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NYC ’13 Half Marathon race report 11

Mar

15

2013

Race Nyc Half ’13 The NYC 13 half is popular half marathon run entirely within Manhattan in NYC. Its a very popular pro race as well with over $100,000 in prize money (richest purse for half’s in the US) , with $20,000 for both male and female winners. Its also a very popular early season ...

Cord cutting in 2013: costs and everything you need to know 10

Mar

13

2013

Cord cutting , is the act of ending a monthly cable or satellite TV subscription, it’s one of the easiest disposable income items to remove when budgets get tight, because its something we can all pretty much define as a clear luxury. There are many reasons cable and satellite costs are exorbitantly high, generally the reasons are because of conditions beyond ...

Common sense ways to prevent identity theft. 6

Mar

12

2013

Identity theft as we know it today is on the rise. It’s rather simple in a well connected world that thieves and other miscreants can glean a couple of bits of our personal data SSN, date of birth address etc. and then begin formulating a new false identity from which they hope to profit for personal gain. Much of ...

Lenovo Thinkpad x130e rugged little notebook 5

Mar

9

2013

So about the time I upgraded to the now less the great Lenovo U400 I also found a great deal on Lenovo’s outlet site for a Lenovo 11.6″ x130e. This little rugged laptop is practically a net-book , but it’s larger 11.6″ display coupled with a sturdy proven design, appealed to me for making this my portable PC. It’s definitely been built with rugged use in mind, ...

watching the 2013 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 13

Mar

4

2013

I had the opportunity to visit some friends near San Francisco , and got a chance to watch live the 33rd edition of the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. This is an fantastic spectator race with a very scenic backdrop , SF bay , the bridge and of course Alcatraz Island. The Race The race is a modified Olympic distance ...

importance of running on soft surfaces 5

Feb

23

2013

Running can be a fun sport, be let’s be frank its hard on the legs, the pounding which can place around 600 lbs. of load for each foot strike is not the most pleasant experience. While a running is a natural part of the human gait, it can break down our legs pretty hard when we ...

Maximize Android Battery Life – 3 proven strategies 5

Feb

20

2013

I have had android phones since the the original HTC Google Nexus (2010), coming previously from a blackberry curve , I have always been disappointed with battery life. Where my pseudo “smartphone” blackberry curve could go 3-4 days before a charge, my new nexus at the time struggled to get in a a whole 24-hour day. It was no surprise a full-screen ...

Pro tip Staying tied: Running prevent shoe laces coming undone 5

Feb

14

2013

Here’s a quick little tidbit that I just came across. One of the most annoying, and irritating things about running (particularly in races) is when your laces come undone. No matter how many knots double, triple, some laces (I’m talking about you Suacony Kinvera) just seem to yearn to beak free and get loose at the most inopportune ...

Future of high-speed travel is not by air but by “rail” 8

Feb

7

2013

The more you live the more you realize how things change. While your going through it,change sometimes seems to take forever but only when we reflect back does it seem so obvious and apparent. Oddly one area of change that hasn’t progressed much since my birth in the early seventies is that of high-speed travel, ...

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