluation unit today or tomorrow. I’ve been very anxious to try out this Pocket PC ever since seeing (and holding) it at COMDEX
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2003-01-07 Read More
My first DVD player review was the NextBase unit from Merconnet.com. That was last summer, and I’ve been using it ever since. A very small and portable player, it worked great and didn’t take up much room at all on my entertainment center. I was surprised when Merconnet contacted me a few week ago to
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Wow, do I have the ultimate gear bag for all of you gadgeteers out there! Well, it could almost be the perfect bag (at least for me) if it wasn’t for one thing… Velcro. But I’m getting ahead of myself… The Tactical Gear Bag from The Military Watch Resource was designed with military and law
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Happy New Year everyone! Can you believe that another year has come and gone so quickly? I sure can’t. But then I look back at all the work that was put into the site in 2002… We’re past 700 reviews and articles now. 711 to be exact! In 2002, Judie wrote 78 reviews and I
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2003-01-01 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows PC 98, 2000, ME, XP or later Judie’s comments are in Black, Julie’s are in Blue and italicized It seems like only yesterday that I got my first Compaq iPAQ 3650. It was a gift from Julie, and it marked a milestone in my PDA user experience. At the time, the
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HELP WANTED: I’m looking for someone who is proficient in PHP to do some work for the site. I have several small projects that would probably not take over a week each to code, test and implement. If you are interested, send me an email telling me about yourself, experience, references, etc. If you can
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-12-24 Read More
My 5455 was DEAD this morning! I woke up, tried to turn it on and wasn’t successful. I pressed the reset button and still nothing. So I thought maybe the battery had died during the night, so I put it in the charger. The charge light would not come on. I tried pluging the AC
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-12-21 Read More
The Vaja Holiday Gift Certificate Give-away is now closed. Judie and I will pick the 53 winners and post them here tomorrow (Saturday). Good luck to the 557 of you that entered!
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-12-20 Read More
Hey folks! This just a reminder that today is the last day you will have an opportunity to enter the Vaja holiday gift certificate giveaway drawing! Judie and I will conduct a random drawing after midnight tonight (Friday) and will post the winners tomorrow (Saturday). There are 53 prizes to be claimed, and so far
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-12-20 Read More
I started a poll on the Bulletin Board the other day. So far there’s not been much activity on it. Please visit and cast your vote. Your comments will help us see what you the users want most out of this site. We’ve been working behind the scenes to make the site faster and easier
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-12-15 Read More
The physical fitness buffs out there will probably agree with me, when I say that most heart rate monitors are a pain to use! They require you to wear an uncomfortable elastic / plastic strap around your chest that is cold when you first put it on, and then gets sweaty as you work out…
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Just wanted to update anyone that might be interested… I received my 5455 yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. I’ve had no time to play with it yet though. Darned day job is getting in the way lately! You’d think they want me to actually earn my pay! What are they thinking? Anyway, I’ve charged it up, synced
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2002-12-12 Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Pocket PCs with a Type I or II CF slot 670K application space Not a day goes by that doesn’t find me listening to music in one format or another. Sitting at my desk during the day, I listen to MP3s using my Pocket PC. Then at home, I’ll listen to streaming
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