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Entries from July 2008

GPS Running

July 21st, 2008 · Comments

Link to today’s run
I love running. I skip wearing headphones or listening to music because I love hearing the world race past me. Things that interfere with the actual experience of being there aren’t interesting to me.
Nike+ on an iPod (a music player first and foremost) thankfully has the option to do a workout without [...]

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Tags: Facebook · GPS · Geolocation · Life Streaming · N82 · Nike+ · Nokia · RSS · Running · Social Networking · SportsTracker · Twitter

Good Morning Philadelphia - Geek Dinner

July 17th, 2008 · Comments

Video update about the Philadelphia Geek Dinner on August 5th, 8pm.

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Tags: Driving · Geek Dinner · Viddler · Video

Nike+ and Nokia GPS

July 15th, 2008 · Comments

Having some fun with the iPod Nike+ and Nokia GPS at the same time while running down to the John Kelly statue along the Schuylkill. While stretching decided to shoot a quick video (didn’t Qik).
The results for the Nike+ are extremely accurate. Since the iPod measures pauses, I believe both devices were pretty much in [...]

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Tags: Flickr · GPS · N82 · Nike+ · Philadelphia · SportsTracker · Video

Philly Geek Dining

July 14th, 2008 · Comments

I’ve been wanting to organize a meet-up in Philadelphia for a while. Combine that with having a list of 30+ restaurants stored as a note on my phone, wanting and waiting to try, and you get opportunity. An opportunity for the geek in us…
So I’m finally kicking this off in an official manner. The [...]

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Tags: Etiquette · Social Networking

Not waiting in line for the iPhone 3G

July 11th, 2008 · Comments

On June 28th, 2007 I waited in line for the iPhone (and spent 3 days talking to AT&T to get it activated). The experience was a good one… The stench of rotten trash from a nearby McDonalds dumpster and seeing a full-grown man get beaten by his girlfriend and her purse for spending the $500 [...]

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Tags: Apple · iPhone · iPhone 3G

N82 for my broadcasts - iPhone 3G for everything else

July 10th, 2008 · Comments


I picked up the Nokia N82 yesterday from Import GSM, a great hybrid brick-and-mortage / online store. Think Dynamism for phones. It was my first visit, right at closing, and despite trying to get stuff out the door for the evening shipment the guys helped out with descriptions and subtle nuances between the [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Broadcasting · GPS · Geolocation · Life Streaming · N82 · Nokia · Philadelphia · Photography · Reviews · T-Mobile · Viddler · Wearing · iPhone 3G

How-to dial T-Mobile voicemail - the number to use

July 9th, 2008 · Comments

A quick post for T-Mobile subscribers trying to figure out their voicemail number. I just picked up a Nokia N82 and had to set this manually. It took a decent chunk of time to find it on T-Mobile’s site and I don’t want you to have to waste your time doing the same…
The magic number: [...]

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Tags: Nokia · T-Mobile