Gear Diary

I’m back from Seattle, Washington. What an exciting trip, Mobius was a blast! But as always, it’s great to be back home to my own bed and pillow (who else out there hates feather filled pillows like I do?) I also can’t believe how much the leaves have turned in the few days since I […]

I am on my way to Houston…and then to Baton Rouge for the LSU/Florida game. We’ve been invited to several tail-gate parties, and I can’t wait to partake in some yummy Cajun Cookin’ Of course I will be there to root for the Gators, though. ;0) Julie is on her way to Washington State for

It’s really true what they say, you can’t keep a good man down. Or in this case, you can’t keep a good man and his application down! I’m happy to say that Pocket TV Browser for the Palm and Pocket PC is back! I was so bummed when Jeff Parsons (the developer of Pocket TV

Where did this weekend go? I wasted much of it on the couch in my office, playing Bubble Shooter 2 by Absolutist. My favorite version is “Strategy,” which I play in expert mode with slippy bubbles, graphics high, sound off, and effects low. No clue what I am talking about? Check out the game. Just

Since I have 2 trips coming up in the next 2 weeks, I’ve been on the look out for some great Pocket PC games to keep me entertained while waiting in airports and during flights. So far I’ve found 3 great titles that I wanted to share with you. Pacman fans will flip over PDAPacXtreme

One time when I was driving around, my car ran out of gas. Yes, I knew that I was running low on fuel since my warning light had come on some time before, but I figured that there should still be a decent reserve left – more than likely enough to get me to my

It is great to be home! One of the nice homecoming surprises awaiting me was a SCOTTeVEST fleece jacket. With fall rapidly approaching, I had been wanting a new fleece to replace the Nautica one that I have had for years. This SeV fleece is easily the nicest I have ever owned. Of course I

There’s no place like home! Judie and I each made it back to Texas and Indiana (respectively) last night. Each of us had a shiny new Sony CLIE UX50 waiting for us upon arrival. Boy this device is TINY! We’re going to each use this new PDA exclusively for 2 weeks and then post a

It’s 9am, the time my flight was supposed to depart from La Guardia airport. Unfortunately, it was canceled due to hurricane Isabel. Judie took off to JFK at about 5:30am this morning. I have a new flight at 3pm this afternoon. So, I’m going to wander around Times Square a little this morning and then

Judie is already on her way to the Big Apple this morning, while I leave for the airport in a couple hours. I’ve never been to New York, let alone TechXNY(formerly named PC Expo) so this should be fun. That is as long as the weather doesn’t get nasty with hurricane Isabella! We’ll try to

Tomorrow, Julie and I will be on our respective planes, headed for New York City to attend PC Expo. We should see a ton of gadgets and gizmos that will make our gotta-have-it-meters go off the charts! Don’t worry, we will take loads of pictures, and we’ll have a wrap up article ready for you

FedEx Rocks!!! …more specifically, Mary Ann and Harvey in the Manilla office are the best! They are the ones that made sure that the eBay shyster (read my 09/02 diary entry) didn’t get to keep my iPAQ 5455 after “paying” for it with a stolen PayPal account. They made sure that as soon as it

Back when everyone was offering Julie advice on which big screen TV to buy, she wasn’t the only one that was paying attention. I really wasn’t planning on doing this, but when you get offered two years no interest and an extremely competitive price from a local electronics store, what are ya gonna do? Yesterday

People are always asking me when the next Gadgeteer Garage Sale will be held. I know it’s been a LONG time since we’ve had one, so I spent the last couple days going through my drawers and cabinets looking for items that I no longer use. Here is your chance to snap up some useful

Judie and I have been discussing (some might call it arguing) about the forthcoming Tapwave Zodiac gaming / Palm PDA device. She thinks it is going to be a big hit. I pretty much think it will be a flash in the pan, IF it has the body style like the pictures that have been

Am I the only one that can’t wait to get my hands on the new Tapwave Zodiac? This thing looks incredible!

If anyone has been wanting an iPAQ 5455, please check out my eBay auction. The day has come…I am selling it, and I will replace it with another Pocket PC. I am not quite sure which one, yet. Any suggestions? :0) 09/10/03 – Update; Well, I sold the iPAQ and was fine with sending it

Not too long ago, I was wishing for a program that would check the applications on my Palm and let me know when new versions were available. Well, check this out: Tracker Dog does just that…and it is a FREE program! The author is asking for donations to a Buddhist charity if you like what

Those of you that enjoyed the Sharp Zaurus C760 review and think they might want to try their hand at converting one to English from Japanese themselves, Brando is now selling them. He’s also opened a wrist watch store. Look for some funky watch reviews soon.

When I was a kid, I can remember my mom having several books on graphoanalysis scattered among her psychology texts from college. I thought it was fascinating that the way people write and the strokes that they make might actually provide an insight into their personalities. While mom was quick to point out that like