Monthly Archives: February 2008

OggSync / Untethered

Since I got my new phone last month, I’ve been using a product called OggSync to sync up my phone’s calendar to Google Cal, and it’s been working great. The basic version allows syncing with one of your Google calendars … Continue reading

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SD West 2008

I think I may have mentioned it in passing recently on here, but I’m gearing up for SD West 2008 next week and I’m really looking forward to it. Based on the last time I went, I think this is … Continue reading

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Hacking the Treadmill

I’ve been wanting to get back to posting more tech stuff on here, despite most of my time and energy seeming to get consumed with the fitness stuff, so the other night at the gym the thought struck me that … Continue reading

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Fitness update: week 5

Not so great this week – only one pound lost. The average is still OK though; 18 pounds over 5 weeks. I think it’s mostly due to a general slacking of the schedule in combination with the meal cheating at … Continue reading

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Fitness update: week 4

Monday is the weigh-in day, and today I’m not slacking on posting this update since it was a great week. I lost 7 more pounds this week, for a total of 17 over the 4 weeks since I started, and … Continue reading

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Starbucks Following Me

… to AT&T that is. One of the big reasons I stuck with T-Mobile for so long (until last month) was the discounted pricing on the T-Mobile Hotspots, when combined with an unlimited data plan. Well, it looks like Starbucks … Continue reading

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Treadmill: Take 2

OK, I obviously didn’t do very well getting my point accross in a simple manner in my previous treadmill post, so I’m going to try again here. I’m not sure why I veered off into too much technical detail (regarding … Continue reading

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Benefits of the Treadmill

Stemming from the discussion on Martha’s blog about getting a new mattress vs. a new treadmill, I thought I might explain why (for me at least) having a treadmill to do your running on is significantly better than not having … Continue reading

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Fitness update: week 3

Two more pounds this week, for a total of ten over three weeks.  Not too bad; I’m about a third of the way towards my first goal. We (Martha and I) both took a “free” meal and had Corrales on … Continue reading

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Win Free Flights

I’ve talked a lot on here about how I love JetBlue airlines and choose them whenever possible. I have a “frequent flyer” account with them and they’re doing this contest where you and 7 friends can win free flights, but … Continue reading

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