Technology

So after this morning’s run, I headed out for my loop through Newcastle to the Scotswood bridge & back. I was riding Trixie the Fixie, who is definitely my favourite bike. I’m not sure if it’s to do with the simple joy of riding fixed, or the fit of the bike, but it all seems...
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On Sunday my neck was feeling quite a lot better in the afternoon, so I headed out on Christine to see how it felt riding. I’d just fitted new aerobars (Profile T2+) to this bike, and wanted to give the setup a try . . . but not too much with my dodgy neck!...
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A very short ride around the course I’d just run, so that I could get an accurate picture on the mileage. I wanted this because I was so pleased with the time. But I don’t have a fancy GPS running computer (donations very welcome to the usual address), but I have checked my bike’s wheel...
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After yesterday’s gadget post, you’ll never believe what I saw in the pool this evening. An mp3 player that works underwater! With Finis Inc’s SwiMP3, what you have is a 256 Mb mp3 player in a waterproof case that’s attached to your goggles. The clever bit is the headphones. These are attached to the...
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OK, I admit it, I am a geek. A real equipment junkie. A man well and truly in touch with his inner nerd. I really like stuff. Perhaps it’s because I’m an engineer at heart, so I really appreciate the quality and ingenuity of great things. Or maybe, it’s because I need all the...
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. . . . and this is why it’s rubbish: We flew from Stansted to Montpellier yesterday morning - a 1 1/2 hour flight. Because we’re cheap-skates, we’d booked withRyanair (you’ve heard of no-frills flying. Well Ryanair’s more like no underwear at all - really cheap, and leaves you feeling somehow dirty afterwards . ....
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Found this on YouTube . . . now if Apple used these characters in their Get A Mac ads, I’d definitely get one. Actually it’d be another one. But you know what I mean.
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I liked Apple’s “Get a Mac” ads with the cool Mac, and the rather fusty PC. But it was all too American. The PC guy was just too faceless-business, and the Mac just too self-knowinly cool; he was also too good looking for his own good. Now I’d just assumed that as US corporations think...
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I read on the Macworld site about syncing Windows Mobile devices with a Mac. So you can have a smart phone to go with your Mac, and keep the two in step with third party software, like Missing Sync for Windows Mobile, or PocketMac Pro. Of course, there is the whole question about why...
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BBC NEWS | Magazine | Wi-fi worry Yes folks - the luddites are at it again! Health concerns over the electromagnetic radiation of WiFi is causing a big switch-off in schools. The reported symptoms of this dangerous radiation are headaches and skin rashes. The funny thing is that I had both of those as a teenager...
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