Written by Lincoln Adams on
May 14, 2010 |
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Travelogues
Finally got my car back after a harrowing 8 hours of walking around in unusually hot weather, and now I’m safe and snug at my hotel somewhere in Lake George, New York. Now with my car maintenance out of the way, I can finally move forward and begin expanding my traveling budget, which is largely…
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Tags: blogging, cell phone, geocache, geocaching, ipod touch, Lake George, laptop, MacBook, mobile, travel, twitter, Whrrl, wifi
Despite my eternal love of gadgetry, I didn’t own my first cellphone until 2003. I remember before getting one I was always thinking, “I don’t need a cell phone, it’s not like anyone would call me since I don’t have any friends, wah wah wah…” But then I finally got one and now I can’t…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
March 23, 2010 |
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Reviews
Update: The Dual GPS Cradle now has a cheaper version available without the navigation software NavAtlas (which I found worthless anyway). It is called the XGPS251 and has been price cut to $100 as of Christmas 2010. Two things to note, it may not work well with the latest iPod Touch release (the one that…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
February 1, 2010 |
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Travelogues
Warning: techie geeky nerd-like dweebie content ahead. One of the things I’ve been needing to complete my mobile blogging arsenal is a way to extend the life of my cell phone while I was out in the field. I use my iPod Touch for all things Internet via wifi tethering on my Verizon phone, but…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
October 25, 2009 |
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Geocaching
Today was probably the most fun day I’ve had in a while. I took an extended walk downtown, and armed with my iPod and my steely wits, I was ready to make a second go of geocaching. I couldn’t locate the first cache on my list, but the second one proved to me why this…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
October 23, 2009 |
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My Job
So I’ve been back at work since yesterday, and well, this sucks. What’s weird is that I would come in, and after a few hours I would just feel completely drained, like something in the air was sucking the life force out of me. I’m not imagining it either, almost didn’t go on vacation in…
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Written by Lincoln Adams on
October 17, 2009 |
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Travelogues
I’m on the last leg of my vacation trip, and finally have some time to sit down and reflect on my experiences so far, especially when it comes to blogging about it all. Rather than use an iPhone (which are not hearing aid compatible and relies on the crappy AT&T network), I went with the…
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Tags: blogging, driving, experiences, geolocation, google, gps, hotels, internet, iphone, ipod touch, laptop, new york, phone, social media, technology, travel, vacation, verizon, wifi