Speedpass – part 2
Recently my speedpass stopped working as I described in a prior posting.The nice folks at Speedpass sent me a replacement for the broken one and my others too. I was surprised to find that the Speedpass had a battery in it and still wonder why they didn’t just tell me to go to Radio Shack […]
Gadgets ‘R Me
Years ago I was intriged by hot dog cookers, pasta makers, and other bizarre gadgets which have since moved on through garage sales! Since my first TRS-80 Microcomputer in 1977 most of the gadgets have been electronic. Gadgets go way back to the beginning for me. As long as I can remember — tinker toys, […]
Some Assembly Required
I have been struggling to rehabilitate my knee for more than a year now. After running for so many years, it is really hard to do without it. Doctors have recommended swimming but I am not a good swimmer and swimming has never appealed to me. A friend has an elliptical cross-trainer and swears by […]
The Pepper Ball
One of the joys of having a personal web site is the feedback received from people all over the world. Through the years — since 1994 — this has been a source of much learning for me. Once in a while I receive a flame or barb or criticism or crazy question but for the […]
LEGO MindStorms
I knew it had to be something good when I read the caption on the user registration card which said “Top 5 Things NOT to do with your RCX”. They were…. 5. Don’t give your RCX your credit card number, it will just order more friends. 4. Don’t take your RCX to scary movies. Especially […]
