Archive for 'General'
Pleasure of Rabbit Holes
If you missed yesterday’s New York Times magazine (no registration required) take a look at this article from the “The Medium” column. I admit that I’m strongly old school when it comes to books. I like being able to hold them, carry them around etc. Computer screens just don’t do it. But computer screens and […]
Posted: October 22nd, 2007 under General.
Tags: blog_entry, book, internet, new york times magazine, newspaper
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Too Much Data in the Car
You can see from my previous post I love my Garmin C340 in-car GPS unit. With the voice directions announcing turns including street names, it seems to be only a slight distraction to the task at hand – driving the car. In fact compared to hunting for a street or location, it probably reduces the […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under General.
Tags: gps, innovation, internet, tim_oreilly, traffic, travel
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New Toy – Garmin C340
I recently decided to go with the based on reviews and rebate price. I decided on a GPS-only (no MP3, handsfree dialing) to keep cost down. I simply love this unit. It is accurate and very easy to setup. The C340 speaking the street name is a definite plus over other models. You can upload […]
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under General.
Tags: , gps, toys, traffic
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