http://www.operationgadget.com/ Electronic gadgets and sports technology en Copyright 2008 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:08:04 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.01a http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss On Wednesday, I visited the Panera in Levittown, PA to sip a diet soda and use their WiFi. This is supposed to be an amenity for customers. I had never taken advantage of it before. I saw a Twitter post... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/twitter_is_basically_unusable.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/twitter_is_basically_unusable.html Gadget-related Services Thu, 15 May 2008 00:08:04 -0500 If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I attended my first Princeton Mac User Group meeting on Tuesday night rather than stay home and watch Game 3 of the Flyers - Penguins series. This is undoubtedly considered a... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/recommending_the700levelcom_fo.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/recommending_the700levelcom_fo.html Useful Web Sites Wed, 14 May 2008 23:12:02 -0500 Continuing our theme of honoring The Tour de Georgia pro cycling race that took place a few weeks ago, our fifth free iPhone wallpaper is "Spare Bikes": I took this photo of the Kodak Gallery Cycling Team Car and spare... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/free_iphone_wallpaper_5_spare.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/free_iphone_wallpaper_5_spare.html iPhone Wed, 14 May 2008 01:31:59 -0500 http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/how_apple_saved_mothers_day.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/how_apple_saved_mothers_day.html Gadget-related Services Mon, 12 May 2008 21:43:25 -0500 I've been using Twitter for several weeks, because there are things that friends of mine might be interested in hearing about that will never make it into an email or an Operation Gadget post. Twitterific vs Spaz: These two desktop... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/twitterific_vs_spaz_the_twitte.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/twitterific_vs_spaz_the_twitte.html Software Mon, 12 May 2008 12:43:59 -0500 Here's a music video that's making the rounds of web sites I read: The movement away from Windows and toward the Mac is still in it's early stages, so lots of people haven't seen all of these Mac applications before.... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/is_this_a_music_video_or_an_ad.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/is_this_a_music_video_or_an_ad.html Portable Video Mon, 12 May 2008 08:46:19 -0500 One of the best techniques for using an iPhone with a large iTunes library is to use Smart Playlists to automatically select tracks from your library according to logical rules. I discussed this in Use Smart Playlists for Endless Combinations... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/smart_playlists_suffer_because.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/smart_playlists_suffer_because.html Portable Audio Thu, 08 May 2008 16:13:06 -0500 Here's a follow up to last week's article about Smart cars on the road in the Philadelphia area. The Boston Globe published an article on Tuesday that indicates that many owners of SUVs and pickup trucks in New England are... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/backlog_at_dealers_indicates_t.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/backlog_at_dealers_indicates_t.html Off-topic Thu, 08 May 2008 13:48:39 -0500 The Wall Street Journal published an article today called The Return of a Great Game which celebrates the coming of age of stars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin. One of the key indicators of hockey's renewed popularity is... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/hockey_making_a_comeback_as_a.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/hockey_making_a_comeback_as_a.html TV Programs Thu, 08 May 2008 13:31:26 -0500 Yesterday on my way to the Philadelphia Airport to drop off Kathleen, Jimmy, and a couple of other relatives for a weekend trip to Atlanta, I saw two Smart ForTwos on the road in less than an hour. Smart ForTwos... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/smart_fortwos_on_the_road_in_t.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/smart_fortwos_on_the_road_in_t.html Off-topic Fri, 02 May 2008 10:14:31 -0500 How to Eat Healthily at Top Chain Restaurants on Lifehacker: "The food experts at Health magazine have scoured the menus at popular restaurant chains in search of the healthiest foods on the menu, rounding up several healthy menu options... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/gadget_links_running_amok_edit.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/gadget_links_running_amok_edit.html Gadget Links Fri, 02 May 2008 07:51:00 -0500 Continuing our theme of honoring The Tour de Georgia pro cycling race that took place last week, our fourth free iPhone wallpaper is "Mavic Helmet": I took this photo of a Mavic neutral support motorcyclists' helmet at the 2005 Tour... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/free_iphone_wallpaper_4_mavic.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/05/free_iphone_wallpaper_4_mavic.html iPhone Fri, 02 May 2008 02:14:00 -0500 http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/04/bluelounge_spacestation_organi.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/04/bluelounge_spacestation_organi.html Laptops & PCs Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:23:24 -0500 When I bought my MacBook Pro at the end of February, it was one of the first Macs shipped that didn't include the Apple Remote. This meant that I would have to buy one for $30 at the Apple Store... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/04/remote_buddy_makes_your_iphone.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/04/remote_buddy_makes_your_iphone.html iPhone Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:17:07 -0500 On our trip to Buffalo this weekend, Kathleen, Jimmy, and I stayed in two Marriott properties that had public WiFi networks. The thing I didn't like about them is that they are wide open networks which means anyone can join... http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/04/looking_for_a_way_to_automatic.html http://www.operationgadget.com/2008/04/looking_for_a_way_to_automatic.html Laptops & PCs Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:47:39 -0500