Geekfoolery

In climax of a coordinated marketing blitz that will be studied by future generations of marketers as the pinnacle of achievement in the world of product launches, Apple released the iPhone on Friday, June 29th, at 6pm.
People waited for hours to be among the first to have the pleasure of plunking down $600 bucks for […]

One last post on the swim/paddle around Manhattan, then I’ll go back to things that have digital displays and USB cables.
I like kayaking and traveling, and because of that, both of my kayaks are collapsible for storage and travel. One is folder-a Longhaul Mark II double which has a wood frame, and canvas and rubber […]

Update to the Manhattan Island Swim, Saturday, June 16th, 2007:

The short story is we made it. It looked like a great day for the swim when we started off in the morning, but things got a little dicey later on in the day. I will let my special guest blogger/marathon swimmer (veteran of the English […]

After a 3 hour delay getting into JFK last night… it was the first time I’ve been on a flight where the pilot had to stop and buy more gas… we settled in today for a meeting on the final details of the swimming course, meeting the field of swimmers, and generally making sure that […]

I am on my way right now to New York City for the annual swim around the island of Manhattan. I am not crazy or insane enough to actually do the swim myself, but I will be paddling alongside someone who is.
The mileage is in the neighborhood of 30 miles, but the race is timed […]

Taiwan-based computer maker Asus has just announced that by the end of the year, they’ll deliver a laptop computer to world markets with a retail cost of $189.

This announcement puts Asus at the head of the pack of a number of other companies and projects that have been looking to produce a cheap, functional laptop […]