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Archive for November, 2006

Trader Joe’s — Cary

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Other than the fact that competition is good, especially when it comes to the price of and access to organic foods, I am not sure what the big deal is with the new Trader Joe’s in Cary. For the uninitiated, Trader Joe’s is a grocery store carrying largely organic brands, similar to Whole [...]

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Rolling Resistance and Tire Pressure - Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Rolling Resistance and Tire Pressure - Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling
Some interesting thoughts on tire pressure and performance on bicycles. I will have to read more about how the test was completed, as one thing that struck me as odd was the use of an actual rider in the test (it does say the [...]

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REI Hands On Bike Maintenance Class Review

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Yesterday, I took REI’s Hands On Bike Maintenance class at the Raleigh store. To start things, off, I am a avid cyclist, but not a die hard. I am not super-mechanical when it comes to fixing things, but I can usually figure things out when I have a good set of directions [...]

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Lance runs NYC marathon in under 3 hours - Yahoo! News

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

Lance runs NYC marathon in under 3 hours - Yahoo! News
Lance should swim the English Channel next. Or maybe Ironman.
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Remote Desktop Connection for Mac

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Remote Desktop Connection for Mac
I know, I know, the new Macs, run Windows, but for those of us who have older machines and have access to a PC at work, the Remote Desktop Connection for Mac is (dare I say it about software from Microsoft) pretty good. It allows you to cut and [...]

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