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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few years ago I did what any self-absorbed person with a laptop and a little time to kill would do – I googled my full name (in double quotes mind you, to prevent all the Warren Zevon matches with Lawrence somewhere in the page). Imagine my surprise when I discovered I starred in a […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGarmin has released new beta versions of its POI loader and Unit Software Updater, enabling Garmin GPS (Global Positioning System) users to download and install software updates using a Mac and a USB connection. The POI (Point Of Interest) Loader for Mac 2.0.0.1 Beta allows users to load custom points of interest into a GPS […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI remember visiting my cousin Warren Zevon backstage at concerts, usually in the green room with the names of other artists scrawled on the walls and ceiling. His manager would prevent fans from disturbing us while we enjoyed this family time. With most of our family living on the East coast, Warren’s concert schedule in […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI don’t like to talk about it, but the Fit Geek went down with a knee injury. I haven’t had an official diagnosis, but Dr. Internet and friends lead me to believe I have bursitis or Patella Tendinitis. I took about 3 weeks off and there was no more pain. I started with some 2 […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI can’t tell you how much the emails, phone calls and even the Western Union telegram I received – inquiring about when the next Bitness posting will occur- have meant to me. My loyal readers are obviously in need of a Bitness fix. Before I can satisfy your yen for all things geek and tech, […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI don’t like to admit this, but in the deep dark recesses of my past life I used to break-dance. Baby swipes, knee spins, the worm, back spins – hell, even a little popping and locking – talk about a workout. No one could pretend swallow a foes head and throw it back up like […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSoftrucks are so simple yet so clever that I kick myself for not thinking of them myself. Molded from TPU urethane (the same material used to make wheels), Softrucks are similar to the shape of a skateboard’s trucks and wheels and set at the same height. They mount to any skateboard deck using the provided […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Dog Powered Scooter just might be an alternate mode of transportation for those lucky enough to have a job where the pooch can come to work. Imagine the faces on those suckers stopped in traffic, while you slip past on your Dog Powered Scooter sipping an organic soy latte – pure Milk Bone-generated power. […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesBack in the day (oh, right around 400 BC), Hippocrates , the Father of Medicine (and namesake of the oath doctors take that, among other things, keeps you’re hemorrhoids personal and not the cause of raucous laughter at the country club) started hanging people upside down to relieve back pain. Well, that and he probably […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe people at ROM stand-by their claim that 4 minutes a day on their CrossTrainer is all you need to stay in peak cardiovascular shape. A ‘lengthy technical explanation’ backs up this claim, but if you’re stubborn and still don’t believe them just have a read through all their marketing pain points. Whereas most companies […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I was younger my oldest brother Paul made a series of movies with my father’s 8mm (film). He remade Airport 1975, complete with the crash scene (planes with straws glued on them and strung-up in the garage). I was cast in the role of Sam, the Jerry Stiller character who sleeps through all the […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have a friend who fancies himself a big air specialist on a wakeboard and snowboard. Truth be told he’s barely off the ground, but my friends and I humor him. The AirPod from Johnson Outdoors can track how many jumps you do in a run or in a day and the height of those […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn high school I was a skate punk. I rode everywhere and on everything with my bestest bud Jason. We would meet a growing number of skaters every weekend at a fountain in downtown White Plains, waiting for us to show them our turf. I weighed about 135 pounds. As part of the skate culture […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Rowbike is part bicycle and part rowing machine. Originally designed in 1993 by Scott Olson, founder of Rollerblade, the Rowbike may not instigate a fitness craze like inline skating did, but it does have a dedicated following that includes Kevin Costner. Yes, its true, Kev uses one. A session on this arm and leg […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI keep telling myself that age is just a number. At 38 I’m hardly over the hill, but I will say the hill is kicking my ass. Last weekend I took an awkward fall snowboarding and pulled a muscle in my stomach. Today I went for a run in beautiful 45ยบ weather and while coming […]