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Tag Archives: Mobius
Quickies December 15, 2008
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HTC S740: Trying Something New

While at Mobius last week, I was given an HTC S740, code name “Rose”. Although I thought the phone was attractive enough when opening the box, I honestly didn’t see how it could ever replace my iPhone. But being game to try something new, I got Vincent to pull out a paperclip (which he carries [...]

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Events December 10, 2008
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Mobius Day Two

We started the day with device presentations from members of the group that had not already presented yesterday morning. This is something that has turned into a bit of a tradition – we all bring a gadget, our current PDA, or an accessory that we think is neat.

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Events December 9, 2008
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Mobius Day One

I’m presently in Seattle attending Mobius with a group of 20-something other bloggers. I am not sure how much of the discussion will be NDA or open for posting, but I will update as possible…

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Events May 18, 2008
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The Last Day of Mobius Seattle 2008: AKA the Spectacular MacBook Pro Meltdown

When I arrived at the conference area to grab breakfast before entering, Tim McAfee was there to greet us, handing out my Flickr t-shirts. I was hoping for a medium, but some of the other guys had already beat me to them; he made it up to me by giving me two larges. Ha! After [...]

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Quickies May 15, 2008
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Unboxing the HTC Advantage 7510

This is going to be a much quicker unboxing than I usually like to do, mainly because it is almost 3am Texas time, and I have to be up in 5 hours to get ready for the next Mobius session. Anyway! After our dinner tonight, Matt Miller, Ed Hardy, Joel Evans and I met up [...]

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Events, Quickies May 14, 2008
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Mobius Seattle 2008: Day One, Second Half, HTC

Eric Lin, who is himself a former member of Mobius, spoke to us about the new HTC Diamond’s evolution, as well as his new role with the company. Eric said that we can expect to see many more innovative devices coming from HTC, but the Diamond is their first foray into the fashion phone market. [...]

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Events October 2, 2006
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The Cobra Show!

On the last day of Mobius 2006, John Starkweather, Jenneth Orantia, Derek Snyder, Joel Evans and I went to the Phuket Cobra Show. What happened next was nothing short of amazing! Click these links…if you dare! My new friend, the photo-op snake One guy, two cobras One guy, three lightning fast vipers One guy and [...]

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Health and Fitness May 24, 2013
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Why I Don’t Run First Thing in the Morning

Yesterday afternoon we had a surprise softball game for Kev’s youngest at 5:30. We made it to dinner at 7, [...]

Deals May 23, 2013
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Microsoft and Zinio Offering Big Incentives to Buy a Nokia Lumia

One of the biggest trepidations I’ve had about my switch to Windows Phone is having to buy all new apps. [...]

Quickies May 23, 2013
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World Tarot Week? World Tarot Day? What?!

Best I can tell, the people who use tarot cards are those who want to believe in the idea of [...]

Reviews May 23, 2013
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Baofeng UV-5RA Review – Can a $50 Ham Radio Be Any Good?

I hope you have been enjoying my series on Amateur Radio.  It’s been one of my favorite hobbies for about [...]

News May 23, 2013
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Zinio Introduces Z-Pass – 3 Digital Magazines Per Month for $5

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If you haven’t already discovered how awesome it can be to have all of your magazine subscriptions delivered to your [...]

Grinding Gears May 23, 2013
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2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT All About Value and Functionality

An automotive anniversary is quietly approaching, but I doubt anyone will notice. Of course I am not talking about the [...]