Gear Diary

In just a little bit I will be heading to the airport to begin my ~40 hour journey to Phuket, Thailand for Mobius 2006. I’ll be carrying a large bag loaded with everything I think I could possibly need – electronic books, movies, snacks, back medicine, a fresh shirt, and a small bag full of […]

Off topic alert… Last August, we had to put our 15 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi to sleep. I didn’t think I’d ever be ready to have another dog again, since Kasey was my first dog and it really tore me up when she was gone. One year has passed and now the ‘when can

This morning I had an email waiting from Mitchell Oke, saying that he “went down to my local Apple reseller yesterday to see if I could pickup one of the just-released nanos, but alas they were out of stock. I went back today and although they weren’t making them available till tomorrow, the guy I

Tonight I decided to go ahead and try / buy 2 of 9 the new iPod games, because the preview option through the ITMS (iTunes Music Store) didn’t work for me. After downloading it took me awhile to get the games to install on my iPod. I kept getting an error telling me that my

I wonder how many other people out there are sitting at their desk hitting the refresh button on various Mac websites when they are supposed to be working? ;o) You gotta love Apple event days! New 80gb iPod… Hmmmmm, I may be placing an order as soon as the Apple store comes back up, IF

Once again, I have a few products that require a volunteer reviewer. As always, the requirements are: 1. That you have a digital camera 2. That you own any additional devices necessary to conduct the review (i.e. – if it is a case review, you have the proper device to fit the case) 3. That

Everyone sing along with me… “Back home again… in Indianaaaaaa….” Yes, I’m back in good old boring Columbus, Indiana. Yay! I love New York City, but it’s sure nice to get back to my quiet house with deer in the yard and coyotes in the woods (yes, I saw 2 coyotes about 2 weeks ago).

Mmmmm….kidney pie! This entry is not gadget related, and it is highly personal. But if helps one person then I won’t feel bad about having shared a bit “too much information”. So here goes… A couple of months ago I noticed a small amount of blood in my urine. This occurred on two different occasions

I was finally able to visit the Apple store on 5th Avenue today! But as luck would have it, I didn’t even notice if they had the new 24 inch iMacs, because I didn’t know one had been released until after I got back to my hotel room. Oh well! I didn’t spend a lot

Just received word of a fun contest going on over at Proporta. Check out it out… Wreck your way to Repair with Proporta Further to the launch of our Rapid Repair System, we at Proporta are giving you all a chance to have your devices repaired with us for free… How did your device get

Day 3 of my NYC vacation saw the end to the perfect weather. Oh well ;o) It really didn’t start getting too drippy until after noon. This morning we managed to make it to the top (86th floor) of the Empire State Building. I posted a couple of pix to my Flikr gallery. We also

Another perfect Blue sky day in New York City. Also another crazy crowd day. Ugh. I’m getting tired of people ;o) Some of the things we did today include visiting China Town, Little Italy (I had the best Tortelini soup for lunch…), Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. Tomorrow I hope to FINALLY get to

The weather in NYC was prefect today. A drastic change from yesterday. Spent the entire day either walking or riding a tour bus around the city. Didn’t do any tech type activities, although I did get a glimpse of the Apple store on 5th Avenue and the Sony building with the free museum. Will be

We made it to NYC in one peice! Had a little turbulance due to the crummy weather, but nothing too bad. The weather is rainy and windy, so after grabbing some food, we’re back in the room to watch DVDs on the 30 inch plasma screen. NICE! I’m a bit disappointed though. My Treo 650

Yesterday I did my very first video review. Julie has been doing them for some time, but for whatever reason I have been a great big chicken about being filmed. Well, I finally did it – and you can watch the result it at the end of the HitchSafe Key Vault review. I realize that

Happy Friday and Happy 3 Day Weekend to our US Readers! In a few short hours, I’ll be heading off for a week’s vacation in New York City :o) I’m really looking forward to the trip, and just hope that Ernesto doesn’t cause too much rain to fall while I’m there. I’m going light on

Tonight I received an email from Alex Kac saying that he has just released the latest version of Pocket Informant, his brilliant PIM application that no Windows Mobile 5 device should be without. Here’s the 411: “I am quite happy to announce the final release of Pocket Informant 2007! We’ve worked pretty hard with this

Remember when I said that I wasn’t very excited about the DualCor cPC? Well, I changed my mind this past weekend when I was trying to decide what gear to take with me on my vacation to NYC next week. I knew I didn’t want to drag along my Powerbook, because I’m testing out the

Not long ago I bought a one-of-a-kind handbag made from a recycled Domino movie billboard. Yes, I am talking about the kitschy 2005 movie featuring Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke. My bag features the portion of the poster which shows a smirking Mickey and his gun, and it is such a bold bag that it

I’m getting ready to visit NYC for week of vacation (the week of Labor Day). I’ve not been there since Judie and I visited for TECHXNY 3 years ago. I’m really looking forward to seeing some of the sights that we didn’t manage to visit during that first trip. For you native New Yorker’s, are