One of the great tools of the web (and mobile) has been the emergence of social tools with an exercise-centered focus. Â As a competitive data geek who loves to play outdoors, these tools really excite me. Â I bought my first heart rate monitor (HRM) Â – an old Polar that had […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys (aka MCA) passed away this week. Â I’ve been a huge fan of the Beastie Boys since Licensed to Ill was released (specifically, “Paul Revere”) and they’ve been a soundtrack to various parts of my life (Paul’s Beautique remains my favorite album). MCA was always […]
Have you ever clicked on ads displayed on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter? The answer doesn’t matter whether you did or did not because you’ve been targeted.  Companies target users to reach potential customers based on demographics including age, gender, occupation, interests, location, or even […]
Released on April 25, 2012, HTC One S immediately captures the eyeballs of thousands of mobile fans and is placed, with no surprises, face-to-face against iPhone 4S for title of better UI and tech spec. Read about how the new HTC smartphone differs with iPhone 4S in design, UI, and […]
Getting noticed by the search engines. Search Engine Optimization is the mechanism of increasing traffics to your website by improving internal and external factors relating to the content and influencing results and ranking, ultimately conversions, in search queries. As a major part of Internet marketing, Search Engine Optimization enables businesses […]
Google searches the entire web – literally billions of pages – in half a second. The sheer power and magnitude is unfathomable, yet Matt Cutts makes it sound simple. Â Although it doesn’t cover anything new, this is must-watch brain candy for any online geek.
Simply put, how cool are these!? Want one of your own? Â Get your orders in here by Sunday, April 8th! Look for them “in the wild” this spring.
 Garmin is, hands down, some of the best GPS and heart rate hardware. Their software, however, leaves something to be desired. In fact, they leave a few things to be desired. I’ll skip over some of the technical complaints (like site or product bugs – search Amazon reviews for those) […]