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How far do they run playing different sports?

Apr

3

2013

I recently ran across an interesting post on Gizmodo (How Far Do You Run Playing Different Sports?), which answered the often asked question of how far do athletes run in popular sports , such as baseball, basketball, football etc. I had always heard that soccer players run about 13 miles during a full 90-minute game, ...

Air show Photography 2

Apr

2

2013

One of the fun things I’ve done in recent years, was attend several air shows, not only to enjoy the entertaining displays of aerobatic military and civilian aircraft, but also to test out my photography skills in capturing really fast action.. I love taking action photography especially of sports,cycling, auto and motor racing, air shows, boating etc. There’s ...

Code Sample: PHP Javascript Currency converter + exchange rates caching RSS feed 28

Apr

1

2013

Problem: For a recent project I needed to get the latest exchange rates to allow the sales folks to quickly calculate costs while doing estimates in different currencies. There are many sites online where you can do this, but we wanted to create an in-app widget that could be re-used on various internal pages. The ...

Review: Inventio-HD 720P video Sunglasses camera

Mar

26

2013

I recently picked up a pair of Inventio-HD 720P Video & Audio Recording Sunglasses (referred herein as Sunglasses video cams) you can find them on Amazon for about $130. I’m a big fan of recording video during activities, trips, and especially sport such as running/ cycling etc. Of course I can use my smartphone for most impromptu stuff, or ...

Photography tips for memorable photos 1

Mar

21

2013

Although I have not mentioned it much on this blog, Photography is one of my hobbies, so I’m an amateur at it, but I always like to learn , try new gadgets or apply new techniques. I’m a big fan of sports photography (even when I’m in the sport) or other action photos (like air shows, soccer ...

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 ...